Blue Star Mothers Scrapbooking Event 25 March 2011

I have to admit I never heard of

Blue Star Mothers

before I came across this event.

That just shows how poor our local media is.

Also, this is a national organization that is all about

supporting our troops past, present, and future.

It does not matter what religion or polictical view anybody has.

It just helps the troops where possible.

If you have seen flags in windows in people's homes

with 1, 2, or more stars

they come from this organization.

I have seen the flags,

but did not know where they came from until now.

Please check them out.

WHEN:

25 March 2011

WHERE:

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran School

(multi-purpose room)

7900 Nicholson Road

Caledonia, Wisconsin

TIME:

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

COST:

$15.00

(The cost includes a meal, card making, and a scrapbook page.)

FOR RESERVATIONS:

414-4125918

or

262-886-3634

The proceeds will go to support area soldiers and veterans alike.

Home Page:

http://web.memberclicks.com/mc/page.do?sitePageId=59966&orgId=bsma

Wisconsin Page:

http://web.memberclicks.com/mc/page.do?sitePageId=82652&orgId=bsma

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/

Like Poker? Poker Fundraisers 5 March 2011

There are 2 separate fundraiser events tonight involving poker.

EVENT 1:

Racine Rotary Founder's Club Vegas Night

WHEN:

5 MARCH 2011

TIME:

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

WHERE:

FESTIVAL PARK

5 FIFTH AVENUE

RACINE, WISCONSIN

COST:

$5.00 gets you in the door, $100.00 of fun money, and drawings

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. games:

Craps

Black Jack

Roulette

Money Wheel

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. drawings:

1st place:

Trip for 2 to Las Vegas and $500.00 cash

2nd place:

$750.00 cash

3rd place:

$500.00 cash

In addition there is a Texas Hold 'em Poker tournament you can enter.

TIME:

5:00 p.m.

(doors open at 5:15 p.m.)

ENTRY FEE:

$50.00

LENGTH:

2 - 3 hours

Pre-registration is recommended,

but you can register at the door at 5:00 p.m.

Call 262-632-6262

to register or for questions

PRIZES:

Not specified but will go to the 1st and 2nd place winners

All will be entered into a separate raffle drawing.

The money raised this year will go to 2 organizations:

1

Racine Youth Sports

This will provide sports recreation to over 4,200 children in the area.

2

Camp Anokijig

This will help over 200 children in need have fun at camp

http://www.racinefounders.org/vegasnight.html

EVENT 2:

Charity Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament

WHERE:

Moose Lodge

5530 Middle Road

Caledonia, Wisconsin

http://www.simivalleymooselodge.com/locations/racine-wisconsin.php

WHEN:

5 MARCH 2011

TIME:

NOON

CHECK-IN TIME:

11:00 a.m.

BUY IN COST:

$60.00

ADD IN COST:

$20.00 with unlimited rebuys in the first hour.

PRIZE POOL:

70% of the entry fees

Food and beverage will be available.

PROCEEDS BENEFIT:

The Arc of Racine

http://thearcofracine.org/pages/about.html

The Arc of Racine

helps both children and adults with disabilities

with legal rights, independence, and more.

To volunteer for the charity event please call

262-634-6303

Food For Thoughts & REAL School International Travel Group Fundraiser March 2011

This is a combined fundraising event.

WHERE:

Uncorkt
240 Main Street
Racine, Wisconsin

WHEN:

5 MARCH 2011

TIME:
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Uncorkt is asking for everyone to bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to Thoughts for Food. You will be entered into a raffle for free beer and wine.

There will also be a silent auction and a bake sale.

The event will benefit the REAL School International Travel Group


For more information call: 262-632-WINE (9463)

http://www.uncorkt.com/index.shtml

http://thoughtsforfood.org/

Thoughts For Food Fundraisers 5 March 2011 part 1

Thoughts For Food

There are various fundraisers

in the

Racine, Wisconsin

area

raising both

non-perishable food items

and

money

for the

Racine County Food Bank

The 19th annual Thoughts for Food benefit concert

WHEN: SATURDAY, 5 MARCH 2011

TIME: 7:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.

WHERE: The River North neighborhood

(The neighborhood north of the Main Street Bridge)

CONCERT PLACES and PERFORMERS:

1

Place:

George's Tavern

1201 North Main Street

Performers:

Titus

Rench & Wheary

The Andes

Twang

2

Place:

Eagle's Club Upstairs

319 Hamilton Street

Performers:

Root River Band

Fun Factory

Razor's Edge

Final Approach

3

Place:

Eagle's Club Downstairs

319 Hamilton Street

Performers:

Jill Plaistad

Saturday Night Preachers

Untrained Laymen

Full Flavor

4

Place:

Coasters

1301 North Main Street

Performers:

Gypsy Creed

Lyden Moon

HWY 13

E'Z Liv'N

5

Place:

Racine Yacht Club

1 Barker Street

Performers:

John Bower

Flat Pocket

Mesnard Location

DC Monroe

6

Place:

Michigan's Pub

1300 Michigan Boulevard

Performers:

Identity Crisis

Zicomatic

Rude Rooster

89 Mojo

7

Place:

