Lake Co. fundraisers
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Sedgebrook Benevolent Care Fund Gala: 6:30 to 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at the Lincolnshire Marriott. Gala tickets are $125 each or $200 per couple. For reservations and sponsorship information, call Frank Lamberti at (847) 876-2373.
Friends of the Opera House dinner: Saturday, Sept. 13, Woodstock Opera house, McHenry. For ticket information, call (815) 338-4212.
Clearbrook Guardians Fall Casino Night: 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept 13, to 1 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, Clearbrook's Getz Workshop, 746 S. Vermont Ave., Palatine. Poker, blackjack, roulette, craps and other wheel games. Free. Proceeds benefit children and adults with disabilities. (847) 385-5305.
JDRF Carnival: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, Grandwood Park Community Center, 36630 Hutchins Road, Gurnee. Activities, raffles and a bake sale to raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Entertainment includes the Popeye and Swee' Pea Dog Show at noon and petting zoo from 1 to 3 p.m.
Peter J. Tosto Jr. Foundation Golf Outing: Monday, Sept. 15, Kemper Lakes Golf Club, 24000 N. Old McHenry Road, Kildeer. Cost is $300 per player and includes 18 holes of golf, lunch, cocktails, dinner, raffles and more. Proceeds benefit children and adults with disabilities. Contact Peter R. Tosto at (847) 362-7044 to register.
Scoop Night: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, Maggie Moo's, 3022 W. Route 60, Mundelein. The teachers of Mundelein Cooperative Preschool will scoop Maggie Moo treats. All proceeds made the entire day go to Mundelein Cooperative Preschool.
Art Auction: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, Libertyville Civic Center, 135 W. Church St., Libertyville. HealthReach Inc. will host a Gala Art Auction to raise funds to support the organization, which provides medical care to the uninsured residents of Lake County. Tickets are available online at www.healthreachcares.org and are $25 per person or $40 for a couple. There will be door prizes and a raffle. The auction will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Wine Tasting and Art Auction: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, Comfort Inn, 350 Route 173, Antioch. The Antioch Fine Arts Foundation will host its annual Wine Tasting and Silent Art Auction fundraiser. The foundation is a not-for-profit organization whose function is to coordinate and promote visual arts programs. For details, call (847) 838-2274 or visit www.antiochfinearts.org.
Fundraising Concert: 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, Gorton Center, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest. North Suburban Symphony's Gala Fundraising Concert, "I Could Have Danced All Night." For tickets and information, call Lake Bluff Park District at (847) 234-4150.
Walk for the kids: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, Paulus Park, 400 Whitney Road, Lake Zurich. Proceeds will benefit the Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood Foundation, a nonprofit organization run by parents of children with Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, a rare neurological disorder in which repeated, random attacks of paralysis occur affecting one side of the body or the other, or both sides. Registration can be done on the day of the walk or online at www.ahcwalkforkids.com.
Chicago Marathon team: 8 a.m. Oct. 8, Grant Park, Chicago. Race as part of the Clearbrook Bank of America Chicago Marathon team. For registration, visit www.chicagomarathon.com. For details, call Chrissy at (847) 385-5302 or marathon@clearbrook.org.