Business Briefs

A child safety open house, raising money to help fight autism, a night out for the chamber and helping out area cheerleaders highlight this week’s business briefs.

Child Safety Open House

Maricopa Black Belt Academy will hold a community child safety open house on Saturday, Sept. 29, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 44400 W. Honeycutt Road, Suite 103.

The open house is part of the American Taekwondo Association (ATA) Martial Arts’ worldwide initiative to help minimize the risk of child abduction through education. As part of the safety campaign, ATA has partnered with AMBER Alert.com to increase AMBER Alert notification via e-mail and personal communication devices.

The local event, held in conjunction with ATA’s Child Safety Month in September, presents an abduction education program called “Kidz in Power” and possible stranger dangers, methods to deal with bullies and child ID cards and fingerprinting. Also in attendance, Maricopa Police Department’s own Sgt. Pepper and GooBurr the clowns will share information regarding other types of safety concerns.

For further information, call (520) 431-7941 or email: [email protected].

Super Maricopa Kids Team walks Sept. 29

A number of Maricopa residents will pound the pavement this Saturday as part of the Zoo Walk – Run for Autism. The event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Phoenix Zoo, 455 N. Galvin Parkway in Papago Park. Registration for the walk begins at 6:45 a.m., with the walk beginning at 8 a.m.

The annual walk for autism raised $120,000 last year. The goal this year for the Maricopa participants is to raise $5,000.

Businesses or local residents wishing to make a donation can call (520) 413-4235 or email: [email protected].

Global Water hosts Chamber Night

The Global Water Facility, 22590 N. Powers Parkway, will host a “Chamber Night” at their facility in Rancho El Dorado on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

For further information on attending, contact Maricopa Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Terri Kingery at (520) 568-2844.

Copa Cheer Booster Club

The Copa Cheer Booster Club, a group of parents and sponsors who have come together to support the cheerleaders of Maricopa High School, are looking to provide funding for uniforms, camps, future competitions and general support of the cheerleaders.

The club is doing this by assigning annual dues to each booster member and holding fundraisers. CCBC is looking for corporate and business sponsors who would be willing to provide monetary donations. Their promise to donors as a donating business is to let the community know that they support Maricopa’s youth.

For more information on donating, call (520) 568-5839.

Photo by Mandy Hank

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