Empty Bowls 7 March 2011

Sunday, 7 March 2011 there will be an event to help various Racine County hunger and homeless assistance programs.

WHEN:

Sunday, 7 March 2011

WHERE:

Racine Masonic Center

1012 Main Street

Racine, Wisconsin

(Please use Wisconsin Avenue entrance.)

TIME:

11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

and 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

COST:

$15.00 which includes a ceramic bowl

$7.00 for soup to go

$5.00 children 9 and under

ALSO:

The soup will be served by local celebrities

(Sorry I could not find out exactly who will be there.)

and there will be live music.

http://racinemasoniccenter.org/

Sugarin' Off Pancake Sundays March 2011

It is that time of year again.

Maple syrup time that is.

Every year the

River Bend Nature Center

has an all you can eat family style breakfast

and hike to learn how maple syrup is made.

WHEN:

MARCH 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2011

WHERE:

Riverbend Nature Center

3600 North Greenbay Road

Caledonia, Wisconsin

TIME:

9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

COST:

13 and up $7.00

children 4 -12 $3.00

children 3 and under FREE

All proceeds go toward the upkeep of River Bend and programs.

http://riverbendracine.org/page1.aspx

Help Jake Thiel Raise Money for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

A friend of mine sent me an e-mail about this.

Please

if you can help

donate

and/or

spread the word

please do.

I have added a widget

near the top of my blog page

to make it easier to donate.

You can just click on the donate button

on the widget

and it will take you where you need to go.

Jake is from Oak Creek High School.

Jake plays football

and has been fortunate enough to be chosen to play on

the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association

All-Star Charity Football Team

for

Southern Wisconsin.

Jake was selected from football players

all over the state to play in this game.

The All-Star game is

18 July 2009

in

Oshkosh, Wisconsin

The WFCA All-Star game

raises money to

benefit the kids

who come to

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.

The link for

Jake Thiel's

First Giving Fundraising Page.

http://www.firstgiving.com/jakethiel

The link to the home page for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.

http://www.chw.org/display/PPF/DocID/12082/router.asp

Charity Guide for Wisconsin---link included

I have to say I sometimes just type in a word or a group of words just to see what comes up.

This time I typed in Wisconsin charity just to see what would come up.

This was near the top of the list.

Basically you click on your city

and it brings up charities in your area.

What I really like is that it has links for the United States too.

So, if you have family or friends living in any other city

you can share ideas and events with those people.

It also has tabs for donation guide, to list a charity, etc.

I seem to be collecting on-line friends from all over the world

and have been getting more interested in causes, diseases, conditions

that honestly I probably would not have in the past

or have forgotten that people I know have a particular disease or condition.

It is nice to be reminded gently once in a while of what other people have been going through.

I have done blogs lately on

Multiple Sclerosis and Melanoma

because currently those are the two conditions/diseases that seem to be affecting me personally

(by worrying about them...they are really nice and wonderful people

and knowing there really is not one thing I can do to make their lives easier)

because one is a friend with a daughter with MS

and a colleague's husband's Melanoma came back.

I do not have money to really help; so, I try to spread the word.

Thanks for reading my babble if you made it this far.

This is the link that will take you to the Wisconsin charity guide.

http://www.charity-charities.org/charities/WI.html

This is the main/home link.

http://www.charity-charities.org/index.htm

Melanoma is the fastest growing cancer in the United States

I know this is breast cancer awareness month,

but

melanoma

is actually the

fastest growing cancer

in the

United States of America.

It is the leading cause of death

in women 20 - 25

and

the second leading cause of death

in women ages 30 - 35.

One person dies every hour from melanoma.

In the year 2000

1 in 74

got melanoma cancer

and

estimates are that

by the year 2010

1 in 50

will get melanoma.

Folks that is less than 2 years away

and a 3% rise in cases.

That is considered an epidemic.

