Dobson roundball star/ P. 31
An edition of the East Valley Tribune
FREE SUBSCRIPTION
Sunday, January 8, 2023
FREE ($1 OUTSIDE THE EAST VALLEY) | TheMesaTribune.com
Mesa GoFundMe asks cover wide range
INSIDE
BY CECILIA CHAN AND SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writers
Christmas isn’t the only season for giving and spreading kindness. For crowdfunding platforms, it’s a yearlong activity in Mesa as well as around the world – for the largest and best-known, GoFundMe.com. Since its launch in 2010, the Californiabased site has become the go-to online fundraising tool for charities and just about
NEWS..................... 2 Mesa City Council now has a full complement of members after this trio was sworn in last week.
anybody who wants the public to help bankroll their expenses. Within minutes someone can set up a money request on the global site, which to date has helped individuals and charities raise over $25 billion, according to GoFundMe, which did not respond to questions for the story. The requests this year for donations run the gamut from classroom supplies and Girl Scout projects to relief efforts for crisis events such as Hurricane Ian in Florida and
Execs offer Mesa stern advice on development plan
COMMUNITY...... 23 Mesa wood turner creates unique pens.
the war in Ukraine. The “Stand with Ukraine” fundraiser launched by actors Mila and Ashton Kutcher in partnership with GoFundMe is the platform’s second-largest campaign of all time, raising $37 million from over 75,000 donors. For 2022, there’s been a 110% increase in money raised for baby formula, a 60% increase for gasoline and a 10% increase for see
GOFUNDME page 8
Back home
BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writer
A
GET OUT.............. 33 Dozens of movies offered at Chandler Film Festival. COMMUNITY .............................. 23 BUSINESS ................................... 25 OPINION ..................................... 28 SPORTS ...................................... 31 GET OUT ...................................... 33 CLASSIFIED ............................... 37 ZONE 1
s the new year starts, Mesa is kicking off the process of updating its General Plan, a process it must undergo every 10 years. The plan sets out a vision for development in the city and is a year-long effort involving surveys, discussions and meetings with the public and various stakeholders. Mesa’s long-range planning staff started this year’s General Plan process at a meeting of Mesa’s Economic Development Advisory Board on Jan. 3, and business leaders hit the ground running with some pointed suggestions about how to improve and implement it. The board consists of executives from major Mesa see
DEVELOPMENT page 14
Jason and Josh Duren, founders of Cider Corps, are back in full operation in Mesa after they were forced to close a production facility they had opened in Gilbert to accommodate the growing popularity of their product. For the story, see page 19. (Special to the Tribune)
THE RATES AND SERVICE YOU DESERVE. 5901 E MCKELLIPS RD, SUITE 104 • MESA 480-807-7500 • WESTERNBANKS.COM
Member FDIC