The Board of Visitors

The Board of Visitors Since 1908, The Board of Visitors, has raised & granted over $26M serving the healthcare needs of women, children & the elderly in the greater Phoenix area. W.

In 1908, Reverend J. Atwood asked women from his congregation and their friends in the Phoenix community to visit the patients at St. Luke’s Home, a tuberculosis care facility. Sixteen women responded. Calling themselves The Board of Visitors, they wrote letters for the patients, brought them baked goods and provided assistance for the patients who came to The Valley of the Sun from all over the U

nited States to seek a cure for their diseased lungs. For 87 years, The St. Luke’s Board of Visitors raised money for St. Luke’s: first as a home, later as a sanatorium, a hospital and finally as St. Luke’s Medical Center. Fund raising events included the St. Luke’s Charity Ball, The St. Luke’s Fashion Show and the St. Luke’s Junior Charity Ball. The fundraising efforts of The St. Luke’s Board of Visitors whose membership grew to 50 active members and up to 100 associate members provided needed improvements, upgrades and amenities to St. Luke’s Home as it evolved into St Luke’s Medial Center. When St. Luke’s Medical Center was sold in 1995, the women of The St. Luke’s Board of Visitors could no longer retain their non-profit status in association with the hospital. They dropped St. Luke’s from their name and returned to their original title: The Board of Visitors. Their mission changed from assisting St. Luke’s to serving the health care needs of women, children and the elderly in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. The organization retained its fundraising events: The Board of Visitors Charity Ball, The Board of Visitors Fashion Show Luncheon, The Board of Visitors Junior Charity Ball, which was discontinued in 2004, and The Board of Visitors Care Card, which was added in 2000. Since 1995, funds from The Board of Visitors fundraising events are distributed annually as grants to nonprofit organizations that match its mission to serve the health care needs of women, children and the elderly in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. The Board of Visitors is the oldest women's charitable organization in Arizona. Since 1995, they have raised and distributed more than twenty-three million dollars to deserving Valley non-profits. For more information please visit theboardofvisitors.org.

10/28/2025

You’ve got mail!! Join us Saturday, December 13, 2025 for The Board of Visitors 72nd Annual Fashion Show Luncheon Reservations can be made at www.boardofvisitors.org

Where are you shopping today with your Care Card? See a full list of retailers and restaurants at thecarecard.org. 💜❤️🛍️
10/19/2024

Where are you shopping today with your Care Card? See a full list of retailers and restaurants at thecarecard.org. 💜❤️🛍️

09/20/2024
Mark your calendar and please join us to help raise funds to serve the healthcare needs of women, children and the elder...
09/20/2024

Mark your calendar and please join us to help raise funds to serve the healthcare needs of women, children and the elderly. To learn more about BOV and our events, visit www.boardofvisitors.org.

03/11/2024

It's the first Leap Day edition of The Knock and we won't see February 29 fall on a Thursday for another 28 years! This is fitting, because we have a very special edition of The Knock this week.

- We introduce the Sue Glawe Corporate Philanthropist of the Year Award to be presented at this year's Frontdoors Philanthropic Honors event (formerly Society of Chairs). Nominations are NOW open. Visit frontdoorsmedia.com/honors to learn more

- The Board of Visitors granted over $1 million to 22 nonprofits at their last Grant Celebration

- A new Parisian shopping experience is coming soon to Scottsdale Fashion Square

Plus photos from The Scene and more! Make sure you're signed up to receive The Knock by visiting frontdoorsmedia.com/sign-up

Read the full edition by visiting tinyurl.com/8hun52j2

Enjoy a unique VIP experience at Ocean 44 with the Executive Chef and dinner for 8 guests.Dinner will include Ocean 44 f...
12/07/2023

Enjoy a unique VIP experience at Ocean 44 with the Executive Chef and dinner for 8 guests.
Dinner will include Ocean 44 favorites, sommelier pre-selected wines and a selection of decadent desserts. But raffle tickets today! Link in bio.

This concert sold out in a single day —- but we have you covered! Buy your raffle tickets for a chance to win Four (4) t...
12/01/2023

This concert sold out in a single day —- but we have you covered! Buy your raffle tickets for a chance to win Four (4) tickets to see Post Malone at the WMPO Concert in the Coliseum, plus 4 Greenskeeper passes for the Wednesday pro-am. Winning ticket drawn at the Fashion Show on December 16th.
See link in bio.

Don't miss out! The deadline for our Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon is December 1st. Join us on December 16th.
11/27/2023

Don't miss out! The deadline for our Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon is December 1st. Join us on December 16th.

Coming soon!!! The Board of Visitors 70th Annual Fashion Show Luncheon on Saturday December 16th, a special holiday tra...
11/27/2023

Coming soon!!! The Board of Visitors 70th Annual Fashion Show Luncheon on Saturday December 16th, a special holiday tradition where we announce the 2024 flower girls! Reservation deadline is this Friday, December 1st.

Dont' forget! Care Card starts Friday. Save 20% and save lives!
10/17/2023

Dont' forget! Care Card starts Friday. Save 20% and save lives!

Want to save 20% and save lives at your favorite retailers and restaurants? Care Cards officially are on sale now starti...
09/20/2023

Want to save 20% and save lives at your favorite retailers and restaurants? Care Cards officially are on sale now starting today, for you to shop from October 20 through October 29, 2023. This year's beneficiary is The Big Pink Bus, a program of Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center. Check out our profile and website to learn more! Shop! Save! Give!

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7227 N. 16th Street, Ste. 101
Phoenix, AZ
85020

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