Fond du Lac and area fundraisers
Here are opportunities to help others.
Fond du Lac and area fundraisers Here are opportunities to help others. Check out this story on fdlreporter.com: http://fondul.ac/1pftkwB
Compiled by Action Reporter Media Published 11:00 p.m. CT Sept. 25, 2014 | Updated 11:01 p.m. CT Sept. 25, 2014
Fundraisers.(Photo: Photo illustration)
• Brat/burger fry —
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at Reach Out Books. The LoveOne adoption fundraiser will benefit two local Fond du Lac families.
• Bake sale, sandwich sale, and silent auction — Wednesday, Oct. 1, in Rooms D and E of Fond du Lac City County Government Center. Baked goods go on sale at 8, sandwiches are for sale at 11 a.m. 8 a.m. All proceeds benefit the Child Advocate Program of the Fond du Lac Conflict Resolution Center. The silent auction begins at 7 a.m. and will include seasonal baskets. Bidding will end at 2 p.m.
• Sandy's Team Hope Waupun Relay for Life team Christmas Cookie Cut-Out fundraiser — Order un-sugared cases of cookies. Order deadline is Oct. 13, delivery in mid-November, pick-up at Goose Shot on Main Street in Waupun. For prices and more information, contact Rhonda Harder at (920) 324-9535 or murtha12@gmail.com. Money is due at pickup and should be made payable to Team Hope.
• John Denver Tribute Concert — 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at the Waupun City Hall Auditorium, 201 E. Main St. Includes a silent auction, with proceeds to benefit the youth education programs at Marsh Haven Nature Center. Admission will be charged at the door.
• Walk to end Alzheimer's — 8:30 a.m. on-site registration, walk at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Moraine Park Technical College. Walkers will enjoy a Promise Garden tribute to all those who have been touched by Alzheimer's.
• Fall Festival of Music — Noon to close, Saturday, Oct. 4, at Backstage Bar & Grill, 101 N. Main St. Proceeds benefit SHARDS, which facilitates affordable mental health services for the uninsured and underinsured. Performances include: noon to 2 p.m., Jess Ellison (piano); 2 to 4 p.m., Disciples of Dixieland (Dixieland jazz); 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Broken Faith (rock); 8 p.m. to close, Replica (classic rock). Tickets are available at Wegner's Office Supply or at the door.
• Candy and nut sale — 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Ripon Medical Center. Proceeds benefit Ripon Medical Center programs and services.
• Candy and nut sale — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Waupun Memorial Hospital, 620 W. Brown St. Proceeds benefit Waupun Memorial Hospital programs and services.
• Benefit for Peter Konen — 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at Backstage Bar & Grill, 101 N. Main St. Konen is battling cancer for the second time, and funds raised will help offset his medical bills.
• Running in honor of Peg Lauer and Barbara Klotz — Fond du Lac resident Jason Pettit will run the Chicago Marathon as part of the American Cancer Society DetermiNation Team on Oct. 12 with his brother-in-law David Putz and two cousins, Chris and Jeremy Burkhalter, as part of team Babs and Boo Boo. The team is running in honor of former Fond du Lac residents Peg Lauer and Barbara Klotz, who died from cancer in 2013. To date, the team has raised more than $4,000 for the American Cancer Society and hopes to make its goal of $8,000. To donate, visit main.acsevents.org.
• The Great Pink Pumpkin 5K Walk/Run — 8 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. race start Saturday, Oct. 18, at Moraine Park Technical College. Hosted by the students of the Business Practice Firm Class. Cost to participate includes free t-shirt and pink pumpkin. For information visit facebook.com/TheGreatPinkPumpkinRun or call Stephanie Cheevers at (920) 904-4329. Money raised will benefit patients with breast cancer on The Infinite Boundaries Retreat.
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