If you decide to give to the Sun Health Foundation, a leading supporter of medical research and assisted living non-profit charities in Arizona, you’re doing more than just supporting a great cause. You’re helping a community to build a future.  And whether you’re thinking of making a donation or giving your time, either way, you’ll find it to be an incredibly rewarding experience.

Thinking about making a donation? When you make a donation to the Sun Health Foundation, you’re helping Arizona charities provide local residents with personal and phenomenal patient care. Your donation will go to medical facilities, to comfortable and beautiful senior living communities, and to dedicated research centers and institutes, such as the Banner Sun Health Research Institute.

How about volunteering? More than 4,000 people have generously volunteered their time and efforts in order to help us help others. From golf tournaments to fashion shows and from home tours to formal galas, we’re always looking for kind and motivated volunteers to help us host our special fundraising events, the proceeds of which all go toward research programs at medical facilities. You might also be interested in helping us raise funds in order to purchase equipment for medical centers by volunteering in one of the many gift or thrift shops.

When thinking about what giving to one of your local Arizona charities might mean, remember that be it a donation or your time, the result will always be a rewarding one. You won’t only be supporting groundbreaking medical research, assisted living facilities, and hospitals in need of equipment – you’ll be supporting your community.

Phoenix charities know that between school, sports, and social, kids these days bounce from activity to activity just as often as we are. When there are so many places to go and people to see, it’s hard to remember to just slow down sometimes, and think about the bigger picture – the important things: helping others.

And even though our kids may have everything from packed lunches to packed schedules, there’s always time to help others. Here at the Sun Health Foundation, an incredibly well-known Phoenix charity, we are proud of and so grateful to our many wonderful volunteers…but not only our adult volunteers.

As a dedicated non-profit organization, we believe deeply in the benefits of community involvement in our youth. From meticulously planned special event fundraisers to retail volunteering in one of our many shops, every act of service at a Phoenix charity is a valuable one, and no matter how busy our children may get, the act will not only benefit our community, but it will benefit our children.

By taking the time to volunteer, even at a level of limited commitment, a young person will be gaining an invaluable amount. Our children will know that by doing the task he or she is doing – whether it involves planning for an event, volunteering at a shelter, or raising money for an important cause – he or she is doing something wonderful for another person. Here at the Sun Health Foundation, we work hard to do the same. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our over 4,000 volunteers, our proceeds have gone to provide much-needed support for medical facilities and medical research programs in Arizona.

By volunteering at a local Phoenix charity, our youth are able to learn new skills, have new experiences, and meet new people. One of the wonderful aspects of volunteering for the Sun Health Foundation is that volunteering is more than just hard, satisfying work; it’s fun!

So whether your child has a few hours after school once a week, or a couple on Saturday before the big game, volunteering at a Phoenix charity like the Sun Health Foundation is a perfect way to put those hours to good use. To learn more about volunteer opportunities and the benefits of community involvement, please visit our website at: http://www.sunhealth.org/foundation/.

Becoming a VIP at a Phoenix nonprofit isn’t all that hard – all it takes is a little excitement, a strong devotion to community, and a love of giving.  Volunteers in Philanthropy – or VIPs, as they’re called by the Sun Health Foundation, a Phoenix nonprofit organization that strives to better medical research and provide top health care to patients – are community members who dedicate themselves to volunteering in order to raise funds for hospital needs and research institutes in Arizona. And you could be one of them!

As a tax-exempt Arizona nonprofit and the core charitable giving partner for the Banner Boswell Medical Center, the Sun Health Foundation relies greatly on the kindness and dedication of its 4000 generous volunteers. And whether it’s working in a gift shop or helping plan and host a fundraising event, the community volunteer opportunities within the Sun Health Foundation are never ending.

Come help us plan the Pebble Beach Lexus Champions for Charity golf event, host the 2012 Healthy SUNsations Annual Gala, or give your time to working the spring fashion show – volunteering with us isn’t only putting time into a wonderful cause, it’s having fun! And each and every one of our VIPs knows that by making time to volunteer with us, their hard work leads to proceeds that provide support for orthopedic, cardiac, neuroscience and research programs here in Arizona.

So if you’re interested in helping the community, making lasting friendships with other devoted volunteers, and giving some of your time to help host a fun and beneficial fundraising event, join us at the Sun Health Foundation. We’d love for you to be our next VIP.