And your 2021 Charity Week heavyweight champion is…

During the week of June 6-12, 2021 AMA members duked it out for the title of Charity Week Champion by holding fundraising events for the Arizona Multihousing Charitable Foundation’s (AMCF) first ever Charity Week Competition. Fundraisers engaged residents, customers and staff, and ranged from taking donations to wearing denim for a day to raffling off trips.

The AMCF Big Hearts Committee is beyond grateful to all of the companies that participated, as each dollar raised goes toward furthering the AMCF mission to cultivate and generate financial resources to provide safer communities and enhance residents lives by addressing the needs of the community, children, veterans, housing and education.

In that spirit, the AMCF Big Hearts Committee is proud to announce that the first ever Charity Week Competition raised a staggering $31,270.94 between all of its participants in Phoenix and Tucson. All proceeds will benefit AMCF’s charitable partners; The Resident Relief Foundation, UMOM New Day Centers, Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC), Our Family Services and the Julie Hurst & Steve Peters Education Fund and other local charities that support Homeless Intervention.

The AMCF Big Hearts Committee sends out a huge amount of gratitude to all of the companies that contributed. You are all Champions in our eyes, however, only the top-fundraisers in Phoenix and Tucson could ultimately be given the title of Charity

We solely raised funds through employee donations, which makes me even more proud to work with such a fantastic group of individuals...”

– Tina Greco, Commerical Account Executive, Burns Pest Elimination

Week Champion. Competing in two separate “Weight Classes” were AMA Property Management Companies and Associate Members; each one vying for their very own Charity Week Championship Title.

Without further ado, we give you your 2021Charity Week Champions:

Taking home the Championship title in Tucson for the Charity Week Dollar-Per-Door Fundraising is Altamira Apartments (Nicolosi & Fitch) with $1,145.34 raised ($9.09/door). Altamira raised this wonderful contribution by raffling off a half month of rent for their residents. Second place went to Arches At Oracle (Scotia Group) and third place was awarded to Silverado Apartments (Quarterpenny Management). Tucson winning teams received a team lunch sponsored by Law Offices of Scott Clark, Redi Carpet & RentPath.

For the Phoenix Property Management Companies, coming in at an amazing $10,000… Mark-Taylor Apartments. Mark-Taylor was able to raise this admirable amount by engaging residents and team members. Each property held a resident event during the week, ranging from ping pong tournaments to pool parties to bake sales. They then held a company-wide raffle for employees to be entered for a chance to win one of ten paid days off, as well as allowed team members to wear jeans to work for the week with a $5 per day donation. Across all properties and teams they raised $7,993, with Mark-Taylor graciously rounding up their final contribution to 10K.

The bout for top Associate Member Company in Phoenix was a tight battle between American Roofing and Waterproofing and Burns Pest Elimination. All week long they went head-to-head, one-upping each other every day. American Roofing utilized a mass marketing approach, sending out an eblast to over 4,000 of their partners and customers, as well as being featured on the National Women In Roofing website and Twitter account.

Burns took a more internal approach, generating funds from within the company. They held an employee raffle all week where team members could purchase raffle tickets to win one of ten prizes that included paid days off and free cash in the “Burns Money Booth”. Additionally, they upped the ante with an internal competition for a free lunch provided by owners Dave and Danny Burns for the team within Burns that collectively raised the most money.

“We solely raised funds through employee donations, which makes me even more proud to work with such a fantastic group of individuals when I tallied our overall total,” beamed Tina Greco, Commercial Account Executive for Burns.

While both companies made tremendous contributions, in the end only one Phoenix Associate Member could be victorious. American Roofing and Waterproofing boasted a final fundraising total of $1,409. However, with a total raised of $2,708, Burns Pest Elimination is your Phoenix Associate Member Champion.

Honorable mention goes to all of our other 2021 Charity Week participants: Altamira Apartments, Arcadia Gardens, Arches at Oracle, Bella Investment Group, Capistrano Apartments, Desert Shadows, Desert Springs Apartments, El Dorado Place Apartments, El Encanto Apartments, Fairfield Residential, Green Leaf, Kachina Springs, Kota North Scottsdale, Kowalski Construction, The Law Offices of Scott M. Clark, Main Gate Village, MC Residential, Nicolosi and Fitch, P.B. Bell, Palm Shadows Apartments, Pusch Ridge, Riata Court Apartments, Riverstone Apartments, Rose Paving Company, Sabino Canyon Apartment Homes, Sares Regis Group, Siena Villas, Sunflower Apartments, Valley View Apartments, Weidner Apartment Homes and Westcourt Village. The funds and exposure you brought to AMCF and its charitable partners is so very much appreciated.

Congratulations to our 2021 Charity Week Champions and participants! We look forward to bringing the Charity Week Competition back in 2022, when TOP FUNDRAISERS will defend their titles. Until then, enjoy your bragging rights, and thank you for your support of AMCF.