It all started when the staff at Desert Highlands, a private golf and
residential community in Scottsdale, joined forces to collect seven
pallets of water for Arizona Helping Hands, Inc.a volunteer
organization committed to helping kids, families and other persons in
need.
Co-founded by Judge Paul and Kathleen Donaldson, Arizona Helping Hands,
Inc. is located in the Scottsdale Airpark. "We never get entire pallets
of water donated," Donaldson said. "Every single bottle of water goes
out on the street, the majority to the homeless or food banks. Without
these types of donations we couldn't keep our citizens hydrated."
Led by Terra S. H. Waldron, CCM, CCE, vice president/general manager of
Desert Highlands, the effort grew to include five additional pallets of
water donated by the Greater Southwest Chapter of the Club Managers
Association of America (CMAA).
"I think the Arizona golf community as a whole is very generous,
"Waldron said.
Paul Skelton, CCM, president of the Club Manager's Association of
America in 1999 and currently general manager at Seven Canyons in
Sedona, said Waldron, who has 25 years of experience in the private
club industry and has been at Desert Highlands since 2006, recognizes
the importance of giving back. "Terra has always taken a leadership
role with community-related giving," Skelton said. "She has a long
history of philanthropy and is a tireless volunteer. It's great what
she is doing with Arizona Helping Hands."
