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Barro’s Pizza and Dr Pepper Team up for the 11th Annual Barro’s Pizza Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway
Family-owned and operated Barro’s Pizza, is giving away $10,000 to one local Arizona resident in the 2022 Arizona Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway. The prize money is available to help pay college tuition or any related educational expenses. Entries will be accepted online at barrospizza.com/drpeppercontest through Dec. 19.
“Our community is such an important part of who we are as a company,” says Ken Barro, owner of Barro’s Pizza. “We are honored each year to partner with Dr Pepper to give away $10,000 to a local student that may be struggling to pay for school or expenses that come with it. We look forward to this campaign each year, it means a lot to be able to help a student achieve their educational goals.”
The Barro’s Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway has awarded $95,000 to students in Arizona since 2012. Submissions are open to all Arizona residents 18 years or older. A winner will be selected at random from the online and text-to-win entries. The winner can use the money to pay for current expenses such as tuition and books or to pay off outstanding student loans. Concurrently, Dr Pepper is running a separate country-wide Tuition Giveaway Challenge with five $100,000 tuition prizes and five $20,000 runner-up prizes. Entries are accepted for this contest through Oct. 12 at drpeppertuition.com.
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‘Birth to Five Helpline Awareness Week’ to Spotlight Free Support Line for Families with Young Children
Southwest Human Development, Arizona’s largest early childhood development nonprofit, will host the second annual Birth to Five Helpline Awareness Week on Oct. 10 to 16 to spotlight the organization’s free support line for those who have questions or concerns about parenting and the early development of children from birth to age 5.
With support from First Things First and other community partners, the Birth to Five Helpline (877705-KIDS) allows Arizona parents, caregivers, and professionals to call, text, or email a Birth to Five Helpline early childhood specialist for support around a variety of early childhood issues such as feeding and eating, sleep, toilet/potty training, developmental milestones, fussiness/colic and difficult behaviors, general parenting questions, and more.
“At one time or another, all of us as parents have had questions about raising our children, and many of us don’t have local family or friends to turn to,” says Jake Adams, chief development officer at Southwest Human Development. “We find ourselves asking, ‘Am I doing the right thing?,’ or, ‘Why is my child behaving this way?’ The Birth to Five Helpline is a critical resource for families that helps bridge that gap and provides much-needed support for families of the nearly 80,000 babies that are born in Arizona each year.”
Started in 2005, the Birth to Five Helpline is available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., by calling or sending a text message to (877) 705-KIDS (5437). To submit a question online, visit birthtofivehelpline.org. A Birth to Five Helpline app is also available for easy onetouch access on the App Store and Google Play.
“Parenting is hard, so our goal is to make sure every Arizona family with young children knows that this free service is available to them,” says Ricardo Reyes, manager of community outreach at Southwest Human Development. “The Birth to Five Helpline is unique to Arizona; you just don’t find these kinds of supports readily available in other states. Not only do callers get to speak directly with an early childhood expert who takes the time to listen and think together about their questions and concerns, the Birth to Five Helpline also serves as a gateway for programs and services throughout our community.”
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Local High Schooler Participates in US Kids Golf European Championship
Photos provided by Cave Creek Unified School District
Cave Creek Unified School District student Aveeva Mirchandani placed fifth in the 2022 US Kids Golf European Championship in the Girls 15 to 18 division. Held at Royal Musselburgh Golf Course in Scotland,
Mirchandani played in the three-day tournament series held from May 31 to June 2, where she earned the Top Five trophy. Over 500 junior golfers from 46 countries, ages five to 18, competed in the prestigious tournament.
“It truly was a fantastic experience to play in Scotland under such different courses, grass cuts, greens, and with some great players. It was raining for most of the days, so the ball stuck wherever it landed. It was the first time I had played in the rain,” explains the 15-year-old Mirchandani, who’d previously never played golf beyond Arizona.
