Charitable Causes: Sunday, July 24, 2011

Sunday, July 24- Join Glitz Salons on July 24 at the Run for a Remedy 5K and the 10th Annual Glitz Fest benefitting the Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan. to register, visit www.runforaremedy.net or www.leukemiamichigan.org.- Employees of the Road Commission for Oakland County’s second Annual RCOC Charity Softball Tournament to help raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan, a nonprofit organization that grants wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses, is July 24 at Rotary Park in Waterford Township. During the tournament there will be a silent auction to raise additional funds for the foundation. the bidding is open to all who attend bids will be taken from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Contact Miracle at 248-594-6570.- a classic car show is 11 a.m.-2 p.m. July 24 at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 620 Romeo Road, Rochester. there will be a free will donation with all proceeds going to Neighborhood House. to register your car, call 248-651-9361.Thursday, July 28- the Botsford Commons Senior Community’s Resident Watercolor Exhibit and Art Show charity preview is 5-7 p.m. July 28 on the community’s campus, 21300 Archwood Circle, Farmington Hills. Tickets are $35, with all proceeds benefiting the purchase of a handicap-accessible bus for the senior community. For reservations, call 248-426-6951.- Botsford Commons’ resident art exhibit and sale charity preview is 5-7 p.m. July 28 at the Botsford Town Commons on the community’s campus, 21300 Archwood Circle, Farmington Hills. Tickets are $35, with all proceeds benefiting the “Next Stop, Our Bus” campaign, a project of the Botsford Foundation, to purchase a handicap-accessible bus for the senior community. the bus will be used to take residents, especially those with physical limitations, to where they want to go.- a Project HOPE League dinner in a beautiful monastery garden is 6-8 p.m. July 28 at St. Sabbas Monastery, 18745 Old Homestead Road, Harper Woods. an exploratory trip through a lovely garden and gift shop followed by a glass of complimentary wine and a Russian gourmet dinner. Contact Larry Marco at 313-881-8513 or Jerry Parks at 248-855-8770.Friday, July 29- the Northwestern High School Alumni Association’s 7th “Annual Moonlight Cruise Scholarship Fundraiser” is July 29 aboard the Detroit Princess Riverboat, 20 Atwater St., Detroit. Tickets are $45. Boarding starts at 10 p.m. and docking will be at 1 a.m. Contact 313-837-8373 or jodoctor1@aol.com.- 15th Annual Ferndale Pub Crawl is July 29 in downtown Ferndale. All funds raised go to local tax-deductible charities; this year including the Ferndale Police Auxiliary, FernCare, Ferndale Community Foundation, and the Michigan AIDS Coalition. Tickets are $10 and are purchased the night of the event at Boogie Fever Café on Woodward where the crawl begins.- Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan invites you to participate in the 17th annual Food Fight to Tackle Childhood Hunger through July 29. the Food Fight is a contest to collect food and dollars to help feed hungry children. Area businesses, organizations and individuals are encouraged to donate to this food-drive program that benefits Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan. Food collection bins are at Troy City Hall, 500 W. Big Beaver; Troy Public Library, 510 W. Big Beaver and at the Troy Community Center, 3179 Livernois in Troy. Cash donations will also be accepted for this food drive. Make checks payable to: Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan and drop off at the Community Affairs Department in City Hall. All donations are tax deductible. Only nonperishable food items should be donated. Visit www.gcfb.org.Saturday, July 30- Spikes for Sight, a charity volleyball tournament benefiting FiftyTwo4mom, is 3-11:45 p.m. July 30 at Airway Lanes, 4825 Highland Road, Waterford Township. the tournament welcomes all skill levels, teams will be drawn together to allow for balanced play. FiftyTwo4Mom’s mission is to raise awareness about optic nerve disease; fund research into causes, treatments and cures; and build programs to help people who suffer from vision loss. Visit http://www.active.com/volleyball-tournament/waterford-mi/spikes-for-sight-2011.Sunday, July 31- Yale Bologna Festival Car Show is 8 a.m.-4 p.m. July 31, downtown Yale, during the Annual Yale Bologna Festival. Registration is $15 per class, the first 100 cars, trucks and or motorcycles registered receive a patch and goodie bag. also, the first 50 at the door receive a free pancake breakfast Sunday morning. Proceeds will support local scouting programs and activities. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and awards are at 3 p.m. For a registration form, visit www.yalechamber.com.- Throughout the month of July, the Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant in Ferndale will be open every Monday to raise funds for Gifting Warriors, a 501(c)(3) organization helping wounded soldiers and the families of fallen heroes.