CORPORATE CARING Calendar •  2011 Business First Corporate Caring Calendar (Updated April 11, 2011) Sponsored by Tops Friendly Markets and Association for Research of Childhood Cancer

Price: Individual $225, couple $450 Pennies for Patients Audience: 700 Breakfast with Bach January Date: Jan. 3, 2011 Purpose: Proceeds benefit increased and focused Date: Jan. 29, 2011 Sponsored by: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society research funding Sponsored by: Gliding Stars of WNY Time: All of January, February and March Chairmen: Jane Pelosi Time: 10 a.m.-noon Team In Training Place: In local schools Years held: 11 Place: Youngstown Date: January 2011 Purpose: For one month, students are encouraged to Sponsorships available: Yes Audience: 150 Sponsored by: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society collect spare change in honor of local student patients. Volunteers needed: Yes Purpose: Breakfast with musicians playing classical Funds benefit local programs of blood cancer research, Local sponsors: Mighty Taco Contact: Alex Kobza, 833-2873, [email protected] music local patient aid and services, advocacy, education and Chairmen: Pat Minarcin Time: January through June community service. Years held: 5 Place: Various venues Years held: 10 years Sponsorships available: Yes Purpose: Team in Training is the largest endurance Contact: Jennifer Kisker, 834-2578 ext. 4665, jennifer. Straight Talk 2011 Contact: Pat Minarcin, 608-8345, wstnyc@glidingstars. sports-training program in the world. The program [email protected] Date: Jan. 22, 2011 provides training to run or walk marathons and half org marathons or participate in triathlons and century Sponsored by: U.S. Small Business Administration, (100-mile) bike rides. We provide you with the SCORE coaching and training to make your athletic goals a Wine on Wednesdays Time: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. reality. Proceeds support local blood cancer patients. Penguin Run Date: Jan. 5, 2010 Place: Buffalo Niagara Convention Center Years held: 22 Date: Jan. 30, 2011 Sponsored by: AIDS Community Services of WNY Inc. Price: $15 prepaid, $20 day of event Sponsorships available: Yes Sponsored by: Cradle Beach Camp Time: 6-9 p.m. Audience: 500 Contact: Maureen Mac Isaac, 834-2578 ext. 4668, Time: 11 a.m. Place: The Protocol Restaurant, Williamsville Purpose: Annual session for small business education, [email protected]; teamintraining.org/wcny training, counseling and networking. Place: Classics V Banquet Hall Price: $55 Years held: 15 Price: $25 presale Audience: Women Contact: 551-4301, [email protected] Audience: 700 Purpose: To raise funds and awareness for AIDS Com- SkiScape munity Services of WNY Inc. Purpose: Raise money for programs at Cradle Beach Date: Jan. 2, 2011 Chairmen: Janine Tramont, Dr. Melissa Neal Years held: 17th annual Sponsored by: Kids Escaping Drugs Years held: One Niagara Floral Center Sponsorships available: Sponsorships, donations, raffle items Major sponsors: Jeep Dealers of WNY Sponsorships available: Yes Valentine Floral Sale Volunteers needed: Yes Time: All day Contact: Kim Luangpakdy, 847-0340 ext. 315, klu- Place: HoliMont Ski Resort, Ellicottville [email protected] Date: Jan. 25, 2011 Contact: Diane Martorana, 549-6307 ext. 201 Price: $60 donation Sponsored by: Niagara Floral Center and Greenhouse at Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Purpose: Day of skiing and snowboarding to benefit Kids Escaping Drugs Niagara Falls Memorial Major sponsors: KeyBank, Ingram Micro Years held: 13th annual Place: Pick-up orders: Feb. 14: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 107 Heath St., Lockport; Feb. 13: 8:30 a.m.-noon & Feb. 14: 8:30 February Sponsorships available: Yes Medical Center “The a.m.-4:30 p.m.; 2510 Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield Contact: Christina Kruzer, 827-9462, ked.org Premier” Price: Varies, custom orders accepted Dress Down Day Date: January 15, 2011 Purpose: Benefits training/horticulture therapy for people with developmental disabilities. Date: Feb. 4, 2011 Major sponsors: Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, Sponsored by: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Washington Mills, Brown & Brown of WNY and CGF Sponsorships available: Sponsors and locations for Anesthesiology cart sales/pre-sales. Delivery may be available for large Time: All day on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 orders in Niagara/Erie counties Time: 6 p.m. Place: Your work place Volunteers needed: Organize pre-sales Place: Seneca Niagara Casino Price: $5 donation to dress down at work and receive Did you Contact: Bob Bracikowski, 504-2617 x244, info@ a “Dress Down for Leukemia” sticker Price: $200 per ticket opportunitiesunlimited.org Purpose: Dress Down Day is a community-wide event miss us? Purpose: Benefits Memorial’s Stroke Center guaranteed to boost employee morale while helping If you need to add your event Chairmen: Anne and Dr. Richard Sawicki, Patty to raise funds. McPherson and Ron Campbell Horizon Health Services Years held: 5 or make changes, e-mail Years held: 7 Contact: Luann Burgio, 834-2578, luann.burgio@lls. Sponsorships available: Yes Date: Jan. 25, 2011 org Donna Collins at dcollins@ Volunteers needed: Yes Sponsored by: Horizon Health Services and the Erie Contact: Cara Turner, [email protected] County Council for the Prevention of Alcohol and Sub- bizjournals.com. Use the stance Abuse following outline to present Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m. LaSallian Sesquicentennial Place: Horizon Health Services, 6495 Transit Road, your event. NFJC Community Leaders Amherst Gala Dinner & Auction Awards Luncheon Price: Free Date: Feb. 5, 2011 Audience: 25 Sponsored by: St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute Name of event: Date: Jan. 20, 2011 Purpose: This free interactive workshop gives parents Major sponsors: James J. and Lynn Panepinto, LoVullo Date: Sponsored by: The National Federation for Just tools to understand, open and maintain lines of com- Associates Inc., Restonic, Jim Murphy Pontiac Buick Sponsored by (organization): Communities of WNY Inc. munication with their teenager. GMC Inc., Lawley Group Major sponsors: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of WNY/ Contact: Stefanie Zakowicz, 831-1800, szakowicz@ Time: 5:30 p.m. Major sponsors: M & T Bank horizon-health.org Place: St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, 845 Kenmore Time: Time: Noon Ave., Buffalo Place: Location: Buffalo Niagara Convention Center Price: $150 per ticket Price: $50 Making a Difference Purpose: Provides funding for student financial aid Price: Audience: 700 Chairmen: Tom and Jean Comer Audience (number of people): Chairmen: Gretchen Geitter, Donna Mostiller Dinner-A Celebration of Years held: 31 Years held: 45 Sponsorships available: $5,000, $2,500 Purpose: Contact: Lana Benatovich, 853-9596, lbenatovich@ Catholic Schools Volunteers needed: Yes for setup and auction night Chairmen: nfjcwny.org, nfjcwny.org Date: Jan. 27, 2011 Contact: Cathy Greene, 270-4117, [email protected] Sponsored by: The Foundation of the Roman Catholic Years held: Diocese of Buffalo Sponsorships available: Journey to a Cure Gala Place: Adam’s Mark Buffalo Purpose: Funds raised benefit needs-based tuition Spaghetti Dinner Volunteers needed: Yes or no Date: Jan. 22, 2011 assistance for Catholic school students in WNY. Dinner Date: Feb. 5, 2011 Contact (person, phone and Sponsored by: Juvenile Diabetes Reseach Foun- will honor Msgr. Paul Burkard and Frank and Rosalie Sponsored by: Gliding Stars of WNY e-mail): dation Ciminelli. Time: 5-8 p.m. Time: 5:30 p.m. Sponsorships available: Yes Place: Lilly of Valley Banquet Hall, Cheektowaga Place: Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel Contact: Susan Burns, 847-8373, sburns@buffalo- Price: $8 diocese.org. Audience: 150 Audience: 2,000 Contact: Laura Brann, 686-8090, lbrann@pallia- Chairmen: Tracey Schosek and Kari Notaro Years held: 12 tivecare.org Classical Action Years held: 5 Sponsorships available: Yes Date: March 7, 2010 Sponsorships available: Yes Volunteers needed: Yes Sponsored by: AIDS Community Services of WNY Inc. Contact: 608-8345, [email protected] Contact: Alex Kobza, 833-2873, [email protected] Time: 6-10 p.m. Place: Private house concert March Price: $250 WNED Kid Fest Taste of Soul Audience: 75 Seasonings Purpose: To raise funds for AIDS