community affairs, works in Maryvale year-round. He said the team is committed to its community involvement for the long term. “The Brewers are committed business partners in the Maryvale Village community and have embraced the opportunity to grow relationships with its citizens through year-round support and engagement opportunities,” McGrew said. There’s a business reason for all this, of course. The Brewers want to present themselves to the Maryvale community as a family-friendly entertainment option — they’re a baseball team, and they want to attract more fans and get more kids playing the game. But they also have year-round baseball activities in Maryvale, and like any other business in the area, they have a vested interest in the community’s success. “This is our home, so when you have something like this facility and you invest money in it, you want to have long-term sustainability,” Daugherty said. “Now that we do have this magnificent facility, we want the community to feel like they have an investment here too. The more we can get involved and welcome folks in, the more it becomes a win-win for everyone.” So like the snowbirds, the Brewers will head back north, in their case at the beginning of April. This year, they’ll start the season with a pretty good team that’s coming off a playoff appearance and features last year’s National League MVP. But their impact on Maryvale will be a year-round thing for the foreseeable future. And while they may not be able to achieve the popularity of the Arizona Diamondbacks here in the Valley, they've given people of Maryvale something to root for. Tom Evans CONTRIBUTING EDITOR @TEvans927 NEXT DOORS CONTINUED NEXT DOORS CONTINUED 6909 E Greenway Pkwy, Ste 240 Scottsdale, AZ 85254 A.R.S. § 43-1089 NOTICE: A school tuition organization cannot award, restrict or reserve scholarships solely on the basis of donor recommendation. A taxpayer may not claim a tax credit if the taxpayer agrees to swap donations with another taxpayer to benefit either taxpayer’s own dependent. APESF is a non-profit Arizona School Tuition Organization (STO) that utilizes state tax credit donations to provide tuition scholarships to thousands of K-12 students attending over 100 qualified private schools across the state of Arizona. Donate today at apesf.org or call 480.699.8911 ARIZONA PRIVATE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND, INC. (APESF) TAKE THE CREDIT FOR SCHOOL CHOICE • Donations qualify for a dollar-for- dollar credit on AZ income taxes. • Families apply one time per school year for tuition scholarships. • Scholarships are awarded monthly. • We partner with 100+ private schools in Arizona. COMMUNITIES THRIVE, FRIENDSHIPS GROW, AND SCHOOL CHOICE IS AN OPTION 6909 E Greenway Pkwy, Ste 240 Scottsdale, AZ 85254 A.R.S. § 43-1089 NOTICE: A school tuition organization cannot award, restrict or reserve scholarships solely on the basis of donor recommendation. A taxpayer may not claim a tax credit if the taxpayer agrees to swap donations with another taxpayer to benefit either taxpayer’s own dependent. APESF is a non-profit Arizona School Tuition Organization (STO) that utilizes state tax credit donations to provide tuition scholarships to thousands of K-12 students attending over 100 qualified private schools across the state of Arizona. Donate today at apesf.org or call 480.699.8911 ARIZONA PRIVATE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND, INC. (APESF) TAKE THE CREDIT FOR SCHOOL CHOICE • Donations qualify for a dollar-for- dollar credit on AZ income taxes. • Families apply one time per school year for tuition scholarships. • Scholarships are awarded monthly. • We partner with 100+ private schools in Arizona. COMMUNITIES THRIVE, FRIENDSHIPS GROW, AND SCHOOL CHOICE IS AN OPTION

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