JUNE 2017 4 | FRONTDOORSMEDIA .COM 34 10 EDITOR’S NOTE ........................ 05 Mike the Sauce NEXT DOORS ............................ 06 When the Arts Thrive, Our Community Thrives COVER STORY .......................... 10 United Blood Services Gets Help Via The Sky KITCHEN DOORS ...................... 20 Where We Ate This Month OFFICE DOORS ......................... 22 Ji Mi Choi of ASU GIVING IN STYLE ...................... 26 Fashion in the Philanthropy Lane HEAR HERE ............................... 30 News, Updates & Events GIVING BACK ............................ 34 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society BOOKMARKED .......................... 38 Who’s Reading What this Month A SECOND ACT ......................... 42 with Judy Pearson OPEN DOORS ............................ 44 Spring Season in Review {june 2017, volume 15, issue 6} TABLE OF CONTENTS

JUNE 2017 FRONTDOORSMEDIA .COM | 5 As a magazine editor you encounter a much wider circle of people than you would if you were not a magazine editor. Through these encounters at ribbon-cuttings, fundraisers and award ceremonies you get to enter worlds you wouldn’t normally access and meet people you wouldn’t get the chance to meet. For Frontdoors — because of what we focus on — these glimpses into other worlds tend to reveal our better selves. I get to meet the people who want to help people. With that, I put myself not only in the shoes of the helpers but of those who are in need of it. In listening to nonprofit leaders and others who take the time to attend events for causes, a picture begins to emerge: a stream of despair, need and pain that exists in our community is countered every minute of every day by a million sparks of kindness and impulses of love. Evidence: A Peoria couple adopting six children to become part of their family. {on the job} EDITOR’S NOTE A new program at Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center that focuses on finding employment for young adults with autism. An effort backed by Desert Botanical Garden to fund a farm that will enable families in south Phoenix to have affordable access to healthy food. Arizona Cardinals players turning out for their coach’s fundraiser to help neglected kids finding their way through the court system. Arizona Diamondbacks players milking a cow to draw attention to the hunger that exists in the Valley, which will lead to milk donations. Airplane pilots donating their time and resources to help ensure blood gets to those who need it. Suffering, inevitably, continues. Judging by what I see on the job, its antidote will always be there. Mike Saucier @mikethesauce Mike Saucier EDITOR