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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. “