Community Services Date: Feb. 5, 2011 Date: Feb. 26, 2011 Date: March 3, 2011 of WNY Inc. Sponsored by: WNED Sponsored by: Buffalo Urban League Sponsored by: Aquarium of Niagara Chairman: Patrick Fagan Time: 12-5 p.m. Saturday, 12-4 p.m.Sunday Major sponsors: Tops Friendly Markets Time: 6-9 p.m. Years held: Four Place: WNED studios Time: Noon-3 p.m. Place: Aquarium of Niagara, 701 Whirlpool St., Niagara Sponsorships available: Yes Price: $7-$10 Place: ECC - City Campus Falls Contact: Kathleen Oczek, 847-0340 ext. 331, koczek@ Audience: 2,500 Price: Nominal Price: $45 per person aidscommunityservices.com Years held: 5 Audience: 300 Purpose: Money raised benefits the Aquarium of Sponsorships available: Yes Purpose: Salute to Black History Month Niagara Volunteers needed: Yes Years held: 7th annual Sponsorships available: Yes Elite Sales and Marketing Contact: Mindy Fox Takacs, 845-7000 Ext 346, mfox@ Contact: Nikkei Goodwin, 716-250-2414 Volunteers needed: Yes wned.org Contact: Gay Molnar, 716-285-3575 ext. 204 Awards Date: March 7, 2011 Ride For Roswell Spins Sponsored by: Buffalo Niagara Sales & Marketing Executives Inc. Decorator’s Showhouse 2011 Date: Feb. 26, 2011 Decorator’s Showhouse Black Time: 5:15 p.m. Sponsored by: Roswell Park Cancer Institute Sneak Peek Place: Salvatore’s Italian Gardens Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tie Date: Feb. 5, 2011 Price: Free for BNSME members, $60 for nonmembers Place: Various Date: March 5, 2011 Sponsored by: Junior League of Buffalo and Buffalo Purpose: Elite Sales and Marketing awards and Audience: 500-1000 Sponsored by: Junior League of Buffalo and Buffalo News News Executive of the Year Award to John Koelmel, president Years held: 2 and CEO of First Niagara Bank Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Time: 7 p.m.-midnight Place: Bayliss-Oshei Residence, 360 Depew Ave., Sponsorships available: Yes Sponsorships available: Yes Volunteers needed: Yes Place: Bayliss-Oshei Residence, 360 Depew Ave., Buffalo Buffalo Contact: Jeanne Hellert, 662-2279, [email protected] Price: $5 at the door Contact: Jim Costello, 845-3945, ja.m.es.costello@ roswellpark.org Price: $90 per person Audience: Open to public Audience: Open to public Purpose: To raise funds to support community project Purpose: To raise funds to support community project Baskets O’Plenty Auction Chairmen: Astrid Willis Chairmen: Astrid Willis Date: March 10, 2011 Years held: 30 Diamond Ball Years held: 30 Sponsored by: Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Sponsorships available: Yes Date: Feb. 26, 2011 Corporate support: Yes Foundation Contact: Jessica Schimert, [email protected] Sponsored by: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Volunteers needed: Yes Time: 7 p.m. Time: 6 p.m. Contact: Jessica Schimert, 913-7732 Place: BPO Elks Lodge #346, 1805 Fashion Outlet Blvd., Place: Samuel’s Grande Manor Niagara Falls Super Bowl Bingo Price: $200 per ticket Price: $15 Date: Feb. 6, 2011 Audience: 600 Purpose: More than 175 theme baskets with a Purpose: Funds raised are spent locally to support Community Marketplace minimum value of $35 will be featured. Sponsored by: Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Date: March 5, 2011 Foundation research of leukemia, lymphoma and all blood cancers, Years held: 17 Sponsored by: Orchard Park Chamber of Commerce Major sponsors: Elk’s Lockport Lodge local patient services and aid, advocacy, education and Sponsorships available: Yes community service programs Major Sponsors: Amigone Funeral Home - Quinn Time: 1 p.m. Volunteers needed: Yes Years held: 19 Southtown Chapel, Braymiller Builders, Catholic Health Contact: Kristen Cook, 297-6400, ext. 382, kcook@ Place: Elk’s Lockpot Lodge, 6791 North Canal Road, Partners In Rehab, First Niagara Bank, Five Star Bank, Lockport Sponsorships available: Yes opportunitiesunlimited.org Volunteers needed: No Master Khechen’s Martial Arts Academy, Orchard Park Sponsorships available: Yes Bee, Potter Financial Services, Repp Construction, Ven- Contact: Kristen Cook, 297-6400, ext. 382, kcook@ Contact: Luann Burgio, 834-2578, luann.burgio@lls. tura’s Collision, Verizon Wireless, West Herr Auto Group org opportunitiesunlimited.org Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wines of the World Place: Orchard Park High School Date: March 11, 2011 Price: Free Sponsored by: Rotary Club of Buffalo and Buffalo Buffalo Auto Show Think Ya Know Trivia Game Audience: 2,000 Rotary Founation Date: Feb. 9-13, 2011 Date: Feb. 26, 2011 Purpose: Exposure for area businesses Time: 6-9 p.m. Time: 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Feb. 9-10; 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Feb. Sponsored by: Penn Dixie Paleontological and Chairman: Don Lorentz Place: Mary Seaton Room, Kleinhans Music Hall 11; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Feb. 13 Outdoor Education Center Years held: 29 Price: $50 presale; $60 at door Place: Buffalo Niagara Convention Center Time: 7-10 p.m. Sponsorships available: Yes Purpose: Wine and food tasting event that benefits Price: $8 at the door Place: Oakwood Manor VFW Post Contact: Dawn Jenkinson, 662-3366, opcc@orchard- Cradle Beach, Food Bank of WNY, Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo, Goodwill Industries, Rotary Rink and Frank Contact: buffaloautoshow.com Price: $25 presale, $30 at door parkchamber.com Purpose: Benefits natural science programs at the Lloyd Wright Boathouse Penn Dixie Outdoor Education Center Years held: 6th annual Sponsorships available: Yes Sponsorships available: Yes Breath of Life Gala Contact: 627-4560 Orchard Park Job Fair Contact: 854-3397, buffalorotary.org Date: Feb. 12, 2011 Date: March 5, 2011 Sponsored by: WNY chapter of Cystic Fibrosis Foun- Sponsored by: Orchard Park Chamber of Commerce dation Regional Mock Trial Major Sponsors: Bryant & Stratton College Ray of Hope Gala Time: 6 p.m. Time: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Date: March 12, 2011 Place: Shea’s Performing Arts Center Place: Orchard Park High School Tournament Sponsored by: Matthew Foster Foundation Price: $150 per ticket Price: Free Date: Feb. 26-27, 2011 Major sponsors: WirelessZone Audience: 400 Purpose: Connect employers and job seekers Sponsored by: American Mock Trial Association Time: 5:30-11 p.m. Purpose: The CF Foundation will honor Mr. and Mrs. Place: Buffalo State College Chairman: Don Lorentz Robert Hollinsworth for commitment to the cure and Years held: 2 Price: $85, 2 for $150, Table of 10 for $700 Purpose: Two-day competition among schools from Audience: 400 Christine Padasak will receive the Katie’s Courage Western and Central New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Contact: Dawn Jenkinson, 662-3366, opcc@orchard- Award. A black-tie evening of live and silent auctions, parkchamber.com Purpose: Funds help to assist WNY families of children cocktail reception, dinner and live entertainment. Contact: greatlakesmocktrial.webs.com with cancer and we hope our assistance provides them Years held: 5 just a little ray of hope in their day. Sponsorships available: Yes, contact Kelly Kopra, Chairmen: Tony Foster and Craig Walek 204-2535, [email protected] Dr. Andy’s Day for Kids Shamrock Sweepstakes Years held: 8 Volunteers needed: Yes, contact Kristin Schneider, Date: Feb. 27, 2011 Date: March 5, 2011 Sponsorships available: Yes [email protected], 204-2535 Sponsored by: Buffalo Brew Pub Sponsored by: Immaculata Academy Volunteers needed: Yes Contact: Kelly Kopra, 204-2535, [email protected] Place: Buffalo Brew Pub Time: 7-11 p.m. Contact: Burt Foster, 652-1880, burtfoster@hotmail. com Purpose: Raise funds for Sisters Hospital Neonatal Place: Lucarelli’s Banquet Center Intensive Care Unit Price: $40 per ticket Gliding Stars Dinner and Contact: Kelly Wilkens, 862-1990, kwilkens@chs- Purpose: Parent’s Guild annual fundraiser buffalo.org Chairmen: Chuck and Elaina Hayes Buffalo Hearing & Speech Show Sponsorships available: Yes Date: Feb. 18, 2011 Contact: 648-4307, immaculataacademy.com Center’s Black Tie Gala Sponsored by: Gliding Stars of WNY Hospice Spring Bouquet Sale Date: March 12, 2011 Time: 6:30 p.m., dinner; 8 p.m. show Sponsored by: Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center Date: Feb. 28, 2011 Place: Buffalo Launch Club Time: 6 p.m.