The director of Hackett House a non-profit gift shop, event venue, and community outreach program, spoke of upcoming events and the mission of the organization. Hackett House is located right off of the beaten path of downtown Tempe. The quaint gift shop is easily recognizable because of its storybook house aesthetic and the flags from 10 countries that hang from the rooftop. The sister cities host student and teacher exchange programs between Skopje, Macedonia; Regensburg, Germany; Lower Hutt, New Zealand; Zhenjiang, China; Timbuktu, Mali; Beaulieu sur Mer, France; Carlow, Ireland; Cuenca, Ecuador; Cusco, Peru;
Trollhättan, Sweden all the way back to Tempe, AZ. Great fundraising events are happen in the upcoming months and there are always opportunities to volunteer!

Amanda Fahey