Lake Co. fundraisers

Events that raise money for some type of charity, including galas, golf outings, rummage sales, shopping events, fashion shows, picnics and sport nights. Deadline is two weeks before event date.

Feb. 25

Community Support Day: Wednesday, Feb. 25, Whole Foods Market, 760 Waukegan Road, Deerfield. Whole Foods Market's 5 Percent Community Support Day will help The Cove School in Northbrook. Call (847) 444-1900.

Feb. 27

Barrington Youth Football Comedy Relief: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, Stonegate Conference Center, 2401 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. Cocktails, dinner buffet, comedy show to benefit the Barrington Youth Football Association and the Colin Barth Family Fund. $50 per person. www.barringtonbroncos.net.

Feb. 28

Hersey Booster Club Dinner Dance: 6:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Feb. 28, Atlantis Banquets, 1273 N. Rand Road, Arlington Heights. Hersey High School Athletic Booster Club's Dinner Dance will feature music, dancing, an open bar and food, and silent and live auctions. Admission is $50 per person; proceeds benefit the student athletes of John Hersey High School. For tickets or information, contact Mike Dolan at (847) 577-2621.

For the Kids Auction: 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, Ivanhoe Country Club, 28846 North Thorngate Drive, Mundelein. Mundelein Cooperative Preschool will hold its annual For the Kids Auction, with a silent and live auctions, dinner, raffles and other prizes. For information, call (847) 949-1899. Visit mundeleincooppreschool.org.

March 4

Whole Planet Foundation Benefit: 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, Whole Foods Market, 760 Waukegan Road, Deerfield. Benefit dinner inspired by the cuisine of Central America, for the Whole Planet Foundation, a nonprofit organization that "seeks to empower individuals in a global community through entrepreneurship." Dinner is $5 per person; suggested donation to the Whole Planet Foundation is $15 per person. Call (847) 444-1900.

March 7

A Night Out for Autism: Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner seating at 6:45 p.m. Saturday, March 7, Chevy Chase Country Club, 1000 N. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling. Dinner, Silent Auction and Raffles. Proceeds benefit the Alexander Leigh Center for Autism. $50 per person or $450 for a table of 10. For information, call Kelly Weaver or Dorie Hoevel, at (847) 458-6802, or visit alexanderleighcenterforautism.com.

Ongoing

It Can Be Done: Mondays and Tuesdays, Francesca's Intimo, 293 E Illinois Road, Lake Forest. Francesca's Intimo has agreed to donate 15 percent of patrons' bills to the nonprofit organization It Can Be Done! on Mondays and Tuesdays if the customer mentions the organization to a restaurant employee. The proceeds will benefit the purchasing of a drill to construct wells throughout the 12 villages of Uru on Mount Kilimanjaro, providing the 30,000 people living there with freshwater. For information or to donate, visit itcanbedoneafrica.org or e-mail Barbara Joye at barbarajoye@gmail.com.