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

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/

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.

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

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.

National Walk for Epilepsy 28 March 2009

If you like to do
walks for charity
why not do one for
The National Epilepsy Foundation?

When: 28 March 2009
Where: Check the Epilepsy Foundation website to find one near you.
The link is below

Epilepsy is a medical condition in which people have seizures.
There are different types of seizures
depending on which part of the brain
and how much of the brain is causing the seizure.

There are over 3 million people
in the United States
that have some type of epilepsy
and over 200,000 new cases
are diagnosed every year.

Some people with epilepsy have a genetic connection,
but many do not have any family history at all.

Some people can control the seizures with medication,
but there are always those people that medications can not work.

To find out more about
what exactly epilepsy is,
the symptoms,
treatments,
how to donate,
the merchandise store,
how to volunteer,
and so much more
please click on the link below.

This is the link to the Epilepsy Foundation

http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org

MS Awareness Week March 2-8, 2009

As I have written in a previous blog

a friend of mine's daughter has been diagnosed with MS.

March 2-8, 2009

has been designated as

MS Awareness Week.

The link below is will take you to that information.

http://www.nationalmssociety.org/get-involved/events/ms-awareness-week/index.aspx

Some of the things planned are as follow:

600 walks across the country

100 bike rides across the country

and more

If you click on the link above you will many more links like:

what is MS?

how to find a

walk/bike ride/other events

to participate in to help raise money

how to donate

how to volunteer

there is a recommended book list

even a store to buy merchandise to help the cause

and so much more

The PEACE Fund **Protect Educate Aid Children Everywhere** Merchandise Link Included

I know I should have posted this much much earlier so people could buy for Christmas. I am really sorry about that.

However, there are many other gift giving holidays coming up or buy for yourself or as a just because I love you or like you gift for someone else.

The PEACE Fund "Protect Educate Aid Children Everywhere" is a recognized charity started by the actor Adrian Paul. Its focus is to collect money through fundraisers, donations, auctions, and selling merchandise to help other underfunded, smaller and quite frankly children's charities that the main media does NOT cover.

They do not spend millions of dollars on television, print, radio or internet advertising. I think most can think of at least 2 or 3 big children's charities that do. Many people (like me) probably first heard about the charity by going to his website because they were either a fan of his or the television show "Highlander: the series".

I do not write much about charities, but this one definitely caught my eyes and I did more research on it. I do not have kids and do not plan on having them, but I have 7 great nieces and nephews along with my friends and neighbors kids. I have 1 nephew who has autism and 1 friend who's daughter was diagnosed with MS last year.

I unfortunately do not have the financial means (the store I currently work at is closing the end of January 2009) to donate or purchase merchandise, but I can at least help spread the word around.

So, please check out the website to learn more and perhaps to donate, buy something, or to find out how to volunteer.


Some of the items you can purchase are t-shirts, baseball hats, doggie shirts, tote bags, coffee mugs, note cards, mouse pad, and more.

The link for the merchandise.

http://www.thepeacefund.org/merchandise.html

The home link for The PEACE Fund.

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

The fundraising link.

http://www.thepeacefund.org/fundraising.html

BZZ Agent and the USO

I am an agent for

BZZ Agent/Frogpond

and one of their partners is the

USO

(United Services Organizations).

I think most people remember the legendary

Bob Hope

and his tours and television specials for the USO.

Wayne Newton

is currently the entertainer

that has given much of his time

and taken over where

Bob Hope

has left off.

Kid Rock

has also done many shows overseas

along with a very long list of other celebrities.

The USO

has been around for over 70 years

and has does so much more

than put on shows

for our troops stationed around the world.

They hand out prepaid phone cards,

send care packages,

help the families of the troops,

help the troops themselves

when they go off somewhere

and basically whenever

the troops need help and more.

The USO

is NOT

a government agency

even though many

(myself included)

thought it was.

They rely strictly on

donations

and

volunteers.

