Desert Charities News - Jan-Feb-Mar 2025

. Page 46 Desert Charities News – www.desertcharities.com • www.dcnnews.com January/February/March 2025 Editorial Contacts in This Issue Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians - Page 2,3 Kate Anderson, Director of Public Relations 5401 Dinah Shore Drive Palm Springs, CA 92264 (760) 699-6925 kanderson@aguacaliente-nsn.gov www.aguacalientecasinos.com American Red Cross - Page 15 Avery W. Bell, Regional Philanthropy Officer 72559 Highway 111 Palm Desert, CA 92260 (760) 479-8307 avery.bell4@redcross.org www.redcross.org Coachella Valley Giving Day - Page 14 Mary Panesar, Executive Director 75-105 Merle Drive Suite 300 Palm Desert, CA 92211 (760) 674-9080 mpanesar@desertfoundation.org cvgivingday@desertfoundation.org www.cvgivingday.org Coachella Valley Rescue Mission Page 35, 43 Scott Wolf, Development Director PO Box 10660 Indio, CA 92202 (760) 347-3512 x 239 swolf@cvrm.org www.cvrm.org Consider It Don - Pages 44 Don Escalante, President (951) 314-6825 PREscalante73@gmail.com DAP Health - Page 5, 41 Steven Henke, Director of Brand Marketing 1695 N. Sunrise Way Palm Springs, CA 92262 (760) 656-8401 shenke@daphealth.org www.daphealth.org Desert Arc - Page 33 Kathrene Wales, Director of Development 73255 Country Club Drive Palm Desert, CA 92260 (760) 346-1611 kwales@desertarc.org www.desertarc.org Desert Cancer Foundation - Page 8, 41 Mark Scheibach, Executive Director 42500 Cook Street Suite 203 Palm Desert, CA 92211 (760) 773-6554 mark@desertcancerfoundation.org www.desertcancerfoundation.org Dr. Carreon Foundation - Page 6, 43 Ricardo Loretta, Executive Director 41550 Eclectic Street Palm Desert, CA 92260 (858) 344-4812 carreonfoundation@gmail.com www.carreonfoundation.org 4Shay J Foundation - Page 12, 43 Ginger Clark, Founder 84573 Anchora Way Indio, CA 92203 (760) 989-2593 gingcla4@icloud.com www.4shayj.com Grace Helen Spearman Charitable Foundation - Page 38 Steve Tobin, Executive Director 4283 Arcada Street Palm Desert, CA 92262 (818) 380-1440 ghscharity@aol.com www.gracehelenspearman.foundation Inland Empire Community Foundation - Page 36 John E. McGuirk, Regional Charitable Giving Officer 41-550 Eclectic Street Palm Desert, CA 92260 (760) 836-2400 jmcguirk@iegives.org www.iegives.org Lift to Rise - Page 37, 41 Barrett Newkirk, Director of Strategic Communications 75-175 Merle Drive, Suite 100 Palm Desert, CA 92211 (760) 567-0516 barrett@lifttorise.org www.lifttorise.org Ophelia Project, Page 16, 43 Peter Sturgeon, President and Chief Executive Officer 73-555 San Gorgonio Way Palm Desert, CA 92260 (760) 776-1600 psturgeon@jfkfoundation.org www.jfkfoundation.org Palm Springs Plaza Theatre Foundation - Page 40 J.R. Roberts, President 1775 E. Palm Canyon Suite 110-1028 Palm Springs, CA 92264 (415) 297-9309 info@psplazatheatre.org www.SaveThePlazaTheatrePS.org The Charity Angels - Page 23 Mellisa Nielsen, Founder / Benefit Auctioneer 10960 Wilshire Blvd 5th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90024 (424) 293-8000 www.mellisanielsen.com www.thecharityangels.com Think Together - Page 27 Elaine Legere, Director of Marketing & Communications 2101 E. Fourth Street Suite 200B Santa Ana, CA 92705 (310) 293-3341 elaine.legere@thinktogether.org www.thinktogether.org Tools For Tomorrow - Page 10 Andrea Hecht, Executive Director 42600 Cook Street Suite 203 Palm Desert, CA 92211 (760) 601-3954 andrea@toolsfortomorrow.org www.toolsfortomorrow.org