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Dear Members,

It continues to be a brutal summer. I cannot imagine what it is like to live outside 24/7. MariSol sponsored a water drive for the Human Services Campus. Thank you to our wonderful members – we donated 25 cases of water, plus $1,300 in donations, then matched by MariSol.

In August, MariSol sponsored the first-day-back lunch for all the teachers at Capitol Elementary School in our downtown neighborhood. These teachers were treated to taco lunches from Irmas Kitchen. Irma’s is normally closed on Wednesdays, but Irma (yes, there is an Irma) came in to cook for the school! It was truly a neighbor-helping-neighbor event!

MariSol was recently honored by Local First Arizona Foundation for 10 years of service to the Fuerza Local Business Accelerator Program. We have been teaching business lending classes to their students.

Exciting news – we are moving our Valleywise Branch out of the basement of the Valleywise hospital into the newly built Virginia Piper Pavilion in August! We have four times the space, and we have windows! Our last day at the old branch is Friday, August 18^th! Our new date open is to be announced. Everyone cross your fingers that the Cox communication connections work!

Just a reminder, MariSol makes solar loans. We also make air-conditioning loans and loans for adding new insulations. Summers are not getting cooler; an ounce of energy efficiency means lower costs and cooler homes.

MariSol members are the best; thank you for your support!