Red Line Tavern

1200 North Wisconsin Avenue

Performers:

Zachary Scot Johnson

The Spliffs

Looming Larger

Krispy Brothers

8

Place:

Chartroom Charlie's

209 Dodge Street

Performers:

Night Wing

Mean Jake

Roy Edwards

Mandatory Overtime

9

Place:

The Rhino Bar

1659 North Main Street

Performers:

Hey, Alright

nikdamit

Step-In-Out

OCD

10

Place:

John's Dock

303 Dodge Street

Performers:

Lake Effect

Fell Boyzs

Ecolimes

For performance times of each act

or

for more information

click on the link below:

http://www.thoughtsforfood.org/

Please Vote For The P.E.A.C.E. (Protect Educate Aid Children Everywhere) Fund

If you have read this blog in the past

you know one of my favorite charities is

The

P.E.A.C.E.

(Protect Educate Aid Children Everywhere)

Fund

started by actor

Adrian Paul.

They are currently in

6th place

among

33 charities

to receive money to help others.

Only the

top 3 winners

will receive money.

The top prize is

$20,000.00.

Please if you have a couple of minutes please vote for them.

To

vote

please click on the following link:

http://www.showusyourgoodness.com/charityinfo_tpf.php?charity=tpf

To learn more about

The P.E.A.C.E. Fund

please click on the following link:

www.thepeacefund.org

Thank you in advance for reading this blog in the past, present, and future.

I know I have been absent for quite some time,

but my family has been going through a lot

of struggle for quite some time

including health, financial, and computer problems.

A family friend fixed my computer for free

and I should be able to do things (like posting)

more frequently and easier.

Thank you for your patience and support since I started blogging.

Adrian Paul Newswire Fundraiser

Fellow blogger
Adrian Paul Newswire
has set up a fundraiser
to help raise money for
The PEACE Fund
(Protect Educate Aid Children Everywhere).
According to the blogger's message left on
Facebook
93% of the money raised
will go directly to The PEACE Fund.

The PEACE Fund
was started by actor
Adrian Paul
to help smaller charities
around the globe
that specifically help children.

Adrian Paul will be turning 50 soon
and the fundraiser was set up to help celebrate that.

If you are able to help please do.
This is an accredited charity.

Adrian Paul Newswire

http://www.adrianpaulnewswire.blogspot.com

The website the fundraiser is on.

http://www.firstgiving.com/adrianpaulbirthday

The official The PEACE Fund website.

http://www.thepeacefund.org

If you have a
Facebook
page
type in
Adrian's Paul's The PEACE Fund
and you should be able to find it.

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

Second Harvest....Food For People Who Need It

With these hard times more and more people are turning to others to help feed their families and themselves. If you are able to donate please do. If you are able to volunteer they have a link for that too. If you need to find a pantry to either donate or because you need help there is a link for that also. If you are a corporation they have a link to help you come up with fundraising ideas.

September 2008 is declared Hunger Action Month.

http://www.secondharvest.org/

Of course Second Harvest is not the only organization that collects food and money to help feed people who desperately need it. There are many many places from schools, churches, stores, and countless national and world organizations out there to help people and who need your help.

So please please whether you need help (and many people will at some point in their lives) or are able to help do not feel embarrassed either way. Jobs are lost, people get sick, divorces happpen as do natural disasters and just plain life. Anyone and everyone will need help in some way or form at some point in their life.

If you are the type of person who has always been willing to give even if it is only a small amount and suddenly you need help just remember the person you did help might actually be the one able to help now.

WE LIVE IN ONE WORLD.....WHAT HURTS ONE PERSON IN ONE SPOT HURTS THE WHOLE WORLD.....THAT ONE PERSON HELPED MIGHT TURN AROUND AND DO SOMETHING INCREDIBLY HELPFUL AND GOOD TO SAVE SOMEONE ELSE

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.

Charity Job Listings on Myspace---link included

I came across this today and thought I would share it.

I typed in charity in Google just to see what would come up....

because it does vary from time to time....

and I saw a link to charity jobs on MySpace.

I forget sometimes that you can do job searches on MySpace.

If you are looking to work for a

non-profit organization

or to volunteer for one

why not check the site out?

It is just one of many out there

and it might give you some ideas

of exactly what is available

or the type of help you may be able to give.

http://jobs.myspace.com/a/ms-jobs/list/q-Charity

Donate % on E-Bay for The Peace Fund

You can now donate to "The Peace Fund" on E-Bay.

Actually you were able to starting sometime last year.

If you decide to sell something on E-Bay

you can donate anywhere

from 10% to 100% to your favorite charity.

It is nice to have the option of donating to charities,

especially not big charities like (The Red Cross)

that gets most of the media attention.

Of course they always need help too.

The big charities get so many requests for help

that they struggle sometimes too.

It is just that when the big charities need help

the big charities seem to get the media attention

from local and national broadcasts in major times of need.

Whereas, the smaller charities

do not seem to get the same media attention

and need the word of mouth help

that blogs

and celebrities

and the fans of celebrities

or television shows

and movies can give.

Together we all can make a difference.

