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Glendale’s Community Newspaper
Vol. 78 No. 37
Inside This Week
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Mission 57 provides access to school meals BY JORDAN ROGERS
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Glendale Star Staff Writer
SPORTS ............ 14 Trailblazers aim to smash hockey’s glass ceiling
FEATURES ........ 20 Mohawk Warrior driver is doing what he loves
YOUTH .............. 21 ‘Home Economics’ actress talks new season, school
OPINION.......................... 10 SPORTS ...........................14 CALENDAR .....................16 FEATURES.......................18 YOUTH.............................21 RELIGION ........................22 CLASSIFIEDS ..................24
September 15, 2022
ENYOUth Mission 57: End Student Hunger, a program to equip schools in high-need communities with grab-and-go school meal packages to tackle food insecurity in Arizona, is being extended to schools in the Glendale Elementary School District (GESD). At an event at GESD’s office, it was given 11 grab-and-go meal packages, including breakfast carts, milk coolers and NFL FLAG-In-School kits. A total of 57 schools throughout Arizona will receive meal equipment packages to help increase access to over 8.5 million school meals for over 31,000 Arizona students. “During this last school year, we
served over 816,172 breakfasts, we served 1,373,800 lunches, and 9,371 snacks,” GESD Superintendent Cindy Segotta-Jones said. “Many of our families rely on the meals to feed their children, so ensuring that our students do have proper nutrition is important GENYOUth Mission 57: End Student Hunger provides easier access to this community.” to school meals for students. (Alexys Brandon/Submitted) Along with Segotta-Jones, Mayor Jerry Weiers and former Food Stores and the Dairy Council of ArArizona Cardinals quarterback Drew Stan- izona spoke at the event as well. ton, officials from GENYOUth, the Ari“For several years now, we’ve been lezona Super Bowl Host Committee, Fry’s SEE MISSION 57 PAGE 6
Stand Up for Veterans returns for 9th year
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BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF he Stand Up for Veterans event is back for its ninth year and will provide ample opportunities for veterans to access services, tailored to their life experiences and needs, in a central location. Set to be held in Glendale at Arizona Christian University (ACU), 1 W. Firestorm Way, on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the event has touched the lives of thousands of veterans since its inception. “I am very proud to lead the Stand Up for Veterans committee that begins planning months in advance of each year’s
event. The group works tirelessly to help veterans and their families,” Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers said. “There are a lot of veterans who need some kind of assistance, so we try to put as many services as we can in one place.” Weiers and numerous military-related community organizations coordinate and promote the event every year. The planning committee members represent city, state and federal agencies; local businesses; and nonprofit partners that organize and execute the event, which benefits veterans throughout the Valley. “The historic role that our campus in Glendale played in equipping thousands
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of young Army Air Corps cadets to help defeat the Axis Powers during World War II has become a treasured part of ACU’s history,” ACU President Len Munsil said. “We are grateful for the opportunity to honor the legacy of those brave pilots by hosting the Stand Up for Veterans event right here on the former site of Thunderbird Airfield No. 1.” The primary funding for the event is provided by a grant from the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services and is administered by the Sandy Coor Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1433. With the full support of Arizona Christian UniversiSEE STAND UP PAGE 4