THE CHANDLER ARIZONAN | WWW.CHANDLERNEWS.COM | NOVEMBER 15, 2020
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Realtor helps cancer victim in a big way ARIZONAN NEWS STAFF
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he community rallied in a big way to Chandler Realtor Darwin Wall’s Breast Cancer Awareness Pub Crawl the third weekend of October, helping Wall and his team to raise $15,000 to defray a breast cancer victim’s medical bills. The amount raised at last month’s pub crawl was twice what Wall’s team raised last year and the biggest raised in the past six years he has run the annual effort. Wall said there were several reasons that he thinks the seventh annual pub crawl was so successful. “I truly feel this pandemic made many people take a step back and realize what’s really important in life like our health and the quality time we spend with people,” he said. Georgann Roberts, the beneficiary for this year’s event, has endured five surgeries in five months and is facing two more operations as out-of-pocket ex-
The Darwin Wall team celebrated their fundraiser haul with a check presentation to beneficiary Georgann Roberts. Behind Wall and Roberts are, from left, Vanessa Contreras, Brooke Michie, Monda Clemons, Kari Dean, Laura Kulakowski, Chad Cox, Paulina Matteson and Tiffany LeDeux and Janna Wall. (Pablo Robles/Staff Photographer)
penses go through the roof. “Georgann has been a trusted partner of the Darwin Wall Team for many years when it comes to home warranties as she works for Fidelity Home Warranty,” Wall said. “Her son Nolan is a general contractor for Grindstone General Contractor who does everything from handy man work to remodels for many members and clients of our team. She is fighting the tough fight while still helping us keep our clients happy, how could we not choose her?” Wall had enlisted 25 sponsors as well as eight participating Chandler bars, including Murphy’s Law, Bourbon Jacks, Ghett’yo Taco, SanTan Brewing, The Local, 1912 Lounge at the San Marcos Resort, The Stanley and Pedal Haus. For each $50 donation, participants received an event t-shirt made by Chandler’s State 48 so that when they visited each bar, they got a complimentary
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