Arizona Gives Day

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Arizona Gives Day is a statewide, online giving campaign that provides critical support for local nonprofit organizations. Since its inception in 2013, AZ Gives Day has raised over $23 Million for Arizona’s nonprofit sector! This year, as we continue to navigate the financial strains of the pandemic, the Junior League of Tucson is requesting donations […]

DIAD – HopeFest 2017

Year after year, members of The Junior League of Tucson have returned to as volunteers to help staff the event. Our members helped in the hygiene area, packing bags with personal hygiene products and diapers. [Click the title to read more.]

DIAD: In the Garden

Recently, members of The Junior League of Tucson volunteered in support of the School Garden at Davis Elementary, a bilingual K-5 school in Tucson’s Barrio Anita. Our members spent our time at this Done in A Day event talking with parents and children, cleaning out chicken coops (!!), weeding the garden, chopping wood, and picking […]

Ready for School

Taking our new brand new Issue Area of Childhood Educational Readiness literally, members kicked-off the League year in late July by helping disadvantaged children entering Kindergarten – 12th grade shop for new clothes and shoes for back-to-school. [Click on the title to read the full story.]

DIAD: St. Luke’s Home

About twenty bright, smiling heart volunteers came together on February 6th, a bright sunny day, to help the residents at the St. Luke’s Home in Tucson make valentines, engage in conversations, and indulge in sweets. Volunteers and residents alike made oodles of pretty valentines to give each other. And for when anyone needed a boost […]

DIAD: Make Way for Books

JLT volunteers helped out at Make Way for Books by building and painting Blue Book Houses, as well as laminating, cleaning, stamping and organizing donated books. Because of the Make Way for Books programs, more than 30,000 children and families gain greater access to literacy and language-rich environments and receive support to make talking, singing, reading, and playing a part of their daily lives.

DIAD: Holiday Card Making at St. Luke’s

The Junior League of Tucson loves its relationship with St. Luke’s Home. Our members started out the holiday season by spreading cheer with the men and women who live at the home. We made holiday cards, sung carols and spent time with the residents. St. Luke’s Home is an assisted living facility for elderly individuals […]

DIAD: Thanksgiving Meal on Wheels

The Junior League of Tucson participated in the 30th Annual Thanksgiving Day Meal at Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church on Thursday, November 26 sponsored by the Salvation Army. More than 150 volunteers, staff and employees prepared and prepared nearly 3000 meals to people at the church and to about 500 home bound people through Meals […]

DIAD: Tucson Modernism Week

The Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation presented Tucson Modernism Week 2015, beginning Friday, October 2nd through Saturday, October 10th. The celebration featured a series of programs, film, lectures and events highlighting Tucson’s Mid-century Modern design and architecture throughout the city. Tucson’s Modernism captured the exuberance of the post WWII era, and is defined by clean, simple […]

DIAD: Emerge! Holiday House

Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse in Tucson provides domestic abuse crisis intervention and housing, prevention, education, support, and advocacy services to anyone experiencing domestic abuse. While the majority of the people seeking their services are women and children, their services are available to anyone regardless of gender. New Member Sarah Hazen said of the event, […]