Nearly half a century ago Ann Meyers Drysdale and her brother Dave led their UCLA Bruins college teams to national championships. It started with Dave in 1975 and only 3 years later, “Ann propelled the UCLA women’s team to its first — and only — national title.” Now, Ann and Dave have...
Our R.I.S.E Summer Program is a transition into college for our high school graduates. As part of the R.I.S.E curriculum, we help instruct our students to decide on their post-secondary plan. Whether attending college, a trade school/certificate program, join the military, or enter the workforce,...
Elevate Phoenix congratulates the 150th Champion Golfer of the Year, Cameron Smith! We at Elevate Phoenix have a special place in our hearts for Open Champions because in 1996 our fearless leader, Tom Lehman, won the Claret Jug. Additionally, THREE of our past Invitational Gala VIPs Celebrity...
Victor Vazquez began his journey as an “Elevate Kiddo” in 7th grade at Larry C. Kennedy when our high school students came to teach him lessons they were applying in their own lives. Four years ago, when he entered Elevate Phoenix as a freshmen, he was struggling with his home life and immediately...
Thank you so very much for joining us at our VIP Appreciation Mulligan Movie Premiere where we got to see Tom Lehman in all his big-screen glory. We hope you felt honored. We truly cannot do what we do without you. We were excited so many people showed up for popcorn, beverages and great movie...
Ann Meyers Drysdale (born Ann Elizabeth Meyers; March 26, 1955) is an American former basketballplayer and sportscaster. She was a standout player in high school, college, the Olympic Games, international tournaments, and the professional levels. As one of Elevate Phoenix’s Board of Directors, we...
February is the month the U.S honors the sacrifices and contributions many African Americans made to help build our nation. Officially recognized in 1976 by President Gerald Ford, Black History Month is a time for people to “seize the opportunity to honor the often neglected accomplishments of...
Rigo is currently a senior at Cesar Chavez High School. During his senior year, he was experiencing … as he called it … “hard life stuff.” He came to his mentor, Mr. Moss, asking for help applying for a job. While preparing a résumé and job searching with his mentors, he shared that his mom...
4th Annual Ann Meyers Drysdale “Elevator in Education” Awards Breakfast Raised $35,000 We celebrated our winners on September 2, 2021 Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. You can also style every aspect of this content in the module Design...
NBA/WNBA Alumni Join 2020 Arizona Sports Hall Of Fame Class CHICAGO, IL (September, 11, 2020) — On Tuesday, September 8, Paul Westphal (Naismith Basketball HOF’19, former Phoenix Suns star and coach), Ann Meyers Drysdale (HOF’13 Inductee, Phoenix Mercury and Suns executive), and Joe Caldwell...
Elevate Phoenix has joined Valley of the Sun United Way and a coalition of other nonprofit organizations as a partner in MC2026, United Way’s new five-year plan to create mighty change in Maricopa County. Together, Elevate Phoenix, United Way and other MC2026 partners will implement vital...
Elevate Phoenix was granted $100,000 through the Devin Booker Starting Five grant! Elevate will use the grant to transform unused space into a multi-purpose home for our youth to excel, to learn, to share time with their mentors, work out, conduct trainings or simply have a safe place to do their...