Winter Wonderland Donation Drive & DV Volunteer Day
December 2014
Dudley Ventures collected over 100 new toys, small
household items and personal gifts for the
Phoenix Rescue Mission’s 2014 Winter Wonderland Event. This annual community
event included bounce houses, crafts, snacks, and a visit from Santa, as well
as a holiday store where moms and dads are able to pick gifts out for their
children at no expense. Children are able to participate as well and buy and
wrap small gifts for their parents. DV employees were able to volunteer at this
event, helping parents and children pick out gifts and manning the wrapping station!
The Phoenix
Rescue Mission is a local charity that serves as a place of hope, healing, and
new beginnings for men, women and children in our community struggling with
homelessness, addiction, and trauma. Offering a hot meal, a warm shower, clean
clothing and words of encouragement are often the start of a new life. They provide
social services and programs to men and women for stability, recovery and
independence.
For more information about the Phoenix Rescue
Mission, please visit phoenixrescuemission.org.
Holiday Toy & Clothing Drive
December 2013
Dudley Ventures was pleased to
sponsor a Holiday Toy & Clothing Drive supporting the Ryan House in
Arizona. Our employees participated by bringing in toys, including Lego sets,
dress up clothes, sound and light toys, Xbox and Wii games, as well as baby
bottles and pacifiers and newborn/preemie clothing sets. The Ryan House relies
on support of the community to provide respite and palliative care to children
with life-threatening conditions. Ryan House provides a welcoming, comfortable
environment where children can truly be themselves. Parents get a much-needed
short break, while the kids receive care from an experienced professional
nursing staff. It all adds up to a well-deserved and essential opportunity to
focus on being families and living life to its fullest.
For more information about the Ryan House, please visit ryanhouse.org
Holiday Food Drive for United Food Bank
December 2012
Dudley Ventures hosted a Holiday
Food Drive during the months of November and December. Employees brought in
a variety of items including: peanut butter, canned meat, canned fruits and
vegetables, whole grain cereal, soup, rice and pasta. Our final donation to the
United Food Bank was 546 pounds of food items. Founded in 1983, United
Food Bank’s mission is to provide access to nutritious food through community
partnerships, food distribution and education in the greater East Valley and
Eastern Arizona. They achieve this mission by providing food and related
commodities to people in need through a network of 255 partner agencies;
partnering with emergency food programs and other nonprofits that meet the
needs of food-insecure people; providing a system for distributing food and
commodities; educating the public about hunger; and providing services with
compassion and respect for the clients’ dignity. United Food Bank’s service
area is over 25,000 square miles, approximately 22% of Arizona’s total land
area.
For more information about the United Food Bank, please
visit unitedfoodbank.org