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Not For Profit Events
FROLIC WITH THE FAIRIES
The Junior League of Peoria will
host the sixth annual Frolic with the
Fairies Mother Daughter Tea and
Style Show, a fundraiser to support
its community projects, on March 8,
2014 at Par-a-Dice Hotel Ballroom.
Tickets are $30 apiece for the
event, with seatings available at 9
a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets
can be ordered by visiting www.
frolicwiththefairies.com.
And new this year is a tea geared for
girls ages 6-13. Friday Night Frolic
will be March 7 at 6:30 p.m., also at
the Par-A-Dice. More information
about the event can be found at that
website, as well.
BOWL FOR KIDS’ SAKE
The Heart of Illinois Big Brothers Big
Sisters will host Bowl for Kids’ Sake
fundraising events at three locations
in March.
In Peoria, Landmark Recreation
Center will host the bowlers from 9:30
to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 22;
from 4 to 6 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
on Sunday, March 23, from noon to
2 p.m.
In Knox County, Northgate Lanes in
Galesburg will host the event from
2 to 4 p.m. and from 4 to 6 p.m. on
Saturday, March 15.
In Fulton County bowlers will be at
Linn Lanes in Canton from 5 to 7 p.m.
and 7 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 8.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY RAFFLE
SUPPORTS LOCAL YOUTH
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater
Peoria is selling tickets for its annual
St. Patrick’s Day Raffle, with the
grand prize a trip for two to Ireland.
Kelleher’s Irish Pub and Grill and Suzi
Davis Travel have worked together
to provide the trip. Tickets are just
$1 and the winner will be notified
by phone. Proceeds from the ticket
sales will be donated to the Boys &
Girls Clubs of Greater Peoria.
The drawing will be on St. Patrick’s
Day, Monday, March 17, 2014, at
Kelleher’s Irish Pub & Grill on Water
Street, downtown Peoria. Former
Boys & Girls Club member and
Kelleher’s co-owner Pat Sullivan
began this fundraiser a few years
ago to help support our local youths.
Sullivan and partner John Hunt
know well the importance of an
organization that not only “keeps
kids off the streets” but also teaches
them how to avoid the pitfalls that
would prevent them from becoming
productive citizens.
For more information call Lisa Fisher
at (309) 685-6007, ext. 112.
PARC’S ANNUAL BON APPÉTIT!
PARC will present its third annual
Bon Appétit LIVE! event at 6:30
p.m. March 20 at Embassy Suites,
with Master Chef Season 3 winner
Christine Ha, the first ever blind
contestant and winner whose
website is
She will present a live menu and food
demonstration.
There also will be a silent auction
of one-of-a-kind artwork created by
individuals PARC serves.
Cost is $125 and can be purchased at
. Attire is black-
tie optional. Proceeds will benefit
PARC’s programs, including Early
Intervention, Community Living, and
Organizational Employment Services.
For more information contact
Madeline Smith at (309) 689-3605 or
by email at
.
NOTRE DAME BENEFIT AUCTION
SCHEDULED
The annual Peoria Notre Dame
benefit auction, “Lights Will Guide Us
Home,” is scheduled for Saturday,
March 22, at the Embassy Suites
Hotel in East Peoria.
The event, the school’s primary
fundraising event, includes a raffle
for $10,000 and a live auction.
Tickets are $75 and can be
purchased by calling Sharon
Abraham, coordinator of Projects
and Alumni at Peoria Notre Dame
High School, at (309) 691-9531.
SUPPORT IN THE SHADOWS FOR
CRITTENTON
Crittenton Center hosts Support in
the Shadows, a unique event held
in honor of Child Abuse Prevention
Month throughout April.
“We like to call Support In The
Shadows a phantom event - that’s
right; it’s an event that doesn’t really
exist! We know you get tired of
spending your Friday and Saturday
nights getting dressed up, attending
galas and bidding on silent auction
items. That’s what’s so great about
this event – you don’t have to do
anything,” said a news release from
Crittenton.
To participate the center said, “Just
purchase a ticket and do something
that makes you happy, like hosting
a family game night, spending a day
at the park or just reading a book in
your favorite chair. While doing so,
you will know that you are helping
those who can not help themselves
– you are helping to prevent child
abuse and neglect.”
All proceeds from Support In The
Shadows benefit Crittenton Centers
and are 100 percent tax deductible.
Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for
children. Or any size donation will be
accepted.
For more information or to purchased
tickets visit crittentoncenters.org.
BEFORE THE HAMMERS START
Junior League of Peoria is hosting
a Before Construction fundraising