-midnight Sponsored by: Hospice Foundation of Western New Pride of Wyoming County Price: $40 York Place: Connecticut Street Armory Audience: 150 Major sponsors: Bank of America, The Professional Agriculture Dinner Price: $175 per person Chairmen: Gale Sander Florists of Western New York Date: March 5, 2011 Audience: 400 Years held: 5 Place: Sponsored by: Wyoming County Chamber of Purpose: Proceeds benefit Buffalo Hearing & Speech Sponsorships available: Yes Price: Open to the Community Commerce Center Foundation Contact: Gale Sander, 608-8345, wstnyc@glidingstars. Audience: 1,000 Time: 6 p.m. Chairmen: Louis Billittier Jr. and Bryan Wittman org Purpose: Largest revenue generating special event Place: North Java Fire Hall Years held: 5 for the Hospice Foundation. The sale is held in 40 area Price: $20 per person Sponsorships available: Yes floral shops and at public sites Purpose: Event celebrates and recognizes Wyoming Volunteers needed: Yes Cheer for a Cure Chairmen: Cathy McGovern, The Trillium’s Courtyard County’s largest industry - agriculture Contact: Carla LiVecchi, 885-8318, ext. 248, clivecchi@ Florist Years held: 4th annual askbhsc.org Date: Feb. 19, 2011 Years held: 25 Sponsorships available: Yes Sponsored by: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foun- dation Sponsorships available: Yes Contact: Kelly Ashcraft, 585-237-0230, kelly@wyco- chamber.org Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Volunteers needed: Yes Price: $5 Time: Noon Years held: 1st annual Contact: uwgn.org Junior Achievement Bowl-A- Place: Valley Community Center Sponsorships available: Yes Thon Audience: 1,000 Volunteers needed: Yes Date: March 12, 2011 Purpose: More than 100 marching units including Contact: Justin King, [email protected] and Niagara Floral Center Easter marching bands, clowns, community floats, classic wnyscouting.org/events Sponsored by: Junior Achievement of WNY Inc. cars, Irish dancers, family clans, bagpipers, fire and Floral Sale Major sponsors: Bank of America, Tops, Rich’s, Tully’s, police departments Date: March 31, 2011 PDM, Integrity, Chakra, Buffalo Lodging, Fisher-Price, Chairmen: Lori Overdorf Perry’s Ice Cream, Northrop Grumman, Bee Group Sponsored by: Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Years held: 18 Dinner Theatre Time: Noon and 3 p.m. Major sponsors: KeyBank and Ingram Micro Sponsorships available: Yes Date: March 25, 2011 Place: AMF Airport Lanes, AMF Thruway Lanes, Transit Sponsored by: Clarence Chamber of Commerce Place: Pick-up orders: April 15: 8:30 am-4:30 p.m. 2510 Lanes and Tonwanda Bowling Center Contact: Lori Overdorf, 823-4707 ext. 4, loverdorf@ Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 107 Heath thevalleycenter.com Time: 5:30 p.m. Price: Bowlers are asked to raise at least $50 by selling Street, Lockport; April 16: 8:30 a.m.-Noon 2510 Niagara Location: Timberlodge Restaurant at Arrowhead Golf, $10 raffle tickets Falls Blvd., Wheatfield Akron Audience: 16,000 Price: Varies, custom orders accepted Price: $47 per person Purpose: Junior Achievement’s largest annual fund- Purpose: Benefits training/horticulture therapy for Rock & Roll for AROCC Purpose: A live theatre presentation in a humorous raiser with teams of five raising money for Junior people with developmental disabilities Date: March 19, 2011 story about the O’Malley family and the shenanigans Achievement programs, leading up to the event in Sponsorships available: Sponsors and locations for Sponsored by: Association for Research of Childhood in owning an Irish Pub. performed in a cabaret style . March. cart sales and/or pre-sales. Delivery may be available Cancer Contact: Clarence Chamber, 631-3888 Years held: 27 for large orders in Niagara and Erie counties Time: 8 p.m.-midnight Sponsorships available: Yes Volunteers needed: Organize pre-sales Place: Father Justin’s Knights of Columbus, 2735 Union Contact: Bob Bracikowski, 504-2617 ext.244, info@ Volunteers needed: Yes Road, Cheektowaga opportunitiesunlimited.org Contact: Tammy Bixby, 853-1381 ext.10, tbixby@ Price: $30 Music and Movies on Ice jawny.org Audience: 250-300 Date: March 25, 2011 Purpose: Funds seed grants for pediatric cancer Sponsored by: Gliding Stars of WNY research Time: 7 p.m., Friday; 1 p.m., Saturday SASi Murder Mystery Dinner Chairman: Larry Lorenz Place: Northtown Center at Amherst April Date: March 12, 2011 Years held: 6 Price: $8 Sponsored by: Suburban Adult Services Inc. Sponsorships available: Yes Audience: 300 A Night Of Heroes Creative Major sponsors: Carrier Coach, Upstate Pharmacy, Volunteers needed: To help the day of event and to Purpose: Ice show starring people of all ages with all Arcade-Knight Agency, Majestic Pools secure in-kind donations for Chinese auction. disabilities who skate to show the skills they’ve learned Black Tie Gala Time: 5:30-10 p.m. Contact: Larry Lorenz, 983-7639, empirevending@ over the years. verizon.net Chairmen: Elizabeth O’Donnell Date: April 2, 2011 Place: McKinley’s Banquet & Conference Center Sponsored by: Make-A-Wish Foundation of WNY Price: $37.50 Years held: 12 Sponsorships available: Yes Time: 5:30 p.m. Audience: 350 Place: Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel Purpose: Theme basket raffle and interactive murder Best Places to Work Volunteers needed: Yes Contact: Elizabeth O’Donnell, 608-8345, wstnyc@ Price: $175 per ticket mystery with dinner. Proceeds benefit individuals with Date: March 22, 2011 developmental disabilities in Western New York. glidingstars.org Sponsorships available: Yes Sponsored by: Business First Chairmen: Kathy Doster, Joseph Barrick Contact: Tina Chaudhry, 810-9474 x12, tchaudhry@ Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. wny.wish.org Years held: 15 Place: Buffalo Niagara Convention Center Sponsorships available: Yes Audience: 900 SABAH’s Celebration on Ice Volunteers needed: Yes Purpose: Recognizes outstanding places to work in Date: March 27, 2011 Contact: Lynn Kelly, 805-1555, [email protected] WNY Sponsored by: SABAH Skating Athletes Bold At Heart Susan G. Komen Race for the Years held: 5 Time: 2 p.m. Cure Kickoff Luncheon Contact: Karen Schiffmacher, 541-1631, kschiff- Place: HSBC Arena Date: April 6, 2011 Nardin Fortune 2011 [email protected] Audience: 7,000 Time: 11:30 a.m. Date: March 12, 2011 Purpose: Showcase the skating talents of individuals Place: Hyatt Regency Buffalo with special needs. Sponsored by: Nardin Academy Price: $30 Years held: 33rd annual Purpose: Benefits school programs Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper Audience: 300 Sponsorships available: Yes Contact: Joan Wadsworth, 881-6262 ext. 1861, jwad- Purpose: Luncheon held each year to kick off the Race [email protected] Breakfast Contact: Terry Marchant, 362-9600, tmarchant@ for the Cure and to honor sponsors, team captains, and Date: March 22, 2011 sabahinc.org grantees. Sponsored by: Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper Chairmen: Althea Luehrsen WNY Safety Conference Place: Harry’s Harbour Place Grille Years held: 6 Audience: 250 Sponsorships available: Yes Date: March 16-17, 2011 Villa Maria College Honors Purpose: To celebrate World Water Day and raise funds Contact: Althea Luehrsen, 881-1411, altheal@buffalo. Place: Seneca Event Center, Niagara Falls to support program activities Convocation edu Price: $200 Sponsorships available: Yes Date: March 27, 2011 Purpose: Expo and conference on safety and health Volunteers needed: Table captains Sponsored by: Villa Maria College Years held: 75th annual Contact: Tricia Furnari, 852-7483, ext. 13, tfurnari@ Time: 3 p.m. St. Bonaventure University Contact: [email protected]; wnysc.com bnriverkeeper.org Place: College auditorium Purpose: Guest speaker is Gerard Thomas Straub, Gaudete Medal Celebration long-time producer of daytime drama “General Date: April 7, 2011 Hospital” MoneySkill Mania Sponsored by: St. Bonaventure University NFJC Citation Banquet Sponsorships available: Yes Date: March 16, 2011 Major sponsors: Greatbatch Date: March 23, 2011 Contact: Barbara Hooven, 961-1889 Sponsored by: UB School of Management and M&T Sponsored by: The National Federation for Just Com- Time: 6 p.m. Bank munities of WNY Inc. Place: Hyatt Regency Buffalo Time: 8:45 a.m.