The Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business is the proud host of Red, White and Beautiful and this year it is booming! Red, White and Beautiful is a unique girls’ night out of pampering and shopping just in time for Mother’s Day. Red, White and Beautiful began in June of 2010 as a fundraiser to support the community Red, White and Boom fireworks.

A-Peeling Faces Skincare and Massage Therapy is celebrating seven years in business this month. The company has won/placed Best of Ahwatukee four of those years and Darla M. Salem, owner, has been nominated for the Palo Verde Women in Business award two of those years.

We will remember 2012 as a year of change and extremely hard work by our board, staff and countless volunteers. As we wrap up the year, we thought we would take this opportunity to summarize what your Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce has been up to since January of this year.

Three Phoenix Public Library locations offer one-on-one assistance with resume writing, searching and applying for jobs online, and interviewing techniques at scheduled times each week. These locations are: Acacia Library, 750 E. Townley; Ocotillo Library & Workforce Literacy Center, 102 W. Southern Ave.; and Palo Verde Library, 4402 N. 51st Ave.

More than 50 students, 12 school clubs, and other community members helped put together a new natural habitat garden at Desert Vista High School last weekend.

More than 50 students, 12 school clubs, and other community members helped put together a new natural habitat garden at Desert Vista High School last weekend.

More than 50 students, 12 school clubs, and other community members helped put together a new natural habitat garden at Desert Vista High School last weekend.

Retiring and learning to play golf didn’t really happen for the 2012 Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce Business Woman of the Year, Martha Neese.

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even weeks have gone by, even though it seems like an eternity since Desert Vista started the off the seasonwith a win over Palo Verde of Las Vegas.

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The community is invited to the Third Annual Palo Verde Award Gala on Saturday, Nov. 3, starting at 6 p.m., at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass, 5594 W. Wild Horse Pass Blvd. in Chandler. The event will feature the presentation of the Palo Verde Award, honoring the 2012 Business Woman of the Year and recognizing a female chamber member’s personal achievements in business and community service.

The Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce has announced nominees for the 2012 Palo Verde Business Woman of the Year and the 10 women are well known in the community for not only their business but their service.

We all know or do business with companies who deserve recognition for the exceptional products or services they provide. Customers are drawn to excellence and when they experience quality customer service or an outstanding product they will tell their friends all about it. A word of mouth referral is one of the most targeted and effective forms of advertising there is.

In today’s ever expanding world there are so many ways we can learn: formal education, online classes, college, trade school, vocational school, high school. Every single avenue helps us continue moving forward with a career, or helps us take the first steps in a new career. Sometimes, just one challenge may be a roadblock when trying to move forward. If that one obstacle is financial support, then the Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce may be able to supply some relief. At the Palo Verde Award Gala on Nov. 3 the Women in Business Committee will be awarding two deserving recipients each $1,000 towards their pursuit of education.

Desert Vista’s start to the football season is similar to a Ferrari owner suddenly using a low-grade gasoline after only putting high octane fuel in the tank since taking it off the lot.

What in the helmet is going on?

On May 20, 1980 an angel was brought onto this Earth in Phoenix — his name was Scott Michael Drew. On Aug. 30, 2012 our Lord returned him to Heaven peacefully after a long courageous fight with Cystic Fibrosis.

Mayhem and chaos ruled the postgame, again.