Fundraisers
Events that raise money for some type of charity, including galas, golf outings, rummage sales, shopping events, fashion shows, picnics and sport nights. Send items to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com two weeks before event date.
Jan. 15
Mini-brick Memorial: Deadline to order is Jan. 15, Grayslake Area Public Library, 100 Library Lane, Grayslake. The Friends of the Grayslake Library will sell memorial mini-bricks to be placed on a wall inside the library. The price is $50 for a 1.5-by-3-inch brick, or $100 for a 3-by-3-inch brick. Order forms are available at the library. A dedication ceremony for the new memorial wall will be held on Sunday, May 3. For information, call (847) 223-5313.
Jan. 16
Book Sale: 5 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17; and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, Indian Trails Public Library District, 355 S. Schoenbeck Road, Wheeling. The Friends of the Indian Trails Public Library District used book sale. Members-only preview sale on Friday, with numbered entry tickets available beginning at 3:30 p.m. On Sunday, most books will be sold $3 per grocery bag. For details, call (847) 459-4100, ext. 250.
Jan. 17
Spaghetti Dinner: 4:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, Fellowship Hall of Community Protestant Church, United Church of Christ, 418 N. Prairie Ave., Mundelein. Dinner includes salad, spaghetti, bread, drinks, and dessert. Carry outs are available. Adult tickets are $7.50 and children under 12 are $4. For information, call (847) 566-4000.
Jan. 23
Winter Book Sale: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich. The Friends of Ela Library will hold their winter book sales. Friday is open to members only. Members receive 10 percent off on Saturday. Remaining books will be sold for $5 a bag Sunday. Due to the popularity of the Friday sale, numbers to determine entry order will be given out beginning at 4 p.m. on Jan. 23; patrons may begin lining up for entry into the sale at 5:30 p.m. For information, call (847) 438-3433, e-mail infodesk@eapl.org or visit eapl.org.
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.