-noon Time: 6 p.m. Purpose: Annual celebration honoring Cindy Abbott- Place: UB Center for the Arts Place: Hyatt Regency Buffalo North Tonawanda Memorial Letro and Francis Letro, Rev. Gregory Dobson and Katie Purpose: More than 100 students from 20 schools Price: $300 Bowlathon and Jake Schneider participate in financial literacy competition Audience: 650 Chairman: John D’Angelo Date: March 27, 2011 Years held: 4th annual Chairmen: Amy Habib Rittling and John Horn Sponsorships available: Yes Sponsored by: North Tonawanda History Museum Contact: Hailley MacDonald, 645-2407, hailleym@ Years held: 55 Contact: sbu.edu/gaudete buffalo.edu Time: 1 p.m. Sponsorships available: Yes Place: North Tonawanda History Museum Contact: Lana Benatovich, 853-9596, lbenatovich@ nfjcwny.org Purpose: Commemorate North Tonawanda’s bowling Buffalo’s Smartest Company Paint Box Project Art Party heritage Sponsorships available: Yes Date: April 7, 2011 Date: March 18, 2011 Contact: Donna Zellner Neal, 213-0554, nthistory- Sponsored by: Cradle Beach Camp Sponsored by: Explore n’ More Children’s Museum Handbag Happy Hour museum.org Time: 6 p.m. Time: 4-7 p.m. Date: March 24, 2011 Place: Classics V Banquet Hall Place: East Aurora Sponsored by: Everywoman Opportunity Center Inc. Price: $400 per team of four people Price: No charge for Paint Box Project families Time: 6 p.m. Conversation with America’s Audience: 200 Audience: 30 Place: Salvatore’s Italian Gardens Purpose: Raise money for programs at Cradle Beach Chairmen: Jen Seth-Cimini Price: $50 Drug Czar Sponsorships available: Sponsorships, donations, Years held: 1 Purpose: Showcases designer, celebrity, distinctive Date: March 29, 2011 raffle items Sponsorships available: Yes and previously loved purses for live and silent auction. Sponsored by: Alcohol and Drug Dependency Volunteers needed: Yes Contact: Jen Seth-Cimini, 845-8119, jennifer.seth- A fashionable way to raise funds to help women in the Services Inc., Kids Escaping Drugs Contact: Diane Martorana, 549-6307 ext. 201 [email protected] community. Time: 11:30 a.m. Chairman: Helen Tederous Place: Adam’s Mark Buffalo Sponsorships available: Yes, beginning at $500 Price: $35 per person Growing Success Awards Sprout Film Festival Volunteers needed: To help plan the event Purpose: Keynote speaker is former Buffalo police Contact: Kristin Scholz, 380-8565, kscholz@ Date: March 19, 2011 commissioner gil Kerlikowske, now director of the U.S. Dinner & Gala everywoman.org Office of National Drug Control Policy Sponsored by: Genesee ARC Date: April 8, 2011 Sponsorships available: Yes Time: 2:30 and 6 p.m. shows Sponsored by: Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Contact: Amy Samuelson, 827-9462, asamuelson@ Time: 5:30 p.m. Place: Batavia High School auditorium ked.org Purpose: Showcases films by and about people with Fire and Ice Place: Niagara Falls Conference Center developmental disabilities Date: March 24, 2011 Price: $40 Contact: Shelley Falitico, 343-1123 ext. 231 Sponsored by: Greater Niagara Frontier Council, Boy Audience: 300 Scouts of America Feast for Niagara Purpose: Come celebrate the abilities of individuals Time: 6-9 p.m. Date: March 30, 2011 with developmental disabilities, and the employees, Place: Templeton Landing Sponsored by: United Way of Greater Niagara and volunteers and community who are dedicated to Old Neighborhood St. growing success for families across Niagara County. Price: $150 local restaurants Years held: 7 Patrick’s Day Parade Audience: 300 Place: Restaurants throughout Niagara County Sponsorships available: Yes Date: March 19, 2011 Purpose: Fundraiser to support Scouting programs Purpose: Percentage of receipts support United Way Contact: Kristen Cook, 297-6400, kcook@opportunitie- Chairman: William Mattar programs and services Sponsored by: Valley Community Association Inc. sunlimited.org Chairmen: John Maddock Contact: Kerri Li, 852-7483, ext. 11, kbentkowski@ Sponsored by: Junior League of Buffalo and Buffalo Beerology Years held: 13th annual bnriverkeeper.org News Date: April 9, 2011 Sponsorships available: Yes Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Sponsored by: Buffalo Museum of Science Volunteers needed: Yes Place: Bayliss-Oshei Residence, 360 Depew Ave., Major sponsors: Katz Americas Contact: John Maddock, 716-888-2977, maddock@ Niagara Floral Center Buffalo Time: 6-9 p.m. canisius.edu Price: $60 per person Place: Buffalo Museum of Science Mother’s Day Floral Sale Audience: Open to public Price: $40, $5 off for museum members Date: April 26, 2011 Purpose: To raise funds to support community project Audience: 21 and over American Business Women’s Sponsored by: Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Chairmen: Astrid Willis Purpose: Learn about the science of beer. Guests Major sponsors: KeyBank, Ingram Micro Years held: 30 can sample brews, snack on beer-friendly foods, view Association Time: Corporate support: Yes homebrewing demos and more. Date: April 10, 2011 Place: Pick-up orders: May 6: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 2510 Volunteers needed: Yes Years held: 3 Sponsored by: WNY charter chapter of American Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield, 9 a.m.-4p.m. 107 Heath Contact: Jessica Schimert, 913-7732 Sponsorships available: Yes Business Women’s Association Street, Lockport, May 7: 8:30 a.m.-Noon 2510 Niagara Volunteers needed: Yes Time: 10:30 a.m. Falls Blvd., Wheatfield Contact: Erin Collins, 716-896-5200 ext. 385, ecollins@ Place: Niagara Falls Country Club Price: Varies, custom orders also accepted Black & White Ball sciencebuff.org Price: $35 Purpose: Benefits training/horticulture therapy for people with developmental disabilities. Date: April 29, 2011 Purpose: Benefits Summit Life Outreach Sponsorships available: Sponsors and locations for Sponsored by: Sisters Hospital Foundation Years held: 15th annual cart sales/pre-sales. Delivery may be available for large Time: 6-11:30 p.m. Dance for Diabetes Charity Sponsorships available: Yes orders in Niagara & Erie counties Place: Hyatt Regency Buffalo Contact: Kari Walck, 990-6801, [email protected] Ball Volunteers needed: Organize pre-sales Purpose: Benefits programs and services at Sisters Contact: Bob Bracikowski, 504-2617 ext. 244, info@ Date: April 9, 2011 Hospital and St. Joseph Campus opportunitiesunlimited.org Time: 7-10 p.m. Sponsorships available: Yes Place: Orchard Park Country Club Niagara Floral Center Volunteers needed: Yes Price: $30 per ticket Contact: Kelly Wilkens, 862-1991, kwilkens@chs- Administrative Professionals buffalo.org Audience: Grades 6-8 Dining Out for Life Purpose: Raise funds for JDRF to fund research to find Day Floral Sale Date: April 26, 2011 a cure for type I diabetes Date: April 12, 2011 Sponsored by: AIDS Community Services of WNY Inc. Years held: 9th annual Sponsored by: Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Major sponsors: Lawley Benefits Group, Bank of Decorator’s Showhouse 2011 Sponsorships available: Yes Major sponsors: KeyBank and Ingram Micro America, WBFO-FM 88.7, Bee Newspaper Group Date: April 30 - May 22, 2011 Volunteers needed: Yes Place: Pick-up orders: April 26: 8:30 am-4:30 p.m. 2510 Time: Breakfast, lunch, dinner Sponsored by: Junior League of Buffalo and Buffalo Contact: Danielle Fininzio, [email protected], Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield; April 27: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 Place: Participating restaurants across Western New News 833-2873 p.m. 2510 Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. York Time: Tuesday - Friday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 6 - 9 p.m.; 107 Heath St., Lockport Price: Cost of meal Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Price: varies, custom orders accepted Audience: 20,000 diners Monday, private tours Purpose: Benefits training/horticulture therapy for Purpose: Dine at one of nearly 100 participating Place: Bayliss-Oshei Residence, 360 Depew Ave., Kids Escaping Drugs people with developmental disabilities. restaurants on Tuesday, April 26, and 25 percent or Buffalo Telethon Sponsorships available: Sponsors and locations for more of your food bill is donated to AIDS Community Price: $15 pre-sale; $20 at the door cart sales/pre-sales. Delivery may be available for large Services of WNY. For a list of participating restaurants, Audience: Open to public Date: April 9, 2011 go to diningoutforlife.com and click on Buffalo/WNY. orders in Niagara & Erie Counties. Purpose: To raise funds to support community project Sponsored by: Kids Escaping Drugs Chairmen: Tommy and Donna Lombardo Volunteers needed: Organize pre-sales Chairmen: Astrid Willis Major Sponsors: WGRZ-TV Channel 2, Coca-Cola, Valu, Years held: 9 Contact: Bob Bracikowski, 504-2617 ext. 244, info@ Years held: 30 UPS, West