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Light Heart Foundation was recently given the Trailblazer Award at the 5th Anuual Entreprenurial Excellence Awards luncheon on May 15, 2008.

This event was sponsored by the National Association of Women Business Owners. Since Beth was five years old, her lifelong love has been connecting members of one generation with another. This effort expanded while working in the banking industry and came into full bloom when creating the Light Heart Foundation in 1997, whose mission is to increase visitation and promote community awareness as to the needs of the elderly living in retirement, assisted living, and skilled nursing communities.

Her community projects, student service learning programs and advocacy programs has impacted more than 10,000 lives this past year. In addition to these efforts she is actively involved in the newly established City of Cottonwood Senior Commission that helps promote services and information resources for the maturing population.

2008 Ruby Volunteer Spirit Award

For the past eight years the Light Heart Foundation has honored an individual or group with our Volunteer Spirit Award.

This year and for the first time, we are inaugurating the “Ruby Volunteer Spirit Award.” It will be given only periodically in honor of those whose both vision and service delivery goes above and beyond excellent volunteer service. Part of our criteria is that it must be an inter-generational project and has the potential to transform lives for the better of the community they serve—whether that community of service is for their local town, their region, state, nationally or globally.

It is with appreciation and delight that we wish to recognize the Marine Corps League Detachment 1237 Group and the senior residents at Sedona Winds Independent and Assisted Living Communities.

Marine Corps League Detachment 1237 Group.

In celebration of their consistent dedication and support of inter-generational community efforts to enrich the quality of life for our young recipients of “Toys for Tot” in Sedona, Arizona. Congratulations on all of your efforts in helping to make the Toys for Tots holiday gift drive service event a great success.

Sedona Winds Community

In celebration for their personal dedication and for their support they encourage for inter-generational community efforts with the Sedona Winds community to enrich the quality of life for our young recipients of “Toys for Tots” in Sedona, Arizona. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful people can change the world.

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Through Project H.U.G. and Garden of Good Wishes, Light Heart Foundations’ and students from the Camp Verde Middle School Builders Club were highlighted on Channel 3 Good Morning Arizona Road Trip.

Learn more about Project H.U.G.™

Learn more about Gardens of Good Wishes™