We are looking for a few Sizzle’n Servers! Join the Ronald McDonald House in helping families with children receiving medical treatment in Spokane. We need some professional servers for about 4-6 hours on the day of the event to help us serve the attendees of this wonderful event.

Save the date and plan on attending the Cobra Roofing Polo Classic – a benefit for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Spokane. Sept. 7th at the Spokane Polo Club in Airway Heights, enjoy an international Polo event with lunch, a traditional champagne divot stomp, silent auction item and more!

Restaurants – sign up and bring us your Sizzle’n servers! We are looking for volunteers to enjoy the day with us.  

Five Sandpoint chefs working with Food Bank volunteers have organized the Food Bank Harvest Ball scheduled for October 11, 2008 at the new Ponderay Events Center behind Sandpoint Furniture. This culinary experience will feature an eclectic menu prepared by chefs from Ivano’s, Three Glasses, The Idaho Club, Peerless Catering and Pend Oreille Pasta. Wine will be contributed by Dave Vermeer, beer from MickDuff’s Brewing Company with food donations from Food Services of America. A cash bar will precede the event and dancing will be to the music of Carl Rey and the Blues Gators.

Please contact the Food Bank at 263-3663 or Karel Miller at 946-6646 to pledge your donation. Contact Pam Anstutz at 255-7067 to pick up your donations for the silent auction. And also consider attending this inaugural Harvest Ball or sponsoring a table. Tickets are available from Ivano’s, Three Glasses, and Pend Oreille Pasta, or by calling the Food Bank.

Spokane — Enjoy an evening of fun, friends, food and entertainment, with silent and live auctions offering incredible items,  and healthy and hearty appetizers by D’Zaar Beverages. Highlighting the evening will be a humorous dramatic piece by actress/director Karen Kalensky (”Saturday Night Live” and ”All My Children”), with John Henry Whitaker (”Walker Texas Ranger,” “CSI” and “General Hospital.” Tristen Canfield will perform her winning piece for the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts auditions. This event will be held at Spokane Interplayers Theatre, located at 174 S. Howard St.

 

For reservation or to donate, please call:

(509) 455-7529

Spokane — Enjoy a chocolate fountain with many treats for dipping, appetizers, wine, beer, music and auction. Proceeds from this event will go toward the Excelsior Youth Center, an agency that helps 12-17 year olds in their recovery from drug addiction, abuse, neglect and more. The Excelsior Youth Center also provides the youth with housing, counceling, treatment and education. This event will be held at the Service Station located at 9315 N. Nevada St. Cost is $20 per person.

 

For more information, call:

(509) 458-4000

Coeur d’Alene — The annual auction and fundraiser is their premier fundraiser to support the programs and services provided for at-risk children. The Children’s Village is a licensed residential home for children who are homeless, abused, neglected or in need of therapeutic treatment. This year’s theme is “I’m Proud to be an American.”  The evening will include a large buffet with all the trimmings, as well as both a live and silent auction. This event will be held at The Coeur d’Alene Inn, located at 506 W. Appleway. Cost is $48 per person, $92 per couple, or reserve a corporate table of eight for $400.

 For more information or to make reservations, call:

(208) 667-1189

Coeur d’Alene — The Spring Dessert Benefit Auction will be held at the Coeur d’Alene Inn, located at 414 Appleway. The proceeds from this event will go to Good Samaritan Rehabilitation for Women program. Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased at Studio 3B Hair Design, located at 510 Sherman Ave. in Coeur d’Alene.

For more information, call:

(208) 667-7004

Spokane Valley — Babette’s Feast will feature 12 of Spokane’s top chefs, along with local wineries and breweries. Guests will enjoy hors d’oeurves, a five-course dinner, wine and brews. This event, to help celebrate National Nutrition Month 2008, is presented by the Greater Spokane Dietetic Association, benefits the Spokane Crosswalk Teen Shelter Programs. Location of this event will be at CenterPlace at Mirabeau Point Park, located at 2426 N. Discovery Place. Cost is $75 per person.

For more information, call:

(509) 473-2505

Coeur d’Alene — CdA’s Annual mARTi Gras and Cajun Cook-off was yet another successful fundraiser for Art on the Edge. This was the best authentic Cajun Cooking in the Northwest! Participants celebrated the beginning of the Lenten Season a couple weeks late, but the fun-filled weekend of art for kids, fabulous Cajun cuisine and live blues and jazz entertainment warmed the festival goers and was a hit for kids of all ages!