Herr Automotive, Russell’s Steaks, Chops & opportunitiesunlimited.org Sponsorships available: Yes More Sponsorships available: Yes Volunteers needed: Yes Time: 6-11:30 p.m. Volunteers needed: Yes Contact: Kimberly Luangpakdy, 847-0340 ext. 315, Place: Tune into Channel 2 [email protected] Contact: Jessica Schimert, [email protected] Purpose of event: Funds raised through the telethon Matt Urban Matters benefit the programs of the Kids Escaping Drugs Campaign and the kids of the Renaissance Campus. Fundraising Breakfast Years held: 24 Date: April 12, 2011 Leader of the Year Awards Victorian Tea Contact: Christina Kruzer, 827-9462 [email protected] Sponsored by: The Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Date: April 30, 2011 Services Center of Western New York Luncheon Sponsored by: Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum Time: 8-9 a.m. Date: April 28, 2011 Time: 2-4 p.m. Price: Free Sponsored by: Leadership Niagara Place: Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum Legacy Celebration 2011 Audience: 200 Time: Noon Price: $25 Date: April 9, 2011 Chairmen: Marlies Wesolowski Place: Niagara Falls Country Club Audience: 50 Sponsored by: Women for Human Rights and Dignity Years held: 1 Sponsorships available: Yes Purpose: 3-course Victorian tea with entertainment Inc. Sponsorships available: Yes Contact: Tracy Fletcher, 998-0351, tfletcher@leader- Chairmen: Sue Harris Time: 8 a.m.-11:30 a.m. forum; noon lunch Volunteers needed: Yes shipniagara.org Years held: 8 Place: Millennium Hotel Buffalo Contact: Essence Sweat, 893-7222 ext 231, esweat@ Sponsorships available: Yes Sponsorships available: Yes urbanctr.org Volunteers needed: Yes Contact: 831-9821, 864-7956 Choppers for Charity Food Contact: Rae Proefrock, 693-1885, director@car- rouselmuseum.org BoomDays Bank Run Date: April 20, 2011 Laughs for Learning Gow Date: April 14, 2011 Sponsored by: Food Bank of WNY Sponsored by: Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper Kentucky Derby Night in School Scholarship Event Time: Noon Major sponsors: Rigidized Metals Date: April 9, 2011 Place: Starts at Native Pride, Irving, with kickstands Time: Varies Niagara Falls Sponsored by: Gow School up at 2 Date: April 30, 2011 Time: 5:30 p.m. Place: Various locations along the waterfront Purpose: Benefits the Food Bank Audience: 200 Sponsored by: Niagara Rises Inc. Place: The Gow School, South Wales Years held: 11th annual Time: 6-9 p.m. Purpose: Benefits the Gow School Purpose: Celebrates the lifting of the ice boom and Sponsorships available: Yes the start of spring. Place: Antonio’s Banquet & Conference Center, Niagara Sponsorships available: Yes Contact: Paul Roorda, 983-5737, cfcbenefit.org Years held: 10 Falls Contact: Tammy Kosnikowski, 687-2075, devel- Price: $25 per person [email protected] Sponsorships available: Yes Contact: Tricia Furnari, 852-7483, ext. 13, tfurnari@ Contact: Michele Altman, 550-2403 bnriverkeeper.org 100th Anniversary Gala for Cards for Kids Poker Buffalo Rotary Summit Autism Awareness Date: April 28, 2011 Tournament Gala for Hope Sponsored by: Rotary Club of Buffalo Walk Date: April 9, 2011 Date: April 15, 2011 Time: 6 p.m. Date: April 30, 2011 Sponsored by: Camp Good Days and Special Times Sponsored by: Family & Children’s Service of Niagara Place: Hyatt Regency Buffalo Sponsored by: Summit Educational Resources Inc. Major sponsors: National Association of Insurance Price: $100 per ticket, $125 for VIP tickets Time: 9 a.m. and Financial Advisors Buffalo chapter Time: 6 p.m. Audience: 300 Place: 150 Stahl Road, Getzville Time: 1 p.m. Place: Convention Center Niagara Falls Purpose: Supports community projects funded by Price: Pledges for each walker Place: Irish Center, South Buffalo Price: $75 per person Buffalo Rotary Foundation Audience: 1,000 Price: $30 Purpose: Benefits family programs Sponsorships available: Yes Purpose: Benefits programs at Summit Educational Purpose: Benefits Camp Good Days Chairmen: Candace Corsaro Contact: John McClive, 854-3397 Resources Chairmen: Liz Englert, [email protected] Sponsorships available: Yes Years held: 11 Sponsorships available: Yes Volunteers needed: Yes Sponsorships available: Yes Contact: Jennifer Tresch, 285-6984, jtresch@niagara- Volunteers needed: Yes family.org Home Inspiring Contact: Kathy Bunce, 629-3434, kbunce@summited. Canisius College Shoes for Opportunities org Date: April 28, 2011 the Shelter 5K Spring Shoreline Sweep Sponsored by: HOME Date: April 10, 2011 Date: April 16, 2011 Time: 5 p.m. Buffalo State College Sponsored by: Canisius College Sponsored by: Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper Place: Buffalo Niagara Convention Center Major sponsors: Independent Health Time: 9 a.m. - noon Purpose: 48th annual celebration of HOME Foundation Scholarship Gala Time: Noon Place: Various locations along the waterfront Sponsorships available: Yes Date: April 30, 2011 Place: Forest Lawn Cemetery Price: free Contact: 854-1400, homeny.org Sponsored by: LPCiminelli, M&T Bank, A.J. Baynes Price: $20 adults, $17 Canisius College faculty/staff/ Audience: 1,500 Group, Niagara’s Fines Inns student, Independent Health employees; $14 children Purpose: To help clean winter debris from area Time: 6:30 p.m. 14 and under waterways and parks Decorator’s Showhouse Place: Connecticut Street Armory Audience: All ages Years held: 8 Price: $200 per ticket Purpose: Donate shoes to St. Vincent dePaul and Sponsorships available: Yes Audience: 500 generate revenue for Blue & Gold Club Garden Party Volunteers needed: To help clean up Date: April 29, 2011 Purpose: Benefits scholarship fund Chairmen: Anthony Baynes of A.J. Baynes Group and Time: 6-9 p.m. Purpose: Supports programs and services of Planned Years held: 12 Louis Ciminelli of LPCiminelli Inc. Place: Salvatore’s Italian Gardens Parenthood Sponsorships available: Yes Years held: 14 Price: $100 per person, $190 per couple Sponsorships available: Yes Volunteers needed: Yes Sponsorships available: Yes Audience: 500 Volunteers needed: Yes Contact: Kristen Cook, 297-6400, ext. 382, kcook@ Contact: Kathryn Neeson, [email protected], Purpose: Benefits the Brothers of Mercy Campus Contact: Kathleen Heim, 831-2200 ext. 5911, kathleen. opportunitiesunlimited.org 878-4895 Foundation heim@ppwny-org. Chairman: Anna Diliberto, M&T Bank Years held: 10th annual Kids Escaping Drugs Walk For Mother-Daughter Tea Sponsorships available: Yes Walk to Cure Childhood Kids Date: April 30 and May 1, 2011 Volunteers needed: Yes Cancer Sponsored by: Theodore Roosevelt Site Contact: Audrey Nguyen, 759-7808 Date: May 15, 2011 Date: May 13, 2011 Time: 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by: Kids Escaping Drugs Sponsored by: Association for Research of Childhood Place: TRD Site, 641 Delaware Ave., Buffalo Time: Noon Cancer Price: $15 for children 10 and under; $25 for adults Toast of the Town Place: Canisius College Koessler Center and Forest Time: 6 p.m. Lawn Cemetery Audience: 400 Date: May 7, 2011 Place: Ramada Hotel & Conference Center, Getzville Price: Minimum of $25 donation Purpose: Funds general operating expenses and edu- Sponsored by: Niagara University College of Hospi- Purpose: Raise funds – 94 cents of every dollar goes cation programs Audience: over 800 tality and Tourism Management directly to fund pediatric cancer research. Sponsorships available: Sponsorships available, Purpose: National Honor Society students and their Time: 6 p.m. Sponsorships available: Walk teams, sponsorships, auction donations family/friends walk a three-mile course around Forest Place: Mary Seaton Room, Kleinhans Music Hall donations Lawn Cemetery Contact: Janice Kuzan, 884-0095, janice–kuzan@ Price: $150 per person Volunteers needed: Registration, route volunteers, partner.nps.gov Chairmen: Ginny Hohl Purpose: Benefits the College of Hospitality and lead walker, fundraising, photographer, team organizer Years held: 18 Tourism Management at NU to recruit teams Sponsorships available: Yes Sponsorships available: Yes Contact: Donna Monaco, 681-4433, [email protected] Contact: Christina Kruzer, 827-9462, [email protected] Contact: NU Office of Continuing Education, 286-8181, May niagara.edu/ce Wine, Wheels and Song Fashion Show With A Twist Date: May 13, 2001 Jazz & Pasta Date: May 15, 2011 Susan G. Komen for the Cure Sponsored by: WNY Railway Historical Society Date: May 1, 2011 Sponsored by: Key Bank Time: 6 p.m. Sponsored by: Lewiston Jazz Festival Survivor