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Angela Hughey receives 2013 YWCA Tribute to Leadership Award for Public Service

Submitted by ONE Community on February 28, 2013 - 2:53pm

On Saturday, February 23rd, YWCA Maricopa County celebrated its 20th annual Tribute to Leadership event. Tribute to Leadership is the YW's largest fundraising event of the year, providing essential services to seniors, home-delivered meals to impoverished elderly and disabled adults, financial education to women and families, and essential awareness programs to eliminate discrimination and promote gender equity. The eleven individuals honored have all made substantial contributions to eliminating discrimination, empowering women, and serving as champions to their community. This year our Public Service Leader award was given to ONE Community co-founder and President, Angela Hughey. Read more »

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Group honors LGBT business leaders

Submitted by ONE Community on October 18, 2012 - 1:08pm

Twelve people and businesses in metro Phoenix will be honored Friday at the second annual Spotlight on Success Local Heroes Awards.

The event is sponsored by Phoenix-based ONE Community, a group that promotes partnerships between the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and businesses.

This year’s theme, “The Year of the Woman, Celebrating our Past, Present, and Future,” will honor longtime couple Nelda Majors and Karen Bailey, who started a physical-therapy consulting business in 1975 in Texas, said Angela Hughey, ONE Community’s president and co-founder. Both are now retired.

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton is scheduled to speak at the luncheon event at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown. Read more »

ONE COMMUNITY ANNOUNCES MULTICULTURAL BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD

Submitted by ONE Community on May 11, 2012 - 11:56am

Comprised of diverse gay, lesbian and allied business professionals, the advisory board will provide strategic growth and community involvement support

Phoenix, AZ – May 11, 2012 – As part of its commitment to the LGBT and allied communities and to develop stronger, diverse partnerships, ONE Community is announcing the creation of its Multicultural Business Advisory Board. Board members include local business and nonprofit leaders who will support the organization regarding strategic growth and community involvement to better serve diverse populations. Read more »

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Human Rights Campaign announces the recipients of the 2012 Equality Awards

Submitted by ONE Community on February 20, 2012 - 1:21pm

Three awardees include lesbian, transsexual and allied women.

PHOENIX—At the 2012 Human Rights Campaign Phoenix Gala, the organization’s biggest event of the year, three women will be commended for their contributions to the LGBT community as recipients of the HRC Individual Equality Award.

Dr. Rebecca Allison, Angela Hughey and Nicole Stanton represent the diversity of the support of gay rights—whether a transsexual, lesbian or allied individual, they all have contributed immensely to the LGBT community.

This year will mark the organization’s eighth annual celebration, bringing together an array of local supporters to “Be a Part of Equality,” the 2012 gala’s theme. Read more »

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About ONE Community

Angela Hughey and Sheri Owens co-founded ONE Community in the fall of 2008. The concept of an interactive web and events community came from over a year of research that they compiled on the LGBT community which included the diversity within the community, buying power and how to market to the community.

At ONE Community, we pride ourselves on being cutting edge social entrepreneurs. We are a small business with a big heart. Read more »