Who knows someday it might be me or you who needs the help.

I am struggling to pay off bi

lls right now

and just do not have any disposable income, but maybe somebody reading this blog

or someone else's blog

does have the money to donate.

I hope so.

http://donations.ebay.com/charity/charity.jsp?NP_ID=22215

Play Golf for Charity am 620 WTMJ link included

I was trying to find something new that maybe everyone does not know about

(you know the big charities that are always in the news) and found this.

I do not play golf but there are many people who do.

I thought if you like to play golf and help out a charity at the same time

you might be interested in some of the golf/charity combinations

in the southeastern Wisconsin area.

The link below is for AM radio news station 620 WTMJ.

They have posted charity golf events on their website.

If you are interested click on the link to find out exact details.

http://www.620wtmj.com/shows/directory/7935722.html

I am also including links (off AM 620 WTMJ's website)

for the different golf charity events being held.

To play in the

Morgan Memorial Golf Outing benefiting MAKE-A-WISH

Monday, June 9, 2008

http://www.wisconsin.wish.org/

To play in the

The Vince Lombardi Golf Classic

Saturday, June 14, 2008

http://www.lombardiclassic.com/events/golf-classic/default.asp

To play in the

The Greater Lombardo Open

Monday, July 14, 2008

http://www.americasguest.com/glo_2008.htm

To play in the

Bob Duckett Memorial Golf Outing

Monday, July 21, 2008

http://www.waukeshaeducationfoundation.org/celebration_events.asp

To play in the

Habitat For Humanity Golf Outing

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

http://www.blitzbuild.com/

To play in the

National Kidney Foundation Golf Classic

Monday, July 28, 2008

http://www.kidneywi.org/RapidCat/catalog/pagetemplate.cfm?CompanyId=1242&PageId=2450

To play in

The DDO Benefit

Sunday, September 14, 2008

http://www.ddobenefitinc.org/

There are also some other golf charity events going on

in which there are no links,

but they do have telephone numbers for information.

Neighborhood House Open Golf Outing

Monday, June 16, 2008

For more info, call 414-933-616 (Neighborhood House)

Patrick Noonan for Providence Memorial Golf Outing

Friday, June 27, 2008

Call (262) 878-2713 for more information

Wisconsin Adopt A Golden Retriever Golf Outing

Saturday, July 12, 2008

For more information, call 262-255-0019

Ronald McDonald House Charity Golf Outing

Monday, July 28, 2008

For more info, call (414) 841-7753

If you are having a golf charity event you can let the radio station know through their website.

The Charity Guide--Find Charities In Your Area

I have been looking for ways to find out about charities in my area and I came across this website where you can find charities all across the nation. How cool is that!!!

This is a non-profit website that was designed to help to inform and educate people on various charities.

I originally was going just for the Women's Resource Center and came across this website for the whole nation; so, of course I had to let everyone know.

The Women's Resource Center helps ABUSED WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

If you live in the area and have items or cash to donate please let them know. If you are not sure if you have something they can use please call them and ask them what they need. That would probably be better anyway to call first in case they have too many of one type of item and not enough of something else. When I was taking a speech class we actually did a presentation on the Women's Resource Center and learned how hard it is sometimes to help abused women and children.

It is still hard to believe that in this country at this time in history that men and women think that it is still okay to be abusive towards others. It is even harder to believe that people still put up with it. Just think how much better this world would be if we all taught that it is not okay to abuse others and did something to help when we see it.

Just something to think about the next time you get angry or do not want to get involved. Even a little help is better than no help. People need to know that someone out here cares about what happens to them.

The links below in order are:

The main/home page.

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

Charities in Wisconsin.

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

Charities in Racine, Wiscosin.

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

Women's Resource Center in Racine, Wisconsin

http://www.charity-charities.org/charityinfo.php?ID=1016902&page=29

Children's Organ Transplant Association--COTA

I was checking out The Peace Fund website and they had a link to COTA; so, I decided to check it out. I did not know there was an organization like this one.

Briefly: This is a charity that helps needy children and young adults (and their families) who need organ transplants. They will help with fundraising and family support. On their website you can learn more about the organization, the children, donate, become a COTA patient, volunteer, become a COTA transplant professional and much more.

If you know someone in need or are in need yourself please check out this website. If you can volunteer or donate please do. I know that everyone can not always afford to donate (like me); so, since I can not afford to donate I hope doing blogs like to get the information and weblinks out help in some small way.

Briefly about The Peace Fund: This charity was founded by actor Adrian Paul (best known probably from Highlander: The Series) to help children worldwide. They also work with other charities to benefit children. If you want to learn more click on the link below.


Children's Organ Transplant Organization---COTA

http://www.cota.org/site/c.dqLQI3OEKpF/b.496377/

The Peace Fund

http://ww.thepeacefund.org/index.html

The Peace Fund

"The Peace Fund" was started by actor Adrian Paul, "Highlander: The Series".

Protect Educate Aid Children Everywhere

That says exactly what they do. They help primarily through donations and auctions. The link below will take you directly to them if you would like to know more. If you would like to donate or volunteer there is a way to do that through their website.



http://www.thepeacefund.org/