Luncheon Major sponsors: Walden Galleria and Eastern Hills Place: Hearthstone Manor Time: 1-7 p.m. Date: May 7, 2011 Mall Price: $25 presale, $30 at the door Place: Water Street Landing, Lewiston Sponsored by: Susan G. Komen for the Cure Western Time: 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Audience: 300 Price: $20 tickets New York Place: Tonawanda Castle Time: 11 a.m. Purpose: Wine tasting with 20 NYS wineries and Price: $30 per person Purpose: Benefits Lewiston Jazz Festival auction to benefit Williamsville Depot and caboose Sponsorships available: Yes Place: Buffalo Niagara Convention Center restoration Audience: Women of all ages Contact: Deanna Alterio Brennen, 432-7056 Price: Free to breast cancer survivors - $25 donation Chairman: Donald Boyd Jr. Purpose: Benefits Haven House, the area’s only all others licensed domestic violence shelter Years held: 3 Audience: 800 Years held: 2 Sponsorships available: Yes Purpose: A celebration to honor all breast cancer sur- Sponsorships available: Yes Volunteers needed: Yes Heritage Christian Services vivors and co-survivors and friends and family. Contact: Michelle Kij, 716-335-7233, [email protected] Chairmen: Candace Wilcox and Michelle Bliss Contact: Nancy Boyd Haley, 648-0972, wnyrailway@ Spaghetti Dinner and Basket gmail.com Years held: 9 Raffle Sponsorships available: Yes AIDS Walk Date: May 3, 2011 Volunteers needed: Yes Date: May 21, 2011 Sponsored by: Heritage Christian Services Contact: Judy Babel, 580-3116, [email protected] ECMC Lifeline Foundation Sponsored by: AIDS Community Services of WNY Inc. Time: 4-8 p.m. Springfest Gala Major sponsors: HSBC Globe Committee Place: Niagara Falls Elks Lodge #346, 1805 Fashion Date: May 14, 2011 Outlet Blvd, Niagara Falls Time: 10 a.m. Khords For Kids Sponsored by: ECMC Lifeline Foundation Price: Adults: $8 advance, $10 at the door, Kids: $5 Place: Hoyt Lake at Delaware Park advance, $7 at the door Date: May 7, 2011 Time: 6 p.m. Price: Fundraising minimum of $25 Audience: 600 Sponsored by: Kids Escaping Drugs Place: Adams Mark Buffalo Audience: 500 Purpose of event: Benefits the more than 1,500 Major sponsors: Dash’s Markets & WGRZ-TV Price: $250 per ticket Purpose: Pre-register at firstgiving.com/aidswalk- children and adults with developmental disabilities Time: 8 p.m. Purpose: Benefits patient-care programs at Erie buffalo served by Heritage Christian Services Place: Asbury Hall, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo County Medical Center Honorary chairman: John Borsa Years held: 7th annual Price: $25 per ticket Years held: 21 Years held: 19 Sponsorships available: From $50 to $1,000 Audience: 400 Sponsorships available: Yes Sponsorships available: Yes Volunteers needed: Yes, day of and day prior. Purpose of event: Amping up awareness for Kids Volunteers needed: Day of volunteers needed for Volunteers needed: Yes Contact name, phone and email: Samantha DeMart, Escaping Drugs, night of music and desserts with registrations, auctions, setup and takedown Contact: Kimberly Luangpakdy, 847-0340 ext. 315, 743-2020 x3006, sdemart@heritagechristianservices. proceeds benefitting Kids Escaping Drugs Contact: Debi Jamieson, 898-5800, djamieso@ecmc. [email protected] org Years held: 1 edu Sponsorships available: Yes Contact: Christina Kruzer, 827-9462, [email protected] Links Fore love Williamsville Food & Wine WNED Antique Home Show Date: May 21, 2011 Date: May 14, 2011 Course: Concord Crest Golf Course Tasting Red Shield Luncheon Sponsored by: WNED Date: May 3, 2011 Time: 10:00 a.m. start Date: May 10, 2011 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sponsored by: Sisters of St. Francis Price per golfer: $125.00 Sponsored by: The Salvation Army Place: WNED studios Time: 5-7 p.m. Number of golfers: 60-100 Major sponsors: National Fuel, Crowley Webb, M&T, Price: $10 per appraisal; limit 4 per person Purpose: Fund ministries of Love INC (In the Name of Place: St. Mary of the Angels, 201 Reist St., Wil- Audience: 500 liamsville Time: 11:30 a.m. Christ) to benefit local families in need Place: Harrys Harbour Place Grille Purpose: Tickets are presale only. May be purchased Years held: 3rd annual Price: $40 tickets at wned.org Purpose: Benefits the Sisters of St. Francis Price: $50 Sponsorships available: Gold, silver, tee and prize Years held: 3 sponsorships Years held: 9th annual Audience: 200 Sponsorships available: Yes Contact: Ron Schwartz, 716-864-7263, wvcsdar@ Sponsorships available: Yes Purpose: Honor a corporation and individual who has been involved in assisting the Salvation Army in Volunteers needed: Yes roadrunner.com Contact: Cindy Munschauer, 632-2155 ext. 687, cmun- program and through fundraising. Contact: Dorothy Mesmer, 845-7000 ext. 304, [email protected]., sosf.org Chairmen: Linda Wadsworth [email protected] Years held: 15 Black & White Ball: On Stage Sponsorships available: Yes Everywoman Opportunity Contact: AnnMarie Taft, 888-6214 Heritage Centers Foundation at Artpark Center Awards Dinner Date: May 21, 2011 5K Run Walk Time: 6 p.m. Date: May 5, 2011 YMCA Buffalo Niagara Date: May 14, 2011 Place: Artpark Mainstage Theater, 450 S. 4th St., Sponsored by: Everywoman Opportunity Center Inc. Sponsored by: Heritage Centers Lewiston Major sponsors: First Niagara Bank Annual Dinner Time: 9 a.m. Price: $175 per person; $2,500 corporate table Time: 6 p.m. Date: May 11, 2011 Place: 101 Oak St., downtown Buffalo Purpose: To raise funds for visual and performing arts Place: Salvatore’s Italian Gardens Sponsored by: YMCA Buffalo Niagara Audience: over 500 programming at Artpark Price: $50 per ticket Time: 5:30 p.m. Years held: 11 Chairmen: Anthony Gioia, Rose Gellman, Sophia Audience: 300 Smith, Kirsten Brydges Lawley, Christina Gentz Place: Hyatt Regency Buffalo Sponsorships available: Yes Purpose: To recognize and honor extraordinary Volunteers needed: Yes Contact: Katie Miller, 754-9000 ext 124, kmiller@ women who have provided inspiration as path finders, Price: $50 per person/$500 for a table of 10 artpark.net risk takers and role models for women in our com- Purpose: Annual meeting highlights the many ways Contact: Sue Navarro, 856-4202 ext 228, snavarro@ munity. and people who help the YMCA fulfill its mission of heritagecenters.org Years held: 27th annual helping the community. Sponsorships available: Yes Years held: 159th annual Car & Bike Show Contact: Elizabeth Eisenhauer, 847-1120 or Sponsorships available: Yes Opportunities Unlimited Golf Date: May 21, 2011 [email protected] Contact: Kyle Donaldson, 565-6000 ext. 104 Sponsored by: Engineering Society of Buffalo Inc. and Raffle Cyberspokes.com Date: May 15, 2011 Time: 11 a.m. Celebrate with Friends Sponsored by: Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Place: Alice’s Kitchen, 3122 Sheridan Drive, Amherst Brothers of Mercy Caritas Foundation Price: $25 day of show Date: May 11, 2011 Time: 4-7 p.m. Years held: 1st Awards Dinner Sponsored by: Planned Parenthood of WNY Inc. Place: Sanborn Fire Hall, 5811 Buffalo Ave., Sanborn Contact: Kim Burr, 873-4455 Date: May 5, 2010 Time: 5:30 p.m. Price: $45 Sponsored by: Brothers of Mercy Campus Foundation Place: Mary Seaton Room, Kleinhans Music Hall Audience: 500 Major sponsors: Joe Basil Chevrolet, Buffalo Phar- Price: $75 supporter ticket, $125 benefactor ticket macies Inc., Davis-Ulmer Co., Floss Agency, Inde- Purpose: Features a variety of the latest golf Audience: 350 Volunteer Job Fair pendent Health, Lawley Service, Merrill Lynch equipment, get-a-ways and rounds of golf Date: May 22, 2011 Sponsored by: Temple Beth Zion, Westminster Presby- Chairman: Victoria Trass Bardo Years held: 21st annual terian Church, Islamic Society of the Niagara Frontier Niagara Floral Center Karat Years held: 15 Sponsorships available: Yes Time: 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Dig Sponsorships available: From $250 to $5,000 Volunteers needed: Yes Place: Temple Beth Zion, 805 Delaware Ave., Buffalo Date: June 2, 2011 Volunteer help: Scorekeepers needed Contact: Cassandra Donnelly, 505-5514, cldonnelly@ Contact: Karen Keaton, [email protected] aspirewny.org Sponsored by: Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Contact: Vicky Bardo, 661-1477; jamestown-gus- macker.org Major sponsors: KeyBank, Ingram Micro Time: Baskets & Raffles 3-8 p.m., Karat Dig for jewelry Hospice Memorial Walk open 5-8 p.m. Orchard Park Chamber of Date: May 22, 2011 Place: 2510 Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield