Season of giving brings Arizona communities together

PEORIA, Ariz. — Every year, the women of the Peoria North Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organize a community service project in November to benefit various charitable groups in the Phoenix/Glendale/Peoria/Surprise area.

This year, more than $5,800 was donated to WasteNot Arizona to purchase turkeys that go to more than 80 organizations to provide holiday meals for the less fortunate. The two LDS stakes in the City of Surprise added another $4,800 (LDS members in Sun City and Sun City West are part of these stakes). Quilts, fleece blankets, afghans and booties were hand made and donated to homeless and women's shelters, along with book bags and craft kits.