FROM THE MORNING CALL
OFF TO THE RACES: A Night at the Races will be held 5:30-9:30 p.m. July 29 at the East Side Youth Center in Allentown. Each $15 ticket includes food, beer, and soda. An additional $5 buys a horse, with a chance to win $50. There will also be 50-50 chances and tricky tray baskets. Proceeds benefit Team Chaos and Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. Team Chaos will be walking in the 3-Day for the Cure 60 mile walk in Philadelphia in October. For tickets call Joan at 610-759-8497 or Karen at 610-570-5603.
LIFEPATH GOLF EVENT: Lifepath's 25th Annual Golf Outing starts with registration at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 1 at Silver Creek Country Club, Hellertown. The event, benefiting individuals with developmental disabilities, includes chair massages for golfers, a silent auction, lunch buffet, 18 holes of golf with contests, dinner and awards presentation. The cost is $175 per golfer, $650 per foursome. Registrations accepted through Wednesday; sponsorships available. Info: Ann Marie Surovy at 484-893-5539 or amsurovy@lifepath.org, or visit http://www.lifepath.org.
SPORTING CLASSIC: The Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation will conduct its 18th annual Golf & Tennis Classic at Lehigh Country Club on Aug. 8. Proceeds benefit the Foundation's need-based scholarship program. Golfers will play a modified scramble at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., while the round robin tennis tournament starts at 9 a.m. The registration fee of $350 for golf and $175 per person for tennis includes lunch, dinner, an awards presentation and prizes. For more info, including sponsorship and advertising opportunities, call 610-799-1929, e-mail jwilchak@lccc.edu or http://www.lccc.edu/foundation/people-events/lccc-foundation-golf-classic.
SIZZLING SUMMER NIGHT: A free celebration will be held 5-7 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Allentown Arts Park. The event, organized by the Allentown Art Museum, Allentown Symphony Hall and the Baum School of Art, will feature art, live music by the Allentown Symphony, bocce ball and demonstrations by Baum School artists. Food and beverages from downtown restaurants will be available for purchase. Rain date is Aug. 19. Info: http://www.allentownartmuseum.org.
CALLING ALL PARROTHEADS: The 2nd annual Zoo in Paradise, a fundraiser for the Lehigh Valley Zoo, takes place 6-10 p.m. Aug. 27 at the zoo and features the Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band Parrotbeach, margaritas, beer, cheeseburgers and more. Tickets: $10, available at Lehigh Valley Zoo, http://www.morningcallstore.com/tix or call 610-820-6642. Must be 21. More info at http://www.lvzoo.org.
JOE'S TAVERN GOLF: A benefit for St. Luke's Hospital Cancer Center, the 7th annual Golf Outing of Joe's Bar & Grill takes place Aug. 28 at Green Pond Country Club in Bethlehem. Registration begins at noon with a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m.; dinner and awards program at 6:30 p.m. The per golfer cost of $80 includes cart and greens fees, golf gift, dinner buffet, beverages, snacks and more; dinner buffet only is $25. Golfers, sponsors or prize donors may call Janet at 610-767-9138 for information.
CHILDREN'S BALL: Community Services for Children, provider of Head Start, Early Head Start, Keystone STARS and subsidized child care, will hold its inaugural Children's Ball Sept. 16 at Saucon Valley Country Club. The ball will feature the Flamin' Caucasians dance band, dinner, a silent auction and a few surprises. Previously, CSC combined the Donley Awards presentation with a children's gala. This year, the two events stand separately. Tickets are $175 and sponsorships are available. Air Products Foundation, Klunk & Millan and Concannon Miller are early-bird sponsors. Info: 610-437-6000, ext. 2113, or http://www.cscinc.org/events.
RUN FOR VIA: The Lehigh Valley Health Network Marathon, a fundraiser for Via, will be held Sept.11. The scenic 26.2 mile course, created by Bart Yasso, begins at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest and continues through Easton. The event also includes a relay and half marathon, plus a 5K Walk on Sept. 10 starting at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. Info: http://www.vianet.org/marathon.
PENN STATE GOLF OUTING: The Lehigh Valley Chapter of Penn State's 19th Annual Jack Cooney/Don Klein Golf Outing has been rescheduled for Sept. 19 at the Moselem Springs Golf Club in Fleetwood. Individual tickets of $160 include lunch, 18 holes, dinner, prizes and a raffle. Call Don Klein at 610-395-7933 or Wayne Nottle at 610-264-4259 for info. Proceeds benefit the Jack Cooney Scholarship and the Don Klein Cultural Enrichment Fund supporting Penn State Lehigh Valley. Sponsorships are available.
ARTFUL GALA: The Baum School of Art Gala, celebrating 85 years, will be held on Sept. 24. Festivities include cocktails, food, music and a live auction featuring art and memorabilia from the school's collection. Tickets are $150 per person. Info and sponsorship opportunities: Leigh Musser at 610-433-0032.
FASHION FUNDRAISER: Truth for Women's 3rd Annual Fall Fashion Show and Silent Auction will be held 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct.15 at Faith Church, 6528 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. Per-person admission is $25 at the door or $20 with pre-registration includes a jewelry sale and fashion show from My Sister's Closet, a variety of silent auction items and gift baskets, prizes, and samples from area restaurants, caterers and bakeries. Proceeds benefit Truth for Women Center, a haven for women in crisis. Call Janet Cimino at 610-767-9138 for info on sponsorships, gift donations or to receive an invitation
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