The ARC of Orleans County Commerce Golf Outing Sponsored by: Hospice Foundation of Western New Price: $10 admission includes first 25 basket tickets York Audience: 300 Golf Tournament Date: June 6, 2011 Major sponsors: Wegmans Purpose: Benefits training/horticulture therapy for Date: June 5, 2011 Sponsored by: Orchard Park Chamber of Commerce Time: Registration 9-10:30 a.m; walk starts at 11 a.m. people with developmental disabilities. Course: Hickory Ridge Golf & Country Club Course: Orchard Park Country Club Place: Erie Canal Harbor Central Wharf Years held: 2 Time: 9 a.m. shotgun start Time: 1 p.m. shotgun start Price: $25 registration fee Sponsorships available: Yes Price per golfer: $95 Price per golfer: $175 Audience: 3,000 Contact: Bob Bracikowski, 504-2617 ext. 244, info@ Number of golfers: 144 Number of golfers: 128 Purpose: Donations raised by walkers benefit ter- opportunitiesunlimited.org Purpose: Proceeds benefit The Arc’s Camp Rainbow Purpose: Enhances the Chamber’s ability to represent minally ill patients and their families in Erie County (summer day camp). the business community Chairmen: Mark Meyerhofer Years held: 32nd annual Chairmen: Patrick Young of Zenger Boncraft Inc. Years held: 14 Sponsorships available: Corporate and business Years held: 20th annual The Bash sponsorships available, and prize donations graciously Sponsorships available: Yes Sponsorships available: Yes Date: June 3, 2011 accepted. Volunteers needed: Yes Contact: Nancy Conley, 662-3366, opcc@orchardpar- Sponsored by: American Red Cross, Greater Buffalo Contact: Denise Withey, 585-589-5516 ext. 227, kchamber.com Contact: Laura Brann, 686-8090, lbrann@pallia- Chapter [email protected] tivecare.org Time: 8 p.m. Place: Red Cross headquarters, 786 Delaware Ave., Buffalo Buffalo Walk to Cure Kist Golf Classic Bemus Point Walk to Cure Audience: 4,000 Date: June 6, 2011 Diabetes Chairman: John Yurtchuk Diabetes Sponsored by: Niagara University Years held: 13 Date: June 5, 2011 Time: 12:30 p.m. shotgun start Date: May 22, 2011 Sponsorships available: Yes, from $1,500 to $40,000 Major sponsors: Tops Markets Place: Niagara Falls Country Club Major sponsors: Tops Markets Volunteers needed: Corporate volunteer teams Time: Registration at 9 a.m., walk at 11 a.m. Price per golfer: $225 Time: 11:30 a.m. walk start needed to assist with set-up and staffing the night of Place: Martin’s Fantasy Island Purpose: Proceeds support NU’s student athletes the event Place: The Village Casino, Bemus Point Chairmen: Patrick Marks of Bank of America and Sponsorships available: Yes Purpose: Raise funds for JDRF to fund research to find Contact: Jerilyn Hickey, 878-2383, hickeyje@usa. Timothy Buckingham of Erie Niagara Insurance Contact: niagaraalumni.com redcross.org a cure for type I diabetes Sponsorships available: Yes Sponsorships available: Yes Volunteers needed: Yes Volunteers needed: Yes Contact: Alexandra Kobza, [email protected], 833-2873 Contact: Danielle Fininzio, 833-2873, dfininzio@jdrf. Rev. Merrick Bednar Nickel City Opera org Date: June 6, 2011 Memorial Golf Tournament Sponsored by: Nickel City Opera Date: June 3, 2011 Buffalo Urban League Time: 6:30 p.m. ACA Spring Festival Sponsored by: Christ the King Seminary Scholarship Golf Tournament Place: Salvatore’s Italian Gardens Major sponsors: Maid of the Mist, Personal Touch Price: $60 per ticket Date: May 22, 2011 Food Service, Mrs. Arthur Schaefer Date: June 6, 2011 Purpose: Fundraising dinner Sponsored by: Amherst Christian Academy Time: Noon shotgun start; dinner to follow Sponsored by: Buffalo Urban League Years held: 3rd annual Time: Noon Price: $150 per golfer Time: 2 p.m. Sponsorships available: Yes Place: ACA, 2625 Tonawanda Creek Road, Amherst Purpose: Benefits the education and formation of Place: River Oaks Golf Course Contact: [email protected] Purpose: Benefits ACA priests, deacons and lay ministers Price: 200 Years held: 3 Chairmen: Jim Grubka and the Rev. Joe Rogliano Audience: 120 Sponsorships available: Yes Years held: 12 years Chairman: Jennifer Washington Contact: 689-9944, amherstchristian.org Sponsorships available: Yes for event, carts, course, Years held: 12 Niagara Falls Memorial reception/auction, hole signs Sponsorships available: Yes Medical Center Golf Contact: Susan Burns, 716-847-8373, sburns@buffalo- Volunteers needed: Yes Big Brothers Big Sisters diocese.org, cks.edu Contact: Nikkei Goodwin, 250-2414, ngoodwin@buf- Tournament falourbanleague.org Date: June 7, 2011 of Niagara County Golf Sponsored by: Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Tournament Brass Ring Renaissance Foundation GLOW YMCA Send A Kid to Time: 7 a.m. flight; 12:30 p.m. flight Date: May 23, 2010 Festival Place: Niagara Falls Country Club Place: Brookfield Country Club Date: June 4, 2011 Camp Golf Outing Price: $225 ($25 discount for morning flight) Time: 10 a.m. registration Sponsored by: Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum Date: June 6, 2011 Audience: 250 Price: $225 per golfer Time: 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. Sponsored by: GLOW YMCA/YMCA Camp Hough Purpose: Support programs and services at Niagara Audience: 130 Place: Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum Major sponsors: Falls Memorial Medical Center Purpose: Support youth mentoring, match friendships Price: $3-$8 Time: 11:00 A.m. Years held: 20 with in-risk youth Audience: 2,000 Place: Silver Lake Country Club, Perry Sponsorships available: Yes Sponsorships available: Various levels available, Contact: Cara Turner, 278-4570, cara.turner@nfmmc. benefactor through corporate Purpose: A great family event with games, costumes, Price per golfer: $100 artisan demonstrations, combat tournaments and of Number of golfers: 120 org, nfmmc.org/events Volunteers needed: Day of and committee course food and carousel rides Purpose: Celebrating the 100th year of camping on Contact: Annemarie Bettino, 434-1855, bbbsnc@ Chairmen: Museum staff roadrunner.com the shores of Silver Lake. Proceeds help to send kids to Years held: 10 camp for a summer of a lifetime. Catillion Sponsorships available: Yes Years held: 15 Date: June 10, 2011 Volunteers needed: Yes Sponsorships available: Yes Time: 6:30 pm to midnight Spring Connections Contact: Rae Proefrock, 693-1885, director@car- Contact: Erik Fix, 585-344-1664, efix@geneseeymca. Place: The Buffalo Zoo Date: May 26, 2011 rouselmuseum.org org Price: $200 per person Sponsored by: Educational Technology Foundation of WNY Audience: 500 Time: 5:30 p.m. Purpose: Proceeds benefit the Zoological Society of River Tours Susan G. Komen Western Buffalo Foundation Inc. Place: Harry’s Harbour Grille Date: June 4, 2011 Chairman: Trent Voelkl Price: $40 Sponsored by: Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper New York Race for the Cure Years held: 25 Purpose: Benefits programs Time: varies Date: June 6, 2011 Sponsorships available: King of the Jungle Table - Sponsorships available: Yes Place: Various locations along the waterfront Major sponsors: Ford Dealers of WNY, WGRZ-Channel $5,000; Gorilla Grand Patron Table - $3,500 Contact: edtechday.org 2 Price: $15 - $20 Contact: Adair Saviola, 995-6158 Time: 10 a.m. Audience: 500 Place: Delaware Park Rose Garden Purpose: Experience the local waterfront by taking a hike, bike, paddle or boat tour led by a knowledgeable Audience: 9,000 Kick Off to a Safe Summer docent. Purpose: All welcome to participate. Regstration is June required. Go to komenwny.org. Date: June 11, 2011 Years held: 5 Sponsored by: Mercy Flight Western New York Sponsorships available: Yes and private group tours Chairmen: Kristen Francemone and Mary Montani The Gelatin Splash available Years held: 11 Major sponsors: Mercy Flight and Emergency Nurses Association Date: June 2011 Contact: Kerri Li, 852-7483, ext. 11, kbentkowski@ Sponsorships available: Yes Time: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sponsored by: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society bnriverkeeper.org Volunteers needed: Yes Place: Mercy Flight Heliport, 625 Main St., Olean Time: 6 p.m. Contact: Kristen Francemone, 580-3116, race@ komenwny.org Price: Free Place: Banchetti by Rizzo’s Audience: 500 Audience: 1,000 Gus Macker 3-on-3 Purpose: Open house and safety fair featuring a Mercy Purpose: Funds raised support research of leukemia, Basketball Tournament Flight helicopter and child safety demonstrations. lymphoma and all blood cancers, local patient services Aspire of WNY Going for the Food, beverages and raffles available. and aid, advocacy, education and community service Date: June 4-5, 2011 Chairman: Crystal Page programs. Sponsored by: TRC Foundation and The Resource Green Golf Tournament Years held: 22 Center Date: June 6, 2011 Years held: 3 Sponsorships available: Yes Location: Downtown Jamestown Sponsored by: Dopkins & Co. Sponsorships available: Yes Volunteers needed: Yes Time: 8 a.m.