JOIN KELLY K AT THE ST. ELIZABETH-CATHOLIC CHARITIES’ ANNUAL GALA DINNER AND AUCTION MARCH 4, AT 6:00 PM AT THE LOUISVILLE HYATT HOTEL!IT ALL BENEFITS THEIR MATERNITY HOME FOR GIRLS IN CRISIS PREGNANCIES, TRANSITIONAL HOME FOR MOMS AND BABIES, AND CASA AND SUPPORTED LIVING PROGRAMS.FOR RESERVATIONS, CALL CHRIS ROBERTSON AT 949-7305.
Girl Scouts Cookies for Soldiers
It’s a way to say thank you to the men and women who put their lives on the line serving our country. Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana is teaming up with Republic Bank to launch the Girl Scouts’ second-annual Gift of Caring Campaign. Through Gift of Caring, local Girl Scouts will accept Girl Scout Cookie donations for our soldiers serving overseas. The goal is to ship 10,000 boxes this spring.Republic Bank purchased 2,000 boxes of cookies to kickoff the endeavor, and will accept monetary donations at any branch location in Kentuckiana. Find out more at www.kyanags.org.
He Said-She Said: An Art & Fashion Show to Benefit Dress for Success Louisville willbring together local and regional artists and fashion designers in a one-of-a-kind event which will take place on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at River Bend Winery, 118 S. 10th Street. Doors will open at 7:00pm, and the fashion show will kick off at 8:00pm. Guests will enjoy a cash car, entertainment by CRASH DDZ, and a silent auction of the modeled clothing and original art by local artists.
Using second-hand men’s clothes, designers were challenged to create two original women’s outfits; one day look and one evening. The silent auction will close at 9:00 p.m., but the entertainment will continue during the after-party until 11:00 p.m.
The VIP ticket holders will enjoy a separate lounge area, appetizers and swag bags. VIP tickets are available with the purchase of a sponsorship package, which start at $50. General Admission is $10. River Bend Winery is generously donating 10% of bar sales to Dress for Success Louisville. For more information call (502) 637-5082, email info@fashionbenefit.org, or visit www.fashionbenefit.org.
About Dress for Success
Dress for Success is an international not-for-profit organization that promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Since being founded in Louisville, Kentucky in October of 2000, the Louisville chapter of Dress for Success has assisted more than 2,900 women from over 70 member agencies including the Center for Women and Families, The Family Scholar House, Goodwill Industires and the Louisville Urban League. Louisville’s chapter is located at 309 Guthrie Street and can be reached at (502) 584-8050. Visit www.dressforsuccess.org to learn more.
St. John’s Raisin’ the Rent
Zoot suits and flapper dresses will get a workout March 6 as Louisville steps back in time 80 years for the fourth annual Raisin’ the Rent party! It’s set for 8pm to midnight at The Gillespie 421 West Market Street. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the door, through TicketMaster or through the St. John Center. For ticket information or to become a sponsor of this event, call Keith Steer or Ron Sweat at (502) 568-6758. Attire is snappy casual or Depression-era costume.
Raisin’ the Rent will offer partygoers hors d’oeuvres, music, dancing, a silent auction, and games of chance in an authentic 1929 atmosphere. Reminiscent of “rent parties” in Harlem and elsewhere in the late 1920s and ‘30s, the event will swing with vintage music of the Jazz Age provided by the West Market Street Stompers, a mainstay at the old Jazz Factory nightclub and restaurant. Dancers from Shall We Dance studios will demonstrate their skills, and Huzzah! Productions will provide themed entertainment. A cash bar and valet parking will be available.
Proceeds from the event benefit the St. John Center’s Residential Recovery Program.
About St. John Center
St. John Center, 700 E Muhammad Ali Boulevard, is an emergency day shelter and social services center. St. John Center serves nearly 200 homeless men every day. Find out more at www.stjohncenter.org or call (502) 568-6758.
Strikes for Strokes
You’re invited to the 1st Annual Strikes for Strokes fundraiser in honor of Coral Ehret. It’s set for March 6th, 6 to 10pm at Rose Bowl, 2217 Goldsmith Lane. Coral suffered a severe stroke on September 4, 2009 after falling and hitting her head earlier that day. She initially lost all speech, use of her right arm and some of her right leg. After months of extensive therapy, one would hardly know that something so tragic happened just a short time ago. While Coral still has a ways to go for a full recovery, her parents are still very hopeful that it will happen.
This is to raise awareness that childhood strokes do exist even without a pre-existing medical condition. Only 6 out of 100,000 children will have a stroke and of that 6, the majority happen during or just after childbirth.
Each person must have a minimum of $50.00 in sponsorship. This includes 3 games and shoes. Maximum 6 bowlers per lane. This is an ALL ages event. Bumper Bowling available for younger participants. There will be 2 bowling "flights". The first flight is from 6-8pm, and the second flight will be from 8:30-10:30pm. Please specify which time you would like to bowl.
This will be a first come first serve event. Please make sure you pre-register to guarantee a lane. Walk-ups will be allowed if additional lanes are available.
