Valley Partnership April 17th Meeting: The Reality of Residential Real Estate

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Valley Partnership breakfast will break down the past, present & future of the residential sector

Phoenix, Ariz. – Valley Partnership has announced the topic for its upcoming monthly breakfast on Friday, April 17. The month’s program will feature an update on the Valley’s residential real estate market in 2014, which was expected to be a year of recovery, but was a bit of a letdown.

Panelists will discuss whether 2015 will be more of the same or if we’ll finally see the uptick many believe is around the corner.

The panel will feature two of the most highly regarded residential analysts in Mike Orr, Director of the Center for Real Estate Theory & Practice at Arizona State University, and Jim Belfiore, President of Belfiore Real Estate Consulting.

The panel will also feature Greg Abrams, Vice President of Land for Taylor Morrison’s Phoenix Division, and Tom Lemon, Vice President of Land Acquisitions and Development for Maracay Homes.

“The strong return of single-family home development is essential to the Valley’s full economic recovery,” said Cheryl Lombard, CEO and President of Valley Partnership. “We keep hearing that full recovery is ‘right around the corner’ and first quarter numbers have been promising. This group of experts will unpack that data and give our partners an in-depth look at what they can expect this year and in coming years.”

In addition to the panel, this month’s Mayor’s Minute will feature Cathy Carlat of the City of Peoria. Mayor Carlat will speak on economic development policies, current projects in her community, as well as future opportunities for the commercial real estate and development community.

Registration begins at 7 a.m.; program begins at 7:45 a.m. To register, please visit www.valleypartnership.org and click on the “Monthly Breakfast” tab. For more information, please contact Cecilia Riviere at 602.266.7844 or CRiviere@valleypartnership.org.

 

 




The Good, Bad and the Ugly: A Morning with Grant Woods

Valley PartnershipValley Partnership Breakfast features annual end of the year reflection with former Arizona Attorney General

Phoenix, AZ– Valley Partnership continues an annual tradition with its end-of- the-year reflection by the always entertaining and provocative Grant Woods. The former Arizona Attorney General, prominent attorney and community leader will provide a morning of thought-provoking discussion about Arizona politics, education and business.

The final Friday Morning Breakfast scheduled for 2014, the event is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 12 at Phoenix Country Club, 2901 N. 7th St.

“Our partners always look forward to Grant’s year-in-review. His reputation for direct and candid commentary is well-deserved and he always draws a crowd,” said Richard Hubbard, president and CEO of Valley Partnership.

In addition to Mr. Woods’s presentation, the Community Project Committee will present a Community Project wrap up. This year’s recipient was Arizona Foundation for the Handicapped (AFH). The committee will give a short presentation featuring photos and video from the event giving partners an opportunity to see what their time, energy and money accomplished for AFH’s Perry Rehabilitation Center.

Registration begins at 7 a.m.; program begins at 7:45 a.m. To register, please visit www.valleypartnership.org and click on the “Monthly Breakfast” tab. For more information, please contact Cecilia Riviere at 602.266.7844 or CRiviere@valleypartnership.org.

 

 




Saturday 200 Valley Partnership Volunteers Traded Business Attire for Work Gloves

200+  volunteers traded their business attire for T-shirts and work gloves to help transform the Perry Rehabilitation Center at the Arizona Foundation for the Handicapped (Photo credit: Shavon Rose / AZ Big Media)
200+ volunteers traded their business attire for T-shirts and work gloves (Photo credit: Shavon Rose / AZ Big Media)

By Megann Jakubek

PHOENIX — On a sun-splashed fall morning, more than 200 volunteers traded their business attire for work clothes and work gloves to help transform the Perry Rehabilitation Center at the Arizona Foundation for the Handicapped (AFH).

The occasion was Saturday’s 27th annual Valley Partnership Community Project.

Each year Valley Partnership undertakes a community project benefiting a nonprofit organization and dedicates long volunteer hours to fundraising and working on the project.

“When we selected AFH as our community project recipient early this year we set out to enhance the quality of life for the clients they serve by adding a serenity garden that incorporated therapeutic elements into four experiences – education, music, recreation and culinary arts,” said Community Project Committee Co-chair Dena Jones.

This year, about 130 companies lent a helping hand by sponsoring the project. More than 55 companies donated more than $180,000 in services, support, and funds to rebuild the outdoor common areas for AFH, 3146 E. Windsor Ave. in Phoenix.

AFH has served adults with developmental disabilities 24 hours a day, seven days a week since 1952 and was chosen among multiple applicants as this year’s Valley Partnership Project recipient.

“They made it a surprise; we had no idea we had been selected and they threw us a big celebration with cake and balloons,” Perry Center Director Robyn Ratcliff said. “It was really fun.”

Saturday’s work at Perry Rehabilitation Center featured the addition of therapeutic elements including a sensory garden, musical instrument garden, patio with a built-in grill and dining area, wheelchair ramps, raised garden boxes, a landscape screen, gliding swings, a gazebo, a wall mural, a sports court, and various outdoor games.

Contractors were busy working at the site for three weeks prior to the community project day.

“Today was the culmination of everyone coming together as a team to bring the concept to life,” Jones said.

“I’m sure everyone will wake up Sunday morning with sore muscles and a few scrapes and scratches,” said Community Project committee member Peter Madrid. “But it’s one of the most satisfying feelings in the world because it’s all about giving back to the community. That’s what this is all about.”

Volunteers stand in front of the finished wall mural designed and drawn by Dale Hunnewell, a former student at the Art Institute of Phoenix (Photo credit: SHAVON ROSE/AZ Big Media)
Volunteers stand in front of the finished wall mural designed and drawn by Dale Hunnewell, a former student at the Art Institute of Phoenix (Photo credit: SHAVON ROSE/AZ Big Media)

Dale Hunnewell, a former student at the Art Institute of Phoenix, designed the wall mural near the sports and game court. It incorporated the elements and experiences being added to the center including flowers and grass to represent the garden, and musical notes to represent the outdoor instruments.

“The music and the sensory elements really help in developing individuals with disabilities and enhance the quality of life,” Community Project Committee Co-chair Heather Markham said.

Funds for the musical instrument sensory garden were raised by Valley Partnership’s inaugural Rock for a Cause concert at the Monarch Theater in Downtown Phoenix. The concert raised more than $8,000 to purchase outdoor musical instruments.

“It’s really important for us because for many years it’s been on our agenda to create an outdoor space that’s usable for the people with disabilities that we serve,” Ratcliff said.

Valley Partnership represents the commercial, industrial and master planned real estate development industry in Metro Phoenix.

“We have four missions: advocacy, education, business development, and the community project,” Valley Partnership President and CEO Richard Hubbard said.

Over the past 25 years, Valley Partnership has contributed more than $4 million to the community through these annual projects, Hubbard said.

AFH provides high-quality services to adults with physical and intellectual challenges. They seek to maximize the abilities and independence skills of people with disabilities. The foundation’s two rehabilitation centers provide opportunities for beneficial work, quality programs and services designed to increase self-dependence, well-being, productivity, and community participation.

The Perry Rehabilitation Center is over half a century old and was in need of some love, according to AFH President and CEO Jim Musick.

The AFH Annual Christmas party in December will be include a ribbon-cutting ceremony this year to commemorate the culmination of all the hard work and the inspiring transformation of Perry Rehabilitation.