Mayor Elaine Scruggs at the Valley Forward Quarterly Luncheon with (from left to right) J.P. de la Montaigne, President of the Cactus League, Roger Bailey, Board Chairman for Valley Forward, Mike McQuaid, Special Projects and Sustainability Chair for the Phoenix Thunderbirds and FBR Open and Rich Dozier, Former President of the Arizona Diamondbacks.   

Mayor Elaine Scruggs and other speakers discussed the impact of major sports and how sports and sustainability go hand in hand. Valley Forward Association has been in existence since 1969. Its mission is "to serve as a common link between competing ideas and regions and to promote regional dialogue to improve the environment and quality of life in the Valley."  

Photo c ourtesy of Carolyn Dryer, Glendale Star