Or mail checks made out to Kosair Children’s Hospital to :
Misty Ehret
4024 Mulberry Row Way
Louisville, KY 40299
Attn: Strikes for Strokes
All money must be received by March 1st to lock in your lane. If you have teams you want compete against, please make note of that when you mail in checks.
Louisville Official Oscars® Gala
You’re invited out to party like the stars Sunday March 7th at The Brown Hotel downtown! Red carpet arrivals start at 6pm, with the auction and program starting at 7:25pm. From the moment they arrive at Louisville’s only official Oscar party, guests are the celebrities, who play a starring role in an evening filled with delectable cuisine, a generous open bar and silent and live auctions. Sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the gala includes official Oscars programs and signage, “celebrity” gift bags and dozens of other authentic touches.
Oscar Night® America–Louisville benefits Family & Children’s Place, which every year serves thousands of families and children facing violence, abuse and neglect in Jefferson County and surrounding counties in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Auction items may include vacation getaways, sports packages, entertainment packages, unique collectibles, sports memorabilia and more! Tickets are $125 per person and $225 per couple. Black-tie attire is encouraged. For more information, or to purchase tickets, call Katy Maloy at 502-893-3900 ext. 261.
Clark Co. 4-H Saddle Club Chili Supper/Auction
The Clark County 4-H Saddle Club Community Chili Supper/Auction is set for Sunday March 7, at the Clark County 4-H Fairgrounds off Hwy 62 in Charlestown. Dinner starts at 6pm and the auction kicks off at 7pm. There will be many lawn and garden items up for bid, along with gift baskets, horse supplies, tools and more! Donations are appreciated…come out and support the 4-H kids!!
Monday Fund Day at Brendan’s for St. Joe’s
St. Joseph Children’s Home, in partnership with Brendan’s Restaurant and Pub will host a Monday “Fund” Day fundraiser to benefit children in all programs of the Home. The event will be held at Brendan’s on Monday, March 8, 2010, between 11:00 AM and MIDNIGHT. 100% of the proceeds will go directly to support St. Joe’s kids. Brendan’s is located at 3921 Shelbyville Road in St. Matthews.
In addition to delicious food and refreshing beverages, there will be free, live musical entertainment provided by the Mid Life Crisis Band from 7-11 PM. Door prizes will be available for those who register to win.
Individuals and businesses unable to attend but wishing to show their support can order box lunches for themselves and their employees. 100% of Box Lunch sales will also benefit St. Joe’s Kids. Promotional flyers and Box Lunch order forms can be downloaded from St. Joe’s website at
The 7th Annual Hats for Hope will be held on Thursday, April 1, 2010 from 6–9:30 p.m. at Mellwood Arts and EntertainmentCenter, 1860 Mellwood Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky40206. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 day of event. Admission to the event includes delicious hors d’oeuvres by Ladyfingers with wine and cocktails by Brown Foreman. All proceeds from this annual auction featuring Derby hats are donated to “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer,” the American Cancer Society’s premiere event to support lifesaving research, prevention, early detection, and programs to help breast cancer patients and their families.
Hats for Hope features a silent auction of approximately 200 new, designer and gently worn Derby hats. In addition, there are also 40-50 “non-hat” packages for auction. In 2009, 600 people enjoyed Hats for Hope. Many guests have attended multiple times, turning the annual event into a pre-Derby hat selecting tradition. In the last 6 years, Hats for Hope has raised $217,000 to support the American Cancer Society in the fight against breast cancer.
Fortickets, visit www.hatsforhopeauction.com or call 502-412-1779.
Clark Memorial’s 2010 Baby Fair
Come out to ClarkMemorialHospital Family Birth Place for their annual Baby Fair April 10th from 10am to 1pm. There will be a Moms-to-Be Fashion Show, tours of the Family Birth Place, exhibitors, speakers and door prizes.
Clark Memorial will also have health info booths on gestational diabetes, post-partum depression, breastfeeding, prenatal classes, infection control and more. Giveaways and prizes too! Find out more at www.clarkmemorial.org or call 812-283-2926.
Friends of Rob Gash Golf Scramble
The “Friends of Rob Gash” Golf Scramble will be held on May 22, 2010 at Eagle Creek Golf Course in LaGrange, KY along with a silent auction immediately following.The purpose of this event is to raise funds to help a local family offset some of their medical expenses, as well as help provide them an opportunity to go to Disney World as a family to renew their vows with their children.
Rob is stage 4 metastatic Melanoma and has been battling cancer for 6 years.While he has enjoyed some periods of time where the cancer seems to sleep for a while, it has continued to come back stronger and stronger.Rob has been treated at James Graham Brown Cancer Center, U of L and most recently visited the National Institute of Health, and after being advised that there was nothing left that could be done and that options had run out, he and the family are living each day full of faith and hope.
We hope that you can support us by either participating in the golf scramble or by donating items towards a silent auction that will be help immediately following the scramble – or both! We are looking for such items as:
* Gift Cards
* Vacation Package
* Round of Golf
* Concert or Theater Tickets
* Tickets to Sporting Events
* Churchill Downs Tickets
* Items made by your company supporting the event
Find out more or offer donated items to kim.zoeller@insightbb.com.
