On Jan. 16, students from 14 Valley schools gathered at Gilbert’s Higley Center for the Performing Arts for the Building Bridges program to fight bullying in schools. In May of last year, Kyrene Altadeña Middle School students participated in the Bully Academy Webquest, an online course involving reading articles, watching videos about bullying and most importantly, talking about it. After all, this is about how young people learn to express their emotions. In November 2011, students from Chandler’s Tarwater Elementary School spent a day focused on kindness, respect, and friendship.

The largest wheelchair sports event in the world gives veterans an opportunity to come together, test their skills and build camaraderie.

NEW YORK — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis aren't the only ones poppin' tags at thrift shops.

This coming Saturday, athletes will gather in Mesa for the annual Arizona Paralympic Experience — an event showcasing track, field and archery events, and taking place from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Mesa High School.

Registration is now open for the Fourth annual Run, Walk, Roll 5K/10K race benefiting Arizona Disabled Sports.

We race into the 2012 homestretch following a record-breaking Thanksgiving weekend, where blockbuster franchises like “Twilight” and James Bond weren’t the only ones to do gangbuster business. Oscar-heavyweights “Lincoln” and “Life of Pi” both exceeded expectations in wide release, while independent fare “Silver Linings Playbook” and “Hitchcock” saw decent numbers in far fewer theaters.

TV is about to begin an annual event of honoring our nation's veterans and — with approximately 900 World War II veterans dying each day — it can't come a moment too soon.

It’s been nearly four years since bicyclist Dr. Brett Saks was tragically struck and killed by a motorist, but his name and love for the sport is far from forgotten.

Disabled athletes will come together Sept. 29 for the 2012 Ability Ball at the annual fundraiser for Arizona Disabled Sports. The event will include recognizing two outstanding athletes for their performance in the adaptive sports programs, as well as a silent and live auction, dinner, music and dancing. The fundraiser supports AzDs in its mission to provide quality sports and recreation programs for individuals with disabilities. AzDs is a nonprofit that has provided special events and sports competitions since 1989.

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., is seeking applications for its annual grants that are awarded to nonprofits that support children and families experiencing dramatic economic need.

Twenty-six junior athletes from Thailand will visit Mesa this month to compete in this year’s National Junior Disability Championships.

 “The Intouchables””, a 2011 French film that has received tremendous acclaim over the past year, will be premiering in Phoenix starting on Friday, June 1. Starring François Cluzet and Omar Sy, the movie tells a story of the relationship built between two dichotomous characters: one a wealthy French aristocrat in his fifties and the other, a twenty-something Senegalese man who lives in the projects of Paris.