–7 p.m. Time: 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. flights Volunteers needed: Yes Contact: Luann Burgio, 834-2578, luann.burgio@lls. Price: $128 per four-person team; free to spectators Place: Brookfield Country Club Contact: Crystal Page, 307-6416, cpage@mercyflight. org org Audience: 5,000 Price: Different levels available, call for details Purpose: Raise funds to enhance the lives of persons Purpose: Support services for individuals with dis- with disabilities abilities provided by Aspire of WNY. Major sponsors: Mighty Taco, KeyBank, Upstate Contact: Lauren Metzger, [email protected], Sponsorships available: Packages range from $5,000 Niagara Open Golf Pharmacy, M&T Insurance 839-8372 to $50,000 Tournament Time: Noon shotgun start Volunteers needed: Year-round committees, set-up, Price: $125 day-of Date: June 13, 2011 Audience: 144 Contact: Ride For Roswell staff team (Lisa Scherer, ride Sponsored by: Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Habitat for Humanity manager), 843-7433, [email protected] Foundation Purpose: Proceeds benefit individuals with develop- mental disabilities in Western New York Time: 12:30 p.m. shotgun start Buffalo Golf Tournament Chairmen: Kevin Weber Place: Niagara Frontier Country Club Date: June 20, 2011 Years held: 16 Price per golfer: $175 Sponsored by: Habitat for Humanity Boys & Girls Club of Eden Sponsorships available: Yes Audience: 144 Course: Holland Hills Country Club Contact: Lynn Kelly, 805-1555, [email protected] Time: 11:30 a.m. Golf Tournament Purpose: Benefits people with developmental dis- Date: June 27, 2011 abilities across Niagara County. Price per golfer: $99 Course: Gowanda Country Club Years held: 27th annual Number of golfers: 80 Time: 10 a.m. shotgun start Sponsorships available: Yes Purpose: Proceeds support Habitat’s work in Buffalo. Buffalo River Fest Price per golfer: $100 Volunteers needed: Yes Years held: 5th annual Date: June 17, 2011 Number of golfers: 144 Contact: Kristen Cook, 297-6400, ext. 382, kcook@ Sponsored by: Valley Community Association Inc. Sponsorships available: Yes opportunitiesunlimited.org Volunteer help: For registration and on course Purpose: Supports operations of the Boys & Girls Club Major sponsors: Rigidized Metals of Eden Contact: Ron Schopf, 348-4945, [email protected] Time: 6 p.m.-midnight, Friday; noon-midnight, Sponsorships available: Yes, to support the lunch Saturday and dinner Greater East Aurora Place: Buffalo River Fest Park Volunteer help: Yes, for day-of activities Audience: 2,000 BNSME Junior Achievement Contact: Debbie Popple, 992-2702, dpopple@ Chamber/East Aurora Purpose: Events include the Rigidized Metals River bgcaofeden.org Kiwanis Club Golf Outing Regatta, live music and entertainment. Proceeds of WNY Golf Outing benefit the Valley Community Association Date: June 20, 2011 Date: June 13, 2011 Chairmen: Peg Overdorf Sponsored by: Buffalo Niagara Sales & Marketing Course: Holland Hills Country Club Years held: 11 Executives Boys & Girls Club Golf Classic Time: 10:30 a.m. Shotgun Start Sponsorships available: Yes Course: Orchard Park Country Club Date: June 27, 2011 Price per golfer: $90 Volunteers needed: Yes Time: 11:00 a.m. Sponsored by: InTomes Technical Services Inc. and Horschel Bros. Precision LLC Number of golfers: 144 Contact: Peg Overdorf, 823-4707 ext. 2, poverdorf@ Price per golfer: $200 Major sponsors: Emerling Dealerships Purpose: Raises scholarship funds for both organi- thevalleycenter.com Number of golfers: 144 zations. Time: 10 a.m. Purpose: To benefit grade school educational Sponsorships available: For tee and green signs programs Place: Springville Country Club Volunteer help: Volunteers needed to staff two par 3 Camp Good Days Gala Years held: 16th annual Price per golfer: $200 contests, sell raffle tickets, assist with other contests. Number of golfers: 120 Date: June 18, 2011 Sponsorships available: Sponsorships, prize Contact: Deborah Muniak, 652-8444, dmuniak@ donations Purpose: Annual program support verizon.net Sponsored by: Camp Good Days & Special Times Contact: Jeanne Hellert, 662-2279, [email protected] Chairmen: Molly Frank, Carl Emerling and Tammy Time: 5 p.m.-midnight Stedman Place: Hyatt Regency Buffalo Years held: 9th annual ISA Niagara Section Golf Price: $150 Sponsorships available: Yes, hole sponsorships Audience: 500 Heritage Christian Services Volunteers needed: Yes Outing Purpose: Raises funds to support year-round Foundation Golf Classic of Contact: Molly Frank, 824-2025, [email protected] Date: June 13, 2011 programs and activities for children with cancer in Sponsored by: International Society of Automation – WNY. This year’s theme is Wizard of Oz. Buffalo Niagara Frontier Section Chairman: Paul Gaustad of the Buffalo Sabres Date: June 21, 2011 Green & Gold Golf Classic Time: 11 a.m. shotgun start Years held: 10th annual Sponsored by: Heritage Christian Services Date: June 27, 2011 Place: Arrowhead Golf Course Sponsorships available: Yes Major sponsors: Parkview Health Services Sponsored by: Bishop Timon - St. Jude High School Price per golfer: $110 Contact: Lisa Donato, 206-0709, ldonato@camp- Time: 11:30 a.m. shotgun start gooddays.org, campgooddaysgala.com Time: 1 p.m. shotgun start Number of golfers: 144 Place: Glen Oak Golf Course Place: Brierwood Country Club Chairmen: Doug Hill and Bob Hinderliter from Price: $105 per golfer Price: $150 Individual, $600 Foursome Swagelok Audience: 144 Audience: General / corporate /alumni Years held: 25 Mercy Flight Batavia Open Purpose of event: Benefits the more than 1,500 Sponsorships available: Hole sponsors for $50/hole children and adults with developmental disabilities Purpose: Generate funds for tuition assistance Contact: Doug Hill, 628-8611, doug.hill@swagelok. House served by Heritage Christian Services Chairmen: Jim Hilery ‘51 com or Bob Hinderliter, 912-7375, bob.hiderliter@ Date: June 19, 2011 Years held: 10th annual Sponsorships available: Yes, $5,000, $2,500, $1,000 swagelok.com Sponsored by: Mercy Flight Western New York Sponsorships available: From $100 to $5,000 Volunteers needed: Yes Time: 7a.m.-noon Volunteers needed: Yes, day of for contests Contact: Kevin McLaughlin, mclaughlin@bishoptimon. Place: Genesee County Airport, 4781 E. Saile Drive, Contact: Samantha DeMart, 743-2020 ext. 3006, com Lobster Fest Batavia [email protected] Price: Free Date: June 16, 2011 Audience: 500 Sponsored by: Greater Niagara Frontier Council, Boy Scholarship Awards Scouts of America Purpose: Family friendly event featuring a Mercy Flight helicopter. Coincides with the Batavia Rotary Riviera Theatre Memorial Ceremony Time: 5:30-10:30 p.m. Club Annual Fly-In Breakfast at the Genesee County Place: Woodlawn Beach State Park Airport. Golf Tournament Date: June 29, 2011 Audience: 700 Chairmen: William Schutt Date: June 22, 2011 Sponsored by: Buffalo Urban League Chairmen: Steven Detwiler Years held: 4 Course: River Oaks Golf Course Major sponsors: Scholarship Donations Accepted. Years held: 20 Sponsorships available: Yes Time: 10 a.m. shotgun start Time: 6 p.m. Sponsorships available: Yes Volunteers needed: Yes Price per golfer: $90 Place: David C. Hohn Lecture Hall Research Study Center of Roswell Park Cancer Institute Volunteers needed: Yes Contact: William Schutt, 585-356-2926, wschutt@ Number of golfers: 90 Contact: Tim Smith, 512-6203, tim.smith@wny- mercyflight.org Purpose: For continued restoration work at the Riviera Price: Free scouting.org Theater, North Tonawanda Audience: 400 Sponsorships available: Yes , variety in program book Purpose: Presentation of college scholarships grad- and tee signs uating high school seniors Hilbert College Scholarship Contact: Diane Krause, 695-2139, pauldiane24@aol. Contact: Pam Arbogast, 716-250-2424 Celebration of Legends com Date: June 16, 2011 Golf Tournament Sponsored by: Cradle Beach Date: June 20, 2011 Time: 6 p.m. Sponsored by: Hilbert College Buffalo Urban League Place: Cradle Beach Course: Wanakah Country Club July Price: $75 Time: