Tucson honors late 18-year-old with annual scholastic fundraiser

TUCSON (KVOA) - It has been 4 years since Victoria Arias passed distant aft drowning successful her backyard excavation astatine the property of 18.

Her household has been uncovering antithetic ways to grant her. In June, the Arias household paid tribute to her with a caller memorial successful their backyard. "It's conscionable a tribute to her. It's successful the signifier of a violin, she was a mariachi," Victoria's father, Mike Arias told News 4 Tucson. "We decided to instrumentality the excavation out. And, arsenic a replacement of the excavation physique a plot successful her honor."

With a ngo to assistance and empower the younker successful the community, the Victoria Arias Memorial Foundation is different mode her bequest lives on. The instauration awards scholarship to 3 precocious schoolhouse seniors successful the Tucson-area each year. The scholarships tin beryllium utilized for tuition, books and world fees.

The 3rd yearly "A Night to Remember Victoria Teresa Arias" volition beryllium held Oct. 22 astatine Casino Del Sol, 5655 W. Valencia Rd., astatine 6 p.m. Click present to acquisition tickets.

To larn much astir the Victoria Arias Memorial Foundation, click here.