This came via email and it seems like a worthwhile event/fundraiser: Eat Ice Cream & Support A Free Program for Local Public School Students! March 24th from 5:30 – 7:30 PM Cold Stone in the Cascade Village Shopping Center is serving ice cream for two hours……20% of all purchases will … Continue reading
A friend emailed this evening with a request: tomorrow (February 19th) Tony’s Delicatessen is having a benefit for the Pantenberg family and their 14 year old boy with inoperable brain cancer. I don’t really have more details than that and until I get express permission I don’t want to name … Continue reading
This came in over the weekend and seems like a good cause and a good opportunity to get involved: Next weekend the Amani Life Project (a local group that works to send orphaned girls to college) will be raffling off Thanksgiving baskets with all the fixings for a nice meal … Continue reading
This is totally a worthwhile cause: Bend resident Jason Freiboth (and "longtime Bend park district sports program do-it-all" as the Bulletin mentions) is suffering from skin cancer, and the community is rallying around him with support. This was sent to me today, so I’m running it in its entirety: Friends … Continue reading
This is an item that came through in one of the County’s dispatches that I thought was worth passing on. The Rainbow Clubhouse is holding a hotdog fundraiser Tuesday, August 12 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For only $2, customers will receive a hot dog, chips and a can … Continue reading
Stuck on lunch plans today? I got this email in my inbox this morning: Please consider joining Deschutes County Assessor’s Office staff today for a hotdog lunch fundraiser to benefit Deschutes United Way! Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 (or until we run out of food!) Date: Today! Place: Deschutes Services … Continue reading
This sounds like a really worthwhile event; the 28th at the Domino Room. "Live With Purpose, Party With A Cause" Rarely does a night of live world beat music and fine art in Bend directly improve the lives of several desperately poor children living half a world away. “Live With … Continue reading
I’m thinking I should make Tuesday the "standard" day here to run press releases; I seem to get them around this time each week lately. This looks like a good cause if you’re looking for worthwhile fundraisers to contribute to. Because No Child in Deschutes County Should Have to Live … Continue reading
A number of restaurants are holding fundraisers over the next few weeks for injured snowboarder Tyler Eklund; the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation site lists those and more. Fundraiser at McDonalds (SE Bend) Wednesday, April 11, 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. 100% of the proceeds during those 3 hours will go to … Continue reading