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Childhelp Annual Luncheon

Each week I blog about a new charity doing great things in the valley. Here’s the link to my latest blog featuring Childhelp and there annual luncheon this Sunday Feb 27th….

http://www.networkingphoenix.com/blog/jenniferjacksonjj/2011/02/21/childhelp-story.45725

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Great Coverage on Cox7 AZ – Beyond The Block

Check out this excellent coverage of the  Barrett-Jackson Experience and Cox Charities on “Beyond The Block“!

Highlights:

• Listen Mr. Jackson himself tell you about his favorite cars, how he restored them and the stories about his muscle cars! (min 33:48)
• See Bret Michaels auction his Camero at Barrett-Jackson (min 55:15)
• Extra thanks to host Cindy Christi. Great job!

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Catwalk-for-Cause beneficiaries; Cox Charities

Scottsdale, Arizona

Over the past 39 years, the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction has grown to eight days, including six days of auction, approximately 1000 vehicles, nightlife, fashion shows, drifting, ride ‘n drives, and demonstrations. For the past five years, Barrett-Jackson drew over 200,000 spectators at WestWorld, where the event has been held since 1989

Many celebrities have attended the event, including Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Jay Leno, Alice Cooper, baseball players Reggie Jackson and Randy Johnson, Carroll Shelby, Bill Goldberg, Tony Stewart, and many more.

Charitable Involvement

Charity fundraising has been part of Barrett-Jackson since its foundation. Since 2006, Barrett-Jackson has helped raise more than $20 million for non-profit organizations.

This year the recipient of the Barrett-Jackson 40^th Anniversary Fashion Event, “Catwalk for a Cause”, charity proceeds will be awarded to Cox Charities.

Cox Charities was created in 1996 to support our community beyond the company’s corporate contributions. Acting as a fundraising and grant-awarding arm, Cox Charities is dedicated to supporting non-profit organizations throughout Arizona that focus primarily on youth development.

Grant recipients from Cox Charities for 2010 include; Boys and Girls Clubs ( Greater Phoenix, Scottsdale and East Valley), Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Gabriel’s Angels, Phoenix Zoo, Arizona Animal Welfare League, Arizona Science Center, Banner Health Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters,  Best Buddies, Child Crisis Center, Desert Botanical Gardens, Desert Foothills Theatre, Free Arts of Arizona, Homeward Bound and many others.

A complete list of grant recipients can be found at (http://www.cox7.com/videoMULTI/VideoNew9110/DoingMoreForAZCoxCharities/2010CoxCharitieGranRecipients.pdf)

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