More than

89 cents

out of every

$1.00

goes directly

to helping a soldier.

There are not many

organizations

that can boast that!!!

If you have the financial means to contribute please do.

If you are able to volunteer please do.

If you can not do either one of those

for whatever reason

please spread the word.

If you are a

BZZAgent

you can post the

USO link

on

Facebook

and other places

and there is a

URL link

that will be special for you

for you to add to

blogs and your other sites.

If you are not a

BZZAgent

you can always sign up to become one.

You do

surveys,

post opinions,

sometimes receive free items to test

and spread the word about,

and occasionally with

more expensive newer items

you will be offered a

big discount off the retail price.

There are many options with

Frogpond.

If you are interested in learning more about the

USO

or

BZZ Agent/Frogpond

click on the links below.

http://www.bzzagent.com//p/2449736750/DaisyMaeXena">Visit United Service Organizations (USO)

http://www.bzzagent.com/frog/FrogPond.do

The PEACE Fund **Protect Educate Aid Children Everywhere** 5th Auction link included

The PEACE Fund

(Protect Educate Aid Children Everywhere)

The charity started

by actor

Adrian Paul

He is mostly known for

"Highlander: The Series".

****NOTE****

Check out

"The Lost Colony"

starring Adrian.

It is quite good.

5th Annual Auction

is going on

NOW!!

10 November 2008

through

18 November 2008.

There are guidelines

and

you do have to

register to bid

The PEACE Fund home link.

http://www.thepeacefund.org

To learn more about how to register

and bid on items click on this link.

http://www.thepeacefund.org/5thauction.html

This link is from the Sci Fi website.

There is some additional information that fans have posted.

http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=2318704

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

Adrian Paul Newswire Blog---link included

This blog is sooo much better than mine at putting up information.....

this blog has a

slide show and pictures

and is mostly dedicated to the PEACE fund.

Mine is for all types of charities, fundraisers, etc.

For people in New Jersey

there is a

bake sale

on

23 August 2008

at

Columbus Farmer's Market.

To learn more click on the link below.

I wish I was there to attend.

http://adrianpaulnewswire.blogspot.com/2008/08/bake-sale-to-raise-money-for-peace-fund.html

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

Women for Women--Helping Women Who Have Survived War

I think some that have read any of my blogs have figured out that I have a

MySpace and Facebook page.

I get little feedback from MySpace when I ask for help or information

but I always get feedback from someone on Facebook.

I asked if anyone had a charity, fundraiser, etc. t

hat they were interested in and I got a response quickly.

Thank you for that.

I am starting to collect quite a few online friends

who all have different interests

and have been through different situations partly because of the part of the world they live in.

One of my Facebook friends

(I do not know if my friend would like to be named so I will not name my friend)

sent me some information and the link for this organization.

This organization helps through

donations, sponsorships, volunteers, and much more

women who have survived wars around the globe.

I was surprised that I had not heard of this organization

considering it has been featured on the United States television program 60 Minutes

and that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have both donated to this organization.

Yep I actually wrote about something to put Ms. Jolie and Mr. Pitt's names in one of my blogs.

If it catches someone's eye to check it out I am all for a shameless plug.

So to learn more check out the website.

http://www.womenforwomen.org/

Canine Companions For Independence

If you ever wanted to know more about raising dogs to be service dogs, wanted to donate, wanted to advertise with or for, programs, in need of a service dog, and just about anything else having to do with service dogs just click on the link below.

Canine Companions For Independence

http://www.cci.org/site/c.cdKGIRNqEmG/b.3978475/

I would like to thank the Dean Koontz website for writing about this organization and being involved with it. Hopefully I will never need to use a service dog, but it is comforting to know there are people out there with the expertise and patience raising these wonderful dogs.

In case you did not know

best selling author

Dean Koontz

had a dog named Trixie

and is very involved in dogs in general.

To learn more about

Dean Koontz

and his books and contests click on the link below.

http://www.deankoontz.com/

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

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