- a Christmas in July Holiday Toys Drive to benefit the Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan is through July 31 at Bright side Dental, 36400 five Mile Road in Livonia. Donate a toy or gift card to the Christmas in July Holiday Toys Drive. Donated toys must be new and not gift-wrapped. Gift cards are also accepted. Children 18 years old and younger are eligible to receive toys through the Holiday Toys Program.Other items- Tickets are $25 for the Waterford Coalition for Youth raffle for a 2011 Chevy Cruze. they can be purchased by calling 248-618-7424, visiting www.wcfy.org or by visiting Bowman Chevrolet, 6750 Dixie Hwy. in Clarkston. there must be at least 1200 tickets sold to win the car, otherwise the raffle reverts to a 50/50. the raffle will take place at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26 at “Movies under the Moonlight,” being held on the Pierce Middle School football field at 5145 Hatchery Road in Waterford Township. Visit www.wcfy.org.- a portion of the proceeds of all cruelty free no-kill feather hair extensions as La Tete Organic Hair Care product sales purchased through Sept. 8 at Antonino Salon & Spa, 191 Townsend St., Birmingham, will benefit the Michigan Animal Rescue League. call 248-258-5990.- Grace Centers of Hope is raffling off a classic car to raise funds to provide food, clothing and shelter for the homeless in Southeast Michigan. this year they will be raffling off a 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle with unique Chrome Illusion custom paint that changes from gold, to green, then to blue in the light. Tickets are $20 a piece and the drawing date is Sunday, Sept. 11 at Grace Gospel Fellowship in Pontiac (need not be present to win). to purchase your tickets, visit www.gracecentersofhope.org.- purchase tickets for the Rochester Youth assistance 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Raffle through Oct. 22. the drawing will be at 6 p.m. Oct. 22. Tickets are $20 each. call 248-656-3558 or visit www.raya-mi.org.Hunger Free Summer donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar for Forgotten Harvest and Gleaners Community Food Bank. there are five ways to show your support: donate online at www.HungerFreeSummer.org; call 888-332-7140; text “HFS” TO 85944 (a $10 donation will be automatically added to your cell phone bill) message and data rates may apply; mail your donation to: Hunger Free Summer, P.O. Box 1380, Troy, MI 48099; and add a donation of $1, $3, $5 or more at all Hiller’s and Hollywood Market checkout registers. every $1 donation provides eight nutritious lunches for hungry children in southeastern Michigan.

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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN' 'http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd'><html><head><title>Azoomed - Submit Your Articles - Become an Expert In Your Niche | Charitable Causes: Sunday, July 24, 2011</title></head><body><h3>Charitable Causes: Sunday, July 24, 2011</h3> By: Editorial Staff Sunday, July 24- Join Glitz Salons on July 24 at the Run for a Remedy 5K and the 10th Annual Glitz Fest benefitting the Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan. to register, visit <a href="http://www.runforaremedy.net">www.runforaremedy.net</a> or <a href="http://www.leukemiamichigan.org">www.leukemiamichigan.org</a>.- Employees of the Road Commission for Oakland County’s second Annual RCOC Charity Softball Tournament to help raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan, a nonprofit organization that grants wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses, is July 24 at Rotary Park in Waterford Township. During the tournament there will be a silent auction to raise additional funds for the foundation. the bidding is open to all who attend bids will be taken from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Contact Miracle at 248-594-6570.- a classic car show is 11 a.m.-2 p.m. July 24 at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 620 Romeo Road, Rochester. there will be a free will donation with all proceeds going to Neighborhood House. to register your car, call 248-651-9361.Thursday, July 28- the Botsford Commons Senior Community’s Resident Watercolor Exhibit and Art Show charity preview is 5-7 p.m. July 28 on the community’s campus, 21300 Archwood Circle, Farmington Hills. Tickets are $35, with all proceeds benefiting the purchase of a handicap-accessible bus for the senior community. For reservations, call 248-426-6951.- Botsford Commons’ resident art exhibit and sale charity preview is 5-7 p.m. July 28 at the Botsford Town Commons on the community’s campus, 21300 Archwood Circle, Farmington Hills. Tickets are $35, with all proceeds benefiting the “Next Stop, Our Bus” campaign, a project of the Botsford Foundation, to purchase a handicap-accessible bus for the senior community. the bus will be used to take residents, especially those with physical limitations, to where they want to go.- a Project HOPE League dinner in a beautiful monastery garden is 6-8 p.m. July 28 at St. Sabbas Monastery, 18745 Old Homestead Road, Harper Woods. an exploratory trip through a lovely garden and gift shop followed by a glass of complimentary wine and a Russian gourmet dinner. Contact Larry Marco at 313-881-8513 or Jerry Parks at 248-855-8770.Friday, July 29- the Northwestern High School Alumni Association’s 7th “Annual Moonlight Cruise Scholarship Fundraiser” is July 29 aboard the Detroit Princess Riverboat, 20 Atwater St., Detroit. Tickets are $45. Boarding starts at 10 p.m. and docking will be at 1 a.m. Contact 313-837-8373 or jodoctor1@aol.com.