There’s no corner on family values in Fountain Hills. I should know. My sister, Ginny Dickey, has lived here for 34 years and raised three boys, all educated in our school district. We’re now deep into our second generation of kids enrolled here!

In 1979, our parents chose Fountain Hills with family in mind; a brilliant choice! They also chose to give back in a big way. We all did. It runs in the family.

To us, “family values” is more than a phrase. It is about being generous with our talents and time. For Ginny, it has been about making a commitment to Fountain Hills by volunteering her time and representing her neighbors on councils, boards and commissions. It’s about supporting the arts through direct participation in cultural events. It’s about helping steer the community forward, doing whatever possible to make Fountain Hills “All that is Arizona.”

For many years Ginny demonstrated her family values by working hard in this community. She watched it grow up. She was committed to this town long before it was a town; long before Palisades Blvd., FireRock and Eagle Mountain existed. She was there for the Preserve trailhead and the Botanical Garden. She helped foster realization of local schools and has been an active participant in every Town Hall since 1984.

My sister, Ginny, advocated for Fountain Hills legislatively at state and local levels, honorably representing residents to elected leaders and seeking improvements via road, fire and sanitary districts, Fort McDowell community, as FHUSD board president, vice mayor and councilwoman.

Real family values mean being part of the community in every way, because you want everyone’s children and grandchildren to live well and care for our beautiful town. The result? A bright future of extended family members that call Fountain Hills their forever home.