The Wisconsin Professional Photographers Association

has taken up this cause

and to find out why

(it is for a personal reason for the president of the association)

click on the link below.

http://wppa-online.com/photographers.iml?mdl=melanoma.mdl

How to detect melanoma (link from the WPPA website).

http://wppa-online.com/photographers.iml?mdl=detecting_melanoma.mdl

Safety measures (link from the WPPA website).

http://wppa-online.com/photographers.iml?mdl=sun_safety.mdl

Facts on melanoma (link from the WPPA website).

http://wppa-online.com/photographers.iml?mdl=melanoma_facts.mdl

This link gives names, address, etc., to photography studios that donate a portion of their fees to help the melanoma cause.

http://wppa-online.com/photographers.iml?mdl=melanoma_participants.mdl

National Cancer Institute---Melanoma Home Page link.

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/melanoma

Multiple Sclerosis Fundraising Events in Wisconsin---links included

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Challenge Walk

Door County, Wisconsin

October 17-19, 2008

The link to register for the Challenge Walk in Door County, Wisconsin

http://challengewig.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Challenge/WIGChallengeWalkEvents?fr_id=9131&pg=entry

MS Snowmobile Tour

January 29 - February 1, 2009

The link to register for the Snowmobile Tour

http://eventwig.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/MSSnowmobileTour/WIGGeneralEvents?fr_id=7170&pg=entry

To learn more about multiple sclerosis (ms) click on the link below.

http://www.nationalmssociety.org/index.aspx

Looking For Charities In Wisconsin or Your State or City?? ----link included

If you are looking for a charity in the state of Wisconsin click on the link below.

http://wisconsin.uscity.net/Charity/

There are many

states and cities

listed on

uscity.net,

but I am unsure of exactly how many.

uscity.net home page link.

http://www.uscity.net/

If you live in a different state

and want to help where you live

try typing in the name of your state and the word charity.

Example:

Wisconsin charity

which is what I typed in.

I do not know if all states have something like this,

but it is worth a try.

Benefit for BriAnna Flick 2 August 2008 Racine, Wisconsin

On Saturday, 2 August 2008

Ms. Nicole James

and

Ms. Heather Dumovich

will be throwing a benefit

for

BriAnna Flick

BriAnna was diagnosed with

Stage 4

Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma

in

June 2008.

Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma

is a childhood form of cancer.

It is a tumor

made up of

cancerous muscle cells

called

rhabdomyoblasts.

To learn more about

Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma

click on this link below.

http://www.acor.org/ped-onc/diseases/rhabdo.html

Ms. James and Ms. Dumovich

are requesting

any donations

for a raffle

they will be having to

offset the healthcare

of Ms. Flick

The benefit will be held on

Saturday, 2 August 2008

2 p.m. - 2:30 a.m.

at

Paradise West

on Highway 20/Washington Avenue

Racine, Wisconsin

There will be food, volleyball, entertainment, raffles, 50/50 raffle & DJ

There is a donation to be made

to go to the dinner

which will be 4-7 p.m.

The Den Again
6501 Washington Avenue

Racine, WI 53406

Phone: (262) 886 5151

http://www.videotourmybar.com/denagain/

to find out how to get a coupon/ticket for the dinner

or

for more information

contact

Nicole James @ 262-989-4913

or

Heather Dumovich @ 262-939-5557

Women's Resource Center--P.O. Box, links, etc.

The Women's Resource Center

has been helping victims

of domestic violence

since 1977.

Here is a sober thought:

Nearly

30 percent

of all female

homicide victims

were killed by

their husbands,

former husbands

or boyfriends.

This is just one fact....to know more visit their website.

To learn more about them

and what services they offer

please click on the link below.

http://www.wrcracine.com/

If you are able to

volunteer your time

please call:

262-633-3274

or

email:

info@wrcracine.com

The Women's Resource Center

does provide

food,

shelter

and clothing,

but

they have many other needs too.

If you would like to donate

please call

262-633-3274

or

email:

info@wrcracine.com.

