First Crush Charity Gala at Tempe Center for the Arts on Oct. 26, 2012. The gala raised $53,000 for TCAA. Tempe Community Action Agency TCAA is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that serves low-income families, children, seniors and the homeless for more than 40 years in the Tempe area. The mission is to improve the quality of life for the underserved in our community.

Photography by Mike Hitt and Monica Tegg