Corporate sponsorship, community
involvement and educational excellence are all important charitable concerns at
Southern Wine & Spirits of Arizona, according to Michael Jahn, Executive
Vice President, General Manager of Southern Wine & Spirits of Arizona and
New Mexico, which are divisions of Southern Wine & Spirits of America,
Inc., the country’s leading wine and spirits distributor.
I. Southern Wine & Spirits
of Arizona: Association of Arizona Food Banks
Concerning Southern Wine & Spirits
of Arizona’s continuing support of this statewide non-profit organization Mr.
Jahn said, “In our ongoing effort to support local charitable causes, Southern
Wine & Spirits of Arizona always wants to put its best foot forward in
giving back to the community. Proceeds from our Annual Product Show and Tasting
were donated to the Association of Arizona Food Banks, which is just one of
scores of Arizona-based charities and local causes we support.”
The mission of the Association of
Arizona Foodbanks (AAFB), a nonprofit organization with six member food banks
across the state, is to deliver services to food banks and foster relationships
in support of the group’s commitment to eliminate hunger. According to AAFB,
the Association brings mostly donated food in and beyond Arizona to statewide
food banks -- approximately 50 million pounds last year – the equivalent of about
45 million meals. For more information, visit www.azfoodbanks.com
II. Southern Wine & Spirits
of Arizona: Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center
In looking over the variety of
health-related and community-based charitable activities that Southern Wine
& Spirits of Arizona supports each year, the Southwest Autism Research
& Resource Center (SARRC) is another beneficiary of proceeds from Southern
Wine & Spirits of Arizona’s Annual Product Show and Tasting.
According to the group, the
SARRC, founded in 1997, is a community-based organization dedicated to autism
research for children and young adults with autism spectrum disorders and their
families. In 2008 alone, SARRC provided more than 120,000 service hours to
children, family members, professionals and para-professionals, and
consistently ranks among the leaders in recruitment and enrollment of subjects
for autism studies. For more information visit www.autismcenter.org.
III. Southern Wine & Spirits of Arizona: City of
Hope
In looking over the variety of medical and community-based
charitable activities that Southern Wine & Spirits of Arizona supports each
year, the City of Hope charitable campaign is one of the most important to
Michael Jahn, Executive Vice President of Southern Wine & Spirits of
Arizona.
“This charity, which supports the City of Hope Hospital in Duarte,
California, helps raise needed funds to pursue stem-cell research, a major tool
in finding a cure to cancer and other medical illnesses. I am proud that
Southern Wine & Spirits of Arizona can play a small role in these important
medical research efforts.”
According to Mr. Jahn, the City of Hope charity program involves a
number of activities in Arizona, chief among them is the annual City of Hope
Banquet. In addition to the Company donating fine wines and spirits at the
banquet, Mr. Jahn said that the Company also makes substantial contributions,
with the support of its supplier partners, to the banquet’s live and silent
auctions, all of whose proceeds benefit the City of Hope Hospital.
City of Hope is recognized worldwide for its compassionate patient
care, innovative science and translational research, which rapidly turns
laboratory breakthroughs into promising new therapies.
The City of Hope is one of only 40 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer
Centers nationwide and a founding member of the National
Comprehensive Cancer Network. An independent biomedical research, treatment and education institution, we are a leader in the
fight to conquer cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening
diseases.
IV. Southern Wine & Spirits of Arizona: Children’s
Miracle Network Fund
In 2010, the Company was involved in supporting the Children’s
Miracle Network Fund, with a specific fundraising focus to benefit the Phoenix
Children’s Hospital.
According to the group’s website,
phoenixchildrens.com: “Children's Miracle Network is a non-profit
organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising
funds for children's hospitals across North America. “