ORGANIZATIONS FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE + Arizona Humane Society + Brain Injury Alliance Arizona + Careers through Culinary Arts Program + Catholic Charities Community Services + Earth Gives + Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona + Kid in the Corner + Literary Society of the Southwest + Phoenix Desert Dragons + Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust + Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West 10 EDITOR’S NOTE ‘So Long, Summer’ 12 10 QUESTIONS Patty and Keith Withycombe, Arizona Humane Society Capital Campaign Cabinet Co-Chairs 15 CHEERS TO THE CHAIRS A preview of the Valley’s premier philanthropic events 19 BOOKMARKED Laura Huser, president of the Literary Society of the Southwest 20 CREATING CULTURE Scottsdale’s Museum of the West 27 A 2 ND ACT Hear the Desert Dragons Roar 31 KEY TO THE GOOD LIFE Luxe Living 40 STYLE UNLOCKED The Masters of Reorganization 46 FROM THE ROAD Drive to Bagdad or Yarnell 51 NONPROFIT PRO TIP Rhonda Bannard 52 COVER STORY A Taste for More 58 NEXT DOORS A ‘Moonshot’ for Affordable Housing 64 OFFICE DOORS A Day with Carrie Collins-Fadell, CEO of Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona 67 CHARITY SPOTLIGHT Kid in the Corner 74 KITCHEN DOORS Let’s Eat! 82 LAST LOOK Now is the Moment 40 TABLE OF CONTENTS { october 2021, volume 19, issue 6 } 58 Photo by Rachel Fischer Visuals

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