The Centurions is a 501c3 charitable organization, that supports Southern Arizona’s nonprofits that serve our community’s most at-risk children and their families in the areas of healthcare, education, and mentoring. We maintain a membership of 100 Active Members and 250+ total Members who are among Southern Arizona’s most prominent business and civic leaders. Founded in 1968 as a support group of St. Mary’s Hospital, the Centurions name was chosen to honor the one hundred years of service given to Southern Arizona by Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital. The name further reflects the members’ focus on business and civic leadership in the community by the historical reference to the Roman Centurion, a leader of 100 soldiers. In 1970 the group organized its first fundraising effort to help raise money for St. Mary’s Burn Center which, at that time, was in dire need of support. Through the efforts of the Centurions and the generosity of the Tucson community, the Burn Center gradually became the preeminent burn rehabilitation facility in the Southwest.