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Local Iron Chef Winner Raises Money for Fresh Start The Tarbell’s team competed on Iron Chef America against Cat Cora almost a year prior to it being aired on Sept. 16, 2007. They were contractually forbidden to tell anyone details of the show, but when it finally aired on television, Tarbell hosted a viewing party for charity that raised money for Fresh Start, Home Base Youth Services and Phoenix Sun’s Charities. “We are just so happy for Mark’s success and it is so wonderful that he used this success in a positive way for good causes in his community,” said Barbara Ralston, Fresh Start’s interim CEO, “Fresh Start is so grateful for his support.”
About Fresh Start Fresh Start Women’s Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping women help themselves . It accomplishes this through the work of the Jewell McFarland Lewis-Fresh Start Women’s Resource Center. To access comprehensive services, please visit the center at 1130 E. McDowell Rd. in Phoenix, call (602) 252-8494, or go to www.WeHelpWomen.com. The center is open 60 hours a week.
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Our Founders Pat Petznick and Beverly Stewart
Even as young teens, Pat and Beverly wanted to help women, who like their grandmother, suddenly became the whole support of their families. Over the years, the Arizona natives became ardent community activists on behalf of women. In 1992, Pat Petznick and Beverly Stewart were in a position to personally and professionally reach out to women in need. The initial offering was a day of pampering at Rolf’s Salon, then co-owned by Pat, Beverly and Rolf Lohse. The women theorized that a new hair style and personalized make-up were immediate ways to boost one’s confidence and increase self-esteem. Each month 20 women from shelters and social service agencies were invited to “A Fresh Start Day of Beauty at Rolf’s.” This core Fresh Start service remains in place today through Rolf’s Salon as well as through the Self-Esteem Room at the Foundation’s Women’s Resource Center.
Board of Directors Chairs 1995 Sandy Cowen Miller ( 2 terms) 1997 Barbara Ralston (3 terms) 2000 Marlene Klotz Collins (2 terms) 2002 Michelle Kerrick (1 term) 2003 Barbara Hoffnagle (2 terms) 2005 Mary Upchurch (2 terms) 2007 Becky Jackson (1 term) |
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