- 15th Annual Ferndale Pub Crawl is July 29 in downtown Ferndale. All funds raised go to local tax-deductible charities; this year including the Ferndale Police Auxiliary, FernCare, Ferndale Community Foundation, and the Michigan AIDS Coalition. Tickets are $10 and are purchased the night of the event at Boogie Fever Café on Woodward where the crawl begins.- Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan invites you to participate in the 17th annual Food Fight to Tackle Childhood Hunger through July 29. the Food Fight is a contest to collect food and dollars to help feed hungry children. Area businesses, organizations and individuals are encouraged to donate to this food-drive program that benefits Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan. Food collection bins are at Troy City Hall, 500 W. Big Beaver; Troy Public Library, 510 W. Big Beaver and at the Troy Community Center, 3179 Livernois in Troy. Cash donations will also be accepted for this food drive. Make checks payable to: Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan and drop off at the Community Affairs Department in City Hall. All donations are tax deductible. Only nonperishable food items should be donated. Visit <a href="http://www.gcfb.org">www.gcfb.org</a>.Saturday, July 30- Spikes for Sight, a charity volleyball tournament benefiting FiftyTwo4mom, is 3-11:45 p.m. July 30 at Airway Lanes, 4825 Highland Road, Waterford Township. the tournament welcomes all skill levels, teams will be drawn together to allow for balanced play. FiftyTwo4Mom’s mission is to raise awareness about optic nerve disease; fund research into causes, treatments and cures; and build programs to help people who suffer from vision loss. Visit <a href="http://www.active.com/volleyball-tournament/waterford-mi/spikes-for-sight-2011">http://www.active.com/volleyball-tournament/waterford-mi/spikes-for-sight-2011</a>.Sunday, July 31- Yale Bologna Festival Car Show is 8 a.m.-4 p.m. July 31, downtown Yale, during the Annual Yale Bologna Festival. Registration is $15 per class, the first 100 cars, trucks and or motorcycles registered receive a patch and goodie bag. also, the first 50 at the door receive a free pancake breakfast Sunday morning. Proceeds will support local scouting programs and activities. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and awards are at 3 p.m. For a registration form, visit <a href="http://www.yalechamber.com">www.yalechamber.com</a>.- Throughout the month of July, the Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant in Ferndale will be open every Monday to raise funds for Gifting Warriors, a 501(c)(3) organization helping wounded soldiers and the families of fallen heroes.- a Christmas in July Holiday Toys Drive to benefit the Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan is through July 31 at Bright side Dental, 36400 five Mile Road in Livonia. Donate a toy or gift card to the Christmas in July Holiday Toys Drive. Donated toys must be new and not gift-wrapped. Gift cards are also accepted. Children 18 years old and younger are eligible to receive toys through the Holiday Toys Program.Other items- Tickets are $25 for the Waterford Coalition for Youth raffle for a 2011 Chevy Cruze. they can be purchased by calling 248-618-7424, visiting <a href="http://www.wcfy.org">www.wcfy.org</a> or by visiting Bowman Chevrolet, 6750 Dixie Hwy. in Clarkston. there must be at least 1200 tickets sold to win the car, otherwise the raffle reverts to a 50/50. the raffle will take place at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26 at “Movies under the Moonlight,” being held on the Pierce Middle School football field at 5145 Hatchery Road in Waterford Township. Visit <a href="http://www.wcfy.org">www.wcfy.org</a>.- a portion of the proceeds of all cruelty free no-kill feather hair extensions as La Tete Organic Hair Care product sales purchased through Sept. 8 at Antonino Salon & Spa, 191 Townsend St., Birmingham, will benefit the Michigan Animal Rescue League. call 248-258-5990.- Grace Centers of Hope is raffling off a classic car to raise funds to provide food, clothing and shelter for the homeless in Southeast Michigan. this year they will be raffling off a 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle with unique Chrome Illusion custom paint that changes from gold, to green, then to blue in the light. Tickets are $20 a piece and the drawing date is Sunday, Sept. 11 at Grace Gospel Fellowship in Pontiac (need not be present to win). to purchase your tickets, visit <a href="http://www.gracecentersofhope.org">www.gracecentersofhope.org</a>.- purchase tickets for the Rochester Youth assistance 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Raffle through Oct. 22. the drawing will be at 6 p.m. Oct. 22. Tickets are $20 each. call 248-656-3558 or visit <a href="http://www.raya-mi.org">www.raya-mi.org</a>.Hunger Free Summer donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar for Forgotten Harvest and Gleaners Community Food Bank. there are five ways to show your support: donate online at <a href="http://www.HungerFreeSummer.org">www.HungerFreeSummer.org</a>; call 888-332-7140; text “HFS” TO 85944 (a $10 donation will be automatically added to your cell phone bill) message and data rates may apply; mail your donation to: Hunger Free Summer, P.O. 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