Thank you, Family Involvement Center folks for packing pad bags with us today! Not only do the help packing, but the distribute our bags, as well. Thanks to Barbara Mishler, Rosebud M Ellis, and Deb for doing the “work” (which we all love!). ... See MoreSee Less

Wednesday we packed bags with the women from SunLakes United Methodist Church and they, too, packed over 400 bags. We did t get a group picture, but they really worked! ... See MoreSee Less

We pack most of our ASU parties at the Tempe 1st United Methodist Church, which is very, very close to the ASU campus, and last week the church members packed with us again, and they packed over 400 pad bags! I love when so many amazing women get together to do good deeds, and that’s what we had with these women! ... See MoreSee Less

Changing One Life at a Time at The Word Church in Mesa, is always fantastic! They look quiet in that first picture, but there was plenty of laughter, stories, fun, oh, and donuts!!
I do look forward to packing with these amazing women! ... See MoreSee Less

Friendship Village, our second home, and our second family; we sure do love packing, chatting and laughing with these women.
They always pack lots of bags!! ... See MoreSee Less

Amy Hansen wrote a Diamondbacks grant which we received last year and we were invited to a reception honoring the nonprofits that received grants. Because Amy was not available, Karen Merrell and I went, and it was fun! There were only 63 grants awarded in 2025, and we got one, which is really exciting! Randy Johnson spoke to us as did Derrick Hall, the CEO.
We rode the light rail in and back, watched some of the game, and had the obligatory beer! A very good evening, indeed.
All of this because Amy wrote an amazing grant, and the grant told our story. ❤️ ... See MoreSee Less