If you would like to make

a monetary donation

please send it

to this address:

Women's Resource Center

P.O. Box 1764

Racine, WI 53401

You may obtain

a wish list

by calling

262-633-3274

or

e-mailing at

info@wrcracine.com

Hot Dog Fundraiser 27 June 2008

Hot Dog Fundraiser

Lakeside Curative Service, Inc.

2503 Lincolnwood Court

Racine, Wisconsin

http://www.lakesidecurative.com/

27 June 2008

11:30 a.m - 3:00 p.m.

Cost is $5.00 -----$20.00 for 5 meals in advance

Call 1-262-598-0098 to find out more.

What will be there:

Oscar Meyer Weinermobile

food

games

raffle

live music provided by

Group Therapy

and

the African drummers Tvonmonte

All proceeds will benefit the Day Service Greenhouse program's Greenhouse Project

Lakeside Curative Services, Inc.

provides vocational rehabilitation services

and

opportunities to citizens with disabilities

I wanted to add more about the

Day Service Greenhouse

but alas I could not find a link to them.

If anybody reading this knows more about them

PLEASE

add a comment

or let me know.

Thanks

This sounded like fun

and if you are interested

you can call the number above

or click on the link for

Lakeside Curative Services, Inc.

and use the contact us tab

at the top of their page.

There was no information about the benefit on their website.

I must say that even though this sounds like a fun day

neither organization

is doing a good job

getting the word out

about the benefit

or their organizations

and what they stand for.

mmmmm.......I wonder who is in charge of spreading the word????

H.O.P.E.'s 9th annual "Cause for Paws" dinner auction

HOPES 9th annual "Cause for Paws" dinner auction

Posted and Hosted by:

H.O.P.E. Safehouse

When:

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Where:

Country Club

Racine, Wisconsin

Before you read any further, I want you to know that they are asking for a donation for their 9th annual "Cause for Paws" dinner auction. Without your support; their goal for a new, larger safe haven for unwanted, abandoned animals will not be possible.

I and they hope you will consider donating an item for their auction.

Because of the generosity of donators like you, they were able to raise more than $25,000 towards their new building last year!!

PLEASE NOTE

H.O.P.E. has NO paid staff and is run solely by volunteers!!

100% of all donations go directly to the care of their animals

and finding them permanent loving homes.

Donations can be most anything, but they must be new items. Some examples are: pet items, artwork, photography, gift certificates, home decor, kids items, jewelry, time shares, sporting tickets, autographed items (perfect for the authors who read this!! hint hint), basically anything that can be auctioned off.

Do you know someone who owns a business?

PLEASE PLEASE PASS THIS ON.

This is especially great for local artists, businesses, etc. because it gets your name out there. They are going to list the company name or display business cards if they can.

REMEMBER

ALL DONATIONS ARE

TAX DEDUCTIBLE!!!!

Any donations can be dropped off or mailed to:

HOPE Safehouse

1911 Taylor Avenue

Racine, WI 53403

or if you live in the area

they may be able to pick up your donation by calling

262-634-4571.

They have a Myspace page and the link is below.
If you wish to attend please contact them by mail, phone or
on their Myspace page.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=147659374

Riverbend Nature Center---Racine, Wisconsin

Ok, so it's not technically a charity, but they do rely on volunteers and donations to help keep it going.

A little about them: River Bend Nature Center in Racine, Wisconsin:

80 acres by Root River
forests, fields, and wetlands
opportunities for hikers, birdwatchers, cross-country skiing and more
part of the YWCA of Racine
they reach over 20,000 children
hiking trails are free to the public
open 7 days
fees and registration are related to programs and events

2007 River Bend Nature Center / 3600 N.Green Bay Rd., Racine, WI 53404 / Phone: (262) 639-0930 / Fax: (262) 639-6090 / Email
Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm Monday-Friday and 12:30-4:30pm Saturday-Sunday



http://www.riverbendracine.org/