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By Kurt Eichsteadt
Editorial Assistant
Residents of Long Beach help people all year through a variety of activities. Listed below are the results of some projects, as well as more opportunities to reach out to others.
The first Stand Up and Fight Cancer Cut-A-Thon at the D’aversa Salons in Long Beach raised $2,645.20 on Oct. 19. The money is being donated to Long Beach Memorial Medical Foundation and the Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Center.
The Long Beach Auxiliary of the Los Angeles Philharmonic will host a benefit for the Youth Music Education Programs of the Philharmonic today (Thursday, Oct. 30) at The Old Ranch Country Club in Seal Beach. There will be lunch followed by the opportunity to play bridge, bunco or other games as well as door prizes and gift baskets. Members of the Long Beach Auxiliary live in Long Beach, Seal Beach, Rossmoor, Los Alamitos, Huntington Beach and Cypress. For tickets, call 434-9869 or 594-5519.
A 12:30 p.m. shotgun start kicks off the Long Beach Day Nursery golf open today (Thursday, Oct. 30), at the Navy Golf Course in Cypress. The entry fee of $225 includes driving range and putting practice, box lunch on the course and reception including heavy hors d’oeuvres and prizes. The Navy course is at 5660 Orangewood in Cypress. To enter, call 591-0509 or e-mail efactor@lbdn.org.
Everyone donating blood at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center before the end of the month (which is tomorrow, Friday), will receive a free espresso or gourmet treat. All the blood donated is used at the medical center or at Miller Children’s Hospital. To make an appointment, call 933-0808.
Volunteer Action for Aging is looking for donations and volunteers to help deliver Thanksgiving dinners to older and disabled adults. In the past they have delivered 300 meals to Long Beach and surrounding communities. The deadline for participating is Oct. 31. Call 637-7103.
Depression-era glass will be auctioned off by Fostoria Glass Collectors, Inc., beginning at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Petroleum Club, 3636 Linden Ave. Forstoria Glass is a nonprofit that supports museums and dissemination of information about American handmade glassware. For more information, call 422-5544.
Assisteens of Long Beach will host a plant sale, featuring flats of fall colors and other plants, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Gaslamp Restaurant, located at Pacific Coast Highway and Loynes Drive. Assisteens is an auxiliary of the Assistance League of Long Beach,. For more information, call 439-7960 or 596-6834.
Nominations are being accepted for the Honda Helpful Awards, and the person selected will receive a new Honda, courtesy of the Southern California Honda Dealers Association and the Helpful Honda Guys and Girls in Blue. Nominees should be an inspiring friend, family member, neighbor or coworker whose life, and the lives of others would be considerably improved by a new Honda. For more information and to make a nomination, go to www.SocalHonda.com. The deadline is Nov. 1 and the award will be announced in January.
Jamba Juice, the L.A. Clippers and the American Diabetes Association are joining forces to sponsor several school walks for diabetes. The walks are designed to build energy, awareness and have fun. Events are scheduled Nov. 4 and 5 at Cubberley Middle School and Nov. 19 at Carver Elementary School. For more information, call (714) 813-2590.
The inaugural “Honoring Those Who Serve” luncheon will start at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at the Grand, 4101 E. Willow St. The event raises money for U.S. VETS, which helps homeless and at-risk veterans. Honorees this year are City Prosecutor Thomas Reeves and Jerry Miller, former city manager of Long Beach. Tickets start at $65. Call 388-8015 or go to www.usvetsinc.org.
The annual Glowball Tournament benefiting Hearts for Hounds of Long Beach gets underway with registration at 5 p.m. (tee time is 6 p.m.) Saturday, Nov. 8 at Rec Park. The event is sponsored by Lumbar Yard Chiropractic. Entry fees start at $60. Hearts for Hounds (www.heartsforhounds.com) rescues animals from shelters and gives them a second chance. To participate, call 961-7660 or send an e-mail to sharonbruce@thelumbaryard.com.
The St. Mary Medical Center annual auction and dinner is scheduled for Nov. 8. Organizers are looking for sponsors for the event, which draws more than 600 people from Santa Monica to San Diego. This year, Life Achievement Awards will go to George and Joyce Murchison and the law firm of Keesal, Young and Logan. Tickets start at $175. For tickets or information about sponsorships or program ads, call 491-7981.
The “Crush Out Lung Cancer” wine tasting runs from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at the Wine Crush, 3131 E. Broadway. It’s a benefit for the LUNGevity Foundation, which raises money for the fight against lung cancer. For information or for tickets, call 682-1853.
A casino night to benefit Poly High Water Polo and Aquatics starts at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, at the Petroleum Club, 3636 Linden Ave. Money raised will go toward replacing the scoreboard, timing systems and more. Tickets are $45 at the door or $40 each or two for $75 in advance. For more information or to buy tickets, send an e-mail to jimkruger@verizon.net.
The Condit Spirit Award Dinner and Auction, benefiting the Community Hospital of Long Beach Foundation, begins at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, and the Hyatt Regency Long Beach. The event is named after former Long Beach Mayor Fillmore Condit, whose 1924 gift helped make the CHLB a reality. This year’s banquet honors the Bixby Land Company and Long Beach Firefighters Association, Local 372. The evening includes live and silent auctions, dinner and dancing. Tickets are $175. Call 498-1000 or go to sss.chlb.org.
The Surfrider Foundation Long Beach Chapter’s Breakwater Bash is happening from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Nov. 15, at Smooth’s, 144 Pine. The Lap Steel Duo and the Swingin’ Tikis will provide live music to raise money for the groups “Sink the Breakwater and Restore the Shore” campaign. Tickets are $10.
“Destinations,” the annual fundraiser for the Assistance League of Long Beach, takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at the league’s Philanthropic Center, 6220 E. Spring St. The unique shopping experience includes items for home décor, children’s gifts, fine jewelry and much more. In addition, there is a silent auction and an opportunity drawing for a trip to the J.W. Marriott in Hong Kong. Items also will be available on a pre-sale basis at a 10% premium from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14. The Assistance League operates a variety of community projects including Operation School Bell, its Orthodontic Center and more. For more information or to purchase opportunity tickets, call 627-5650 or go to www.allb.org.
HOPE (Home Ownership for Personal Empowerment) is hosting a scramble-format golf tournament starting at 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 17, at the Old Ranch Country Club. Cost is $175 per player and includes lunch, golf, an awards buffet dinner and more. HOPE’s mission is to create stable, affordable housing opportunities for people with developmental disabilities. They operate properties in Long Beach and four other sites in Los Angeles County. To reserve a spot, call (310) 543-0635 or send an e-mail to Jennifer.Byram@harborrc.org.
“Asian Fantasy” is the theme for a fundraiser being presented by the Dramatic Allied Arts Guild beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at The Grand 4101 E. Willow St. The event begins with a shopping boutique followed by a luncheon and fashion show starting at noon. The guild gives scholarships in the arts to students at Long Beach City College and California State University, Long Beach. Tickets are $55. Call 493-1651.
The top of the Union Bank Building at 400 Oceangate in downtown Long Beach is the setting for a fundraiser for Long Beach BLAST at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19. The event, Wine Blast 2008, includes a wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. Long Beach BLAST is a nonprofit that provides after school learning for at-risk children. Tickets are $50. Call 437-7766 or go to www.lbblast.org.
From now to the end of November, the Southern California Daily Grill restaurants, including the one here in Long Beach, will offer a turkey dinner special for $21.95 with a portion of the proceeds going to the Union Rescue Mission. It’s a traditional Thanksgiving meal with turkey, choice of butternut squash soup or salad, stuffing and more. The Daily Grill in Long Beach is in the World Trade Center on Ocean Boulevard between Magnolia Avenue and Golden Shore. Call 753-2170 for reservations.
The top floor of the Arco Center is the setting for Children Today’s Holiday Cheer wine tasting and silent auction beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4. Children Today is a nonprofit organization that helps children and families facing homelessness. Tickets are $110. To RSVP, go to www.ChildrenToday.org.
The “Holiday Home Tour,” featuring four El Dorado Park Estates homes, is set for 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14. The tour includes refreshments, a silent auction and music by the Poly High School Jazz Ensemble. Money raised goes to Newcomb Academy. Presale tickets ($15) will be available beginning Nov. 7 at www.newcombptsa.org or at a number of retail locations. For a list of the locations, call 596-9462.
The Grace Community Church of Seal Beach “Support Our Troops” program is getting together adoption packages to send to our troops for the holidays. The deadline for shipments for Veterans Day and Thanksgiving items has passed and Christmas and New Year’s items should be dropped off not later than Nov. 19. Anything arriving after that will be shipped in January. The most requested item is phone cards, but they are also looking for notes of encouragement, pocket-size snacks, gum, raisin packs, travel-size toiletries and more, as well as financial donations to help with shipping. Donations may be dropped off at Grace Community Church, 138 Eighth St. in Seal Beach. For more information, call 533-8223 or e-mail fulton@grace-sealbeach.org.
The One Day Christmas Store is getting an early start on its fundraising. For the second year, the store (a collaborative between Better Balance for Long Beach, the Long Beach Rescue Mission and First Congregational Church) will buy Christmas toys and gifts and allow financially struggling families to shop for free. Last year, they were able to help more than 300 families. This year’s goal is 500 families. Send financial donations to Long Beach Rescue Mission/BBLB, P.O. Box 4564, Long Beach, CA 90804. For more information, call 591-1292.
Long Beach resident Linda Schaffer has formed Pens for Kids International to get pens in the hands of African Children in support of their education and desire to learn. They accept new and used pens of every kind. Locally, pens can be mailed to Pens For Kids USA, Attn: Linda Schaffer, 2225 Josie Ave., Long Beach, CA 90815. For information on shipping pens directly to Africa, send an e-mail to pensforkids@yahoo.com.
The first Stand Up and Fight Cancer Cut-A-Thon at the D’aversa Salons in Long Beach raised $2,645.20 on Oct. 19. The money is being donated to Long Beach Memorial Medical Foundation and the Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Center.
The Long Beach Auxiliary of the Los Angeles Philharmonic will host a benefit for the Youth Music Education Programs of the Philharmonic today (Thursday, Oct. 30) at The Old Ranch Country Club in Seal Beach. There will be lunch followed by the opportunity to play bridge, bunco or other games as well as door prizes and gift baskets. Members of the Long Beach Auxiliary live in Long Beach, Seal Beach, Rossmoor, Los Alamitos, Huntington Beach and Cypress. For tickets, call 434-9869 or 594-5519.
A 12:30 p.m. shotgun start kicks off the Long Beach Day Nursery golf open today (Thursday, Oct. 30), at the Navy Golf Course in Cypress. The entry fee of $225 includes driving range and putting practice, box lunch on the course and reception including heavy hors d’oeuvres and prizes. The Navy course is at 5660 Orangewood in Cypress. To enter, call 591-0509 or e-mail efactor@lbdn.org.
Everyone donating blood at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center before the end of the month (which is tomorrow, Friday), will receive a free espresso or gourmet treat. All the blood donated is used at the medical center or at Miller Children’s Hospital. To make an appointment, call 933-0808.
Volunteer Action for Aging is looking for donations and volunteers to help deliver Thanksgiving dinners to older and disabled adults. In the past they have delivered 300 meals to Long Beach and surrounding communities. The deadline for participating is Oct. 31. Call 637-7103.
Depression-era glass will be auctioned off by Fostoria Glass Collectors, Inc., beginning at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Petroleum Club, 3636 Linden Ave. Forstoria Glass is a nonprofit that supports museums and dissemination of information about American handmade glassware. For more information, call 422-5544.
Assisteens of Long Beach will host a plant sale, featuring flats of fall colors and other plants, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Gaslamp Restaurant, located at Pacific Coast Highway and Loynes Drive. Assisteens is an auxiliary of the Assistance League of Long Beach,. For more information, call 439-7960 or 596-6834.
Nominations are being accepted for the Honda Helpful Awards, and the person selected will receive a new Honda, courtesy of the Southern California Honda Dealers Association and the Helpful Honda Guys and Girls in Blue. Nominees should be an inspiring friend, family member, neighbor or coworker whose life, and the lives of others would be considerably improved by a new Honda. For more information and to make a nomination, go to www.SocalHonda.com. The deadline is Nov. 1 and the award will be announced in January.
Jamba Juice, the L.A. Clippers and the American Diabetes Association are joining forces to sponsor several school walks for diabetes. The walks are designed to build energy, awareness and have fun. Events are scheduled Nov. 4 and 5 at Cubberley Middle School and Nov. 19 at Carver Elementary School. For more information, call (714) 813-2590.
The inaugural “Honoring Those Who Serve” luncheon will start at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at the Grand, 4101 E. Willow St. The event raises money for U.S. VETS, which helps homeless and at-risk veterans. Honorees this year are City Prosecutor Thomas Reeves and Jerry Miller, former city manager of Long Beach. Tickets start at $65. Call 388-8015 or go to www.usvetsinc.org.
The annual Glowball Tournament benefiting Hearts for Hounds of Long Beach gets underway with registration at 5 p.m. (tee time is 6 p.m.) Saturday, Nov. 8 at Rec Park. The event is sponsored by Lumbar Yard Chiropractic. Entry fees start at $60. Hearts for Hounds (www.heartsforhounds.com) rescues animals from shelters and gives them a second chance. To participate, call 961-7660 or send an e-mail to sharonbruce@thelumbaryard.com.
The St. Mary Medical Center annual auction and dinner is scheduled for Nov. 8. Organizers are looking for sponsors for the event, which draws more than 600 people from Santa Monica to San Diego. This year, Life Achievement Awards will go to George and Joyce Murchison and the law firm of Keesal, Young and Logan. Tickets start at $175. For tickets or information about sponsorships or program ads, call 491-7981.
The “Crush Out Lung Cancer” wine tasting runs from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at the Wine Crush, 3131 E. Broadway. It’s a benefit for the LUNGevity Foundation, which raises money for the fight against lung cancer. For information or for tickets, call 682-1853.
A casino night to benefit Poly High Water Polo and Aquatics starts at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, at the Petroleum Club, 3636 Linden Ave. Money raised will go toward replacing the scoreboard, timing systems and more. Tickets are $45 at the door or $40 each or two for $75 in advance. For more information or to buy tickets, send an e-mail to jimkruger@verizon.net.
The Condit Spirit Award Dinner and Auction, benefiting the Community Hospital of Long Beach Foundation, begins at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, and the Hyatt Regency Long Beach. The event is named after former Long Beach Mayor Fillmore Condit, whose 1924 gift helped make the CHLB a reality. This year’s banquet honors the Bixby Land Company and Long Beach Firefighters Association, Local 372. The evening includes live and silent auctions, dinner and dancing. Tickets are $175. Call 498-1000 or go to sss.chlb.org.
The Surfrider Foundation Long Beach Chapter’s Breakwater Bash is happening from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Nov. 15, at Smooth’s, 144 Pine. The Lap Steel Duo and the Swingin’ Tikis will provide live music to raise money for the groups “Sink the Breakwater and Restore the Shore” campaign. Tickets are $10.
“Destinations,” the annual fundraiser for the Assistance League of Long Beach, takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at the league’s Philanthropic Center, 6220 E. Spring St. The unique shopping experience includes items for home décor, children’s gifts, fine jewelry and much more. In addition, there is a silent auction and an opportunity drawing for a trip to the J.W. Marriott in Hong Kong. Items also will be available on a pre-sale basis at a 10% premium from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14. The Assistance League operates a variety of community projects including Operation School Bell, its Orthodontic Center and more. For more information or to purchase opportunity tickets, call 627-5650 or go to www.allb.org.
HOPE (Home Ownership for Personal Empowerment) is hosting a scramble-format golf tournament starting at 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 17, at the Old Ranch Country Club. Cost is $175 per player and includes lunch, golf, an awards buffet dinner and more. HOPE’s mission is to create stable, affordable housing opportunities for people with developmental disabilities. They operate properties in Long Beach and four other sites in Los Angeles County. To reserve a spot, call (310) 543-0635 or send an e-mail to Jennifer.Byram@harborrc.org.
“Asian Fantasy” is the theme for a fundraiser being presented by the Dramatic Allied Arts Guild beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at The Grand 4101 E. Willow St. The event begins with a shopping boutique followed by a luncheon and fashion show starting at noon. The guild gives scholarships in the arts to students at Long Beach City College and California State University, Long Beach. Tickets are $55. Call 493-1651.
The top of the Union Bank Building at 400 Oceangate in downtown Long Beach is the setting for a fundraiser for Long Beach BLAST at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19. The event, Wine Blast 2008, includes a wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. Long Beach BLAST is a nonprofit that provides after school learning for at-risk children. Tickets are $50. Call 437-7766 or go to www.lbblast.org.
From now to the end of November, the Southern California Daily Grill restaurants, including the one here in Long Beach, will offer a turkey dinner special for $21.95 with a portion of the proceeds going to the Union Rescue Mission. It’s a traditional Thanksgiving meal with turkey, choice of butternut squash soup or salad, stuffing and more. The Daily Grill in Long Beach is in the World Trade Center on Ocean Boulevard between Magnolia Avenue and Golden Shore. Call 753-2170 for reservations.
The top floor of the Arco Center is the setting for Children Today’s Holiday Cheer wine tasting and silent auction beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4. Children Today is a nonprofit organization that helps children and families facing homelessness. Tickets are $110. To RSVP, go to www.ChildrenToday.org.
The “Holiday Home Tour,” featuring four El Dorado Park Estates homes, is set for 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14. The tour includes refreshments, a silent auction and music by the Poly High School Jazz Ensemble. Money raised goes to Newcomb Academy. Presale tickets ($15) will be available beginning Nov. 7 at www.newcombptsa.org or at a number of retail locations. For a list of the locations, call 596-9462.
The Grace Community Church of Seal Beach “Support Our Troops” program is getting together adoption packages to send to our troops for the holidays. The deadline for shipments for Veterans Day and Thanksgiving items has passed and Christmas and New Year’s items should be dropped off not later than Nov. 19. Anything arriving after that will be shipped in January. The most requested item is phone cards, but they are also looking for notes of encouragement, pocket-size snacks, gum, raisin packs, travel-size toiletries and more, as well as financial donations to help with shipping. Donations may be dropped off at Grace Community Church, 138 Eighth St. in Seal Beach. For more information, call 533-8223 or e-mail fulton@grace-sealbeach.org.
The One Day Christmas Store is getting an early start on its fundraising. For the second year, the store (a collaborative between Better Balance for Long Beach, the Long Beach Rescue Mission and First Congregational Church) will buy Christmas toys and gifts and allow financially struggling families to shop for free. Last year, they were able to help more than 300 families. This year’s goal is 500 families. Send financial donations to Long Beach Rescue Mission/BBLB, P.O. Box 4564, Long Beach, CA 90804. For more information, call 591-1292.
Long Beach resident Linda Schaffer has formed Pens for Kids International to get pens in the hands of African Children in support of their education and desire to learn. They accept new and used pens of every kind. Locally, pens can be mailed to Pens For Kids USA, Attn: Linda Schaffer, 2225 Josie Ave., Long Beach, CA 90815. For information on shipping pens directly to Africa, send an e-mail to pensforkids@yahoo.com.
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