Community Invited to Support Valleywide Hydration Effort by Dropping Off Cases of Bottled Water August 7-September 7, 2023, at Designated Avilla Communities in Maricopa County
PHOENIX (August 30, 2023) -- NexMetro Communities and their Avilla Home neighborhoods are proud to partner with St. Mary’s Food Bank for the “Fill an Avilla” Community Water Drive to help alleviate the dire need for water among Arizona’s most vulnerable residents. NexMetro designated three centrally located Avilla communities across the Valley to be the drop sites for donated cases of water throughout the month of August.
Beginning Monday, August 7, 2023, three designated Avilla communities in the East Valley, North Valley and West Valley will be collecting cases of water as they challenge each other and aim to fill a 635 square foot Avilla Home at the new Avilla Grand Community. The collected water will be donated to St. Mary’s Food Bank, which provides hydration, respite and safety information to those in need at heat relief stations in Metro Phoenix on days with Excessive Heat Warnings issued by the National Weather Service. According to Maricopa County Public Health, there were 425 confirmed heat-associated deaths in Maricopa County in 2022, with more cases still under investigation. This represents a 25% increase from the year prior.
“St. Mary’s Food Bank gave out nearly 650,000 bottles of water in June, July and August of 2022,” said St. Mary’s Director of Communication Jerry Brown. “This year that number will be closer to one million. There is just tremendous need this year and we’re asking anyone who can, to help.”
“We’re all feeling the effects of this heat wave and our “Fill an Avilla” campaign allows NexMetro team members and Avilla residents to join with our larger community to create significant results as we together, collect hundreds of bottles of water across three Valley Avilla locations,” said NexMetro CEO Josh Hartmann. “This initiative demonstrates our team’s deep commitment to improving and enhancing Arizonans’ quality of life and our focus on enlisting team members and Avilla residents across Maricopa County to support these at-risk individuals at a time when we are most needed.”
The average one-bedroom Avilla home is 635 square feet with 10-foot ceilings, making the goal of approximately 6,300 cases of water. This will provide water for thousands of people across the Valley.
We will be celebrating this effort and invite the media to attend the culminating event scheduled at Avilla Grand in El Mirage on Thursday, September 7, 2023, from 4pm-7pm.
Those interested in donating a case of water in support of the “Fill an Avilla” Community Water Drive may drop off sealed bottled water at any of the following Avilla Homes communities, or make a monetary donation on the Fill an Avilla Donation page.
- Avilla Canyon: 27777 N. Black Canyon Hwy., Phoenix, AZ 85085
- Avilla Grand: 11755 West Thompson Ranch Road, El Mirage, AZ 85335
- Avilla Lehi: 3425 East Thomas Road, Mesa, AZ 85213
NexMetro’s housing solutions allow individuals and families at every stage of life to have the best of both worlds… the space and privacy of a detached single-family home, with the freedom and resort-style amenities of a Class A rental home. To learn about available Avilla homes in Phoenix, Dallas, Denver and Tampa visit https://www.avillahomes.com/. To learn more about NexMetro and its philanthropic efforts including as an inaugural partner in the Arizona Housing Fund, visit https://nexmetro.com or check out this video.