FEBRUARY 2018 4 | 38 32 EDITOR'S NOTE........................... 05 On the Job NEXT DOORS .............................. 06 The Phoenix Open COVER STORY ............................ 10 Happy Birthday, Arizona! 10 QUESTIONS WITH .................. 24 Girls Scouts Alumnae KITCHEN DOORS ........................ 28 Where We Ate This Month OFFICE DOORS ........................... 30 Jerry Wissink, BHHS Legacy Foundation GIVING IN STYLE ........................ 32 Fashion in the Philanthropy Lane HEAR HERE ................................. 38 News, Updates & Events CHARITY SPOTLIGHT ................. 40 Save the Family BOOKMARKED ............................ 44 Who’s Reading What this Month A 2ND ACT .................................. 46 with Judy Pearson OPEN DOORS .............................. 50 A Treasure Trove of History {february 2018, volume 16, issue 2} TABLE OF CONTENTS KURT WARNER AND SHANE DOAN TALK CELEBRITY GAME NIGHT JEWEL CHARMS PHOENIX AT THE CHILDHELP GALA

FEBRUARY 2018 | 5 When I was a freshman, new to my school, a girl named Julie invited me to her house for a sleepover. When we woke up on Sunday, she asked if I wanted to go to church with her family. Later that morning, we entered a spare, unadorned hall where a man in uniform spoke to a small group of people, many who were down on their luck. We sang songs, ate a meal, and I returned again the following week. When Thanksgiving came, I found myself packing cardboard boxes with meals for hungry and homeless people. At Chrismastime, Julie and I stood in front of the mall, singing carols and ringing bells in front of a kettle. It was my first brush with philanthropy, and it made my heart feel good. Somewhere along the line, my friendship with Julie slipped away the way high school friendships often do. But my feelings about The Salvation Army’s warm welcome and humble service remained. So I smiled inside when I was asked to write this month’s cover story about The Salvation Army’s 125 years in Arizona — my first writing assignment as the new editor of Frontdoors. I am a person who believes in signs and this one felt propitious. The Salvation Army was my first volunteer experience, so writing about the organization in a publication dedicated to giving in its many forms felt like a breadcrumb confirming I had come to a place I should be. That trail has meandered from those high school days to UC Berkeley to graduate school at NYU. Along the way I’ve held many positions on magazine mastheads and edited several books. For the past few years, I’ve shifted my work to providing communications support to arts organizations and nonprofits. My goal here in this new perch is to help tell the stories of organizations and people making the Valley — and the world — a better place. I couldn’t be more grateful for the chance to collaborate with the wonderful team at Frontdoors in an effort to shine a light on those working to create a vibrant and sustainable community. I hope that with every issue we carve out a space where readers can get inspired, raise awareness and find opportunities to better themselves and their community. And I hope it inspires the good feelings of altruism I first felt when I was 14. {on the job} EDITOR’S NOTE Karen Werner EDITOR @kwerner409