fundraisers

Oakland Tribune, Sep 10, 2008 by Anonymous

To have an item considered, submit it in writing two weeks in advance. Include a daytime phone number readers may call. Send items to Fundraisers, P.O. Box 8099, Walnut Creek, CA 94596-8099. To obtain an announcement form, call 925-943-8235.

Fresh Start's 6th annual fund raising raffle -- Now through Oct. 31. Win a seven-day stay on the island of Kauai, includes airfare for two from San Francisco Bay Area. Second prize, $200 in tickets to an Oakland A's game. $10, 6 tickets for $50 when you purchase online. 925-935-8446, www.freshstartwc.org.

-- Leftovers Thrift Shop -- 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Thirteen designer wedding gowns on sale and six gently used wedding dresses. New gowns originally $600-$2,000, priced $60-$200; used gowns, priced $25-$50. 2333 Boulevard Circle, Walnut Creek. 925-930- 9393.

-- Walnut Creek Historical Society Antiques and Collectibles Sale -- 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 14. Vendors will fill the oak-shaded grounds with vintage items for sale, including furniture, ceramics and pottery, glassware, fine jewelry and toys and dolls. Volunteers from the historical society will sell jumbo hotdogs, sandwiches, cookies, beer, lemonade and other beverages. Shadelands Ranch, 2660 Ygnacio Valley Road, Walnut Creek. 925-935-7871.

-- Creekside FunnyBone Comedy Night -- 7 p.m. Sept. 13. Benefits Creekside Christian Church Mexico Missions Team. Comedians Albert Vallejo and Huck Flynn will provide a night of good clean comedy. Limited number of free childcare spaces available. 4501 O'Hara, Brentwood. $15. Alison Rost: 925-642-6971.

-- Bike MS: Waves to Wine 25th Anniversary Ride -- 6:45 a.m. Sept. 13-14. Benefits National MS Society, Northern California Chapter. Two-day journey from San Francisco up Highway 1 to Sonoma Mountain Village in Rohnert Park and then to Healdsburg in Sonoma County. Six full meals, amenities, stunning landscapes, stocked rest stops every 12-15 miles and spirited festivities with music and a beer garden included. AT&T Park, 24 Willies Mays Plaza, San Francisco. Each rider is required to raise a minimum of $350. Reservations Needed: 800-344-4867, wavestowine.org.

-- Firehouse Fling -- 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 14. Benefits Firehouse Arts Center. Carnival games, pie-eating contests, sack races, bake walk, pony rides, petting zoon, arts and crafts, live entertainment plus a barbecue and snacks. 925-846-1007.

-- Contra Costa Human Society's Fifth annual Noah's Arktion -- 2- 6 p.m. Sept. 14. Benefits CCHS's Adopt-A-Friend and Spay/Neuter programs. Dinner, entertainment and silent and live auctions. Dinner catered by Back 40. Barbecue. Vegetarian meals available. Dress is casual. Lafayette Veterans's Memorial Building, 3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd. 925-279-2247, www.cchumane.org.

-- Rock for Relief II -- 2-7 p.m. Sept. 14. Benefits UNICEF and Diablo Valley Boys and Girls Club. Evolution (a Journey tribute band), Ralph Wood Son Experience (a tribute to Jimi Hendrix) and Melting Point. Vendors, musicians, community members and music. John Muir Amphitheater, Waterfront Park, Martinez. $15 in advance. $20 day of show. 925-798-1300, willowstickets.org.

-- "I Was a TV Horror Show Host--" 7 p.m. Sept. 18. Benefits Pleasanton's Museum on Main. A lecture by former KTVU-TV Creature Features host, John Stanley. Lynnewood United Methodist Church, 4444 Black Ave., Pleasanton. $5-$10. 925-462-2766.

-- 12th annual Gregory Austin Macrees Memorial Golf Tournament -- Sept. 19. Benefits Children's Gaucher Research Fund. Raffle and Silent auction. Prizes include spa and meal certificates, San Jose Sharks tickets and various gift packages. Poppy Ridge Golf Course, 4280 Greenville Road, Livermore. $199. 925-275-3085.

-- Hollywood in Pleasanton -- 12:30-4:30 p.m. Sept. 21. Benefits Pleasanton's Museum on Main. More than 36 movies were made in Pleaasanton and ticket holders will go on a movie walk to the many different venues in downtown Pleasanton and to meet the local residents who are recreating film scenes and events. Downtown Pleasanton. $8-$10. 925-462-2766, www.museumonmain.org.

-- Gala Event -- 6:30-11 p.m. Sept. 27. Benefits Civic Arts Education. Elegant buffet, complimentary wine and a silent acution. Back by popular demand will be the Wine Pull, where guests purchase a cork with a number on it and at the end of the evening, they match the cork to a bottle of wine in a brown wrapper. They might get a $6, $20 or $100 bottle of wine. Civic Arts Education students will entertain guest with a variety of musical and theatrical performances while a video will introduce CAE scholarship recipients. Then dance the night away to Generations in Jazz, featuring music of the 40's and 50's. Shadelands Art Center, 111 North Wiget Lane, Walnut Creek. $65 in advance and $75 at the door. 925-939-2737, www.friendsartsed.org.

-- H.A.L.O.'s 2nd annual Golf Tournament and Dinner -- 12:30 p.m. Oct. 3. Golf registration includes golfer gifts, box lunch and a buffet dinner. Enter contests, silent auction, and raffle to win a car, trip, prestigious sports memorabilia and more. Shadow Lakes Golf Club, 401 West Country Club Drive, Brentwood. $145. 925-473- 4642, www.eccchalo.org.