Fountain Hills Cultural and Civic Association

FHCCA MEMBERS

CIVIC AFFAIRS COMMUNITY BAND COMMUNITY CHORUS COMMUNITY GARDEN DEFIBRILLATOR PROJECT FOUNTAIN HILLS DARK SKIES FOUNTAIN HILLS LIVE! GREENING OF DOWNTOWN IN-HOME CONCERTS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY MUNCH AND MUSIC POINSETTIA TREE PROJECT PUBLIC ART VISION FOUNTAIN HILLS LOCAL ORGANIZATION FHCCA PROVIDES INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OTHER AREA NONPROFITS

Imagine you have a great idea – one which will ultimately benefit your community – but you don’t have the resources to get it started. Where would you turn? If you’re a Fountain Hills resident, you could turn to the Fountain Hills Cultural and Civic Association (FHCCA), an umbrella organization which has been providing insurance, banking, accounting, and other forms of infrastructure to local nonprofit organizations for the past 30 years. Fountain Hills residents also know the organization as ilovefountainhills.org. Current FHCCA president, Dori Wittrig, said the organization is a blend of two former organizations – the Fountain Hills Civic Association and the Fountain Hills Cultural Association – which acknowledged their overlap and joined forces in 1978. “Without FHCCA,” Dori said, “some of the community’s favorite programs may never have become reality.” Those favorites include the Community Garden, Leadership Academy and the Dark Sky Association, all recent additions to the FHCCA family which were able to establish themselves quickly and carry out their mission by availing themselves of FHCCA resources. Today, the FHCCA provides that infrastructure to 14 total organizations, including the HUB Marketing Co-op which oversees the Fountain Hills Live website and this magazine. As a result, all of the programs were able to become financially self-sustaining. The concept is a unique model which, to the board members’ knowledge, is not replicated anywhere else in the country. “It works because each program under the FHCCA sends a representative to sit on the board of directors,” Dori shared, “and we use our combined synergy to create shared marketing and financial services.” More information about the 14 programs and organizations which operate under the FHCCA umbrella, along with a list of current board members, can be found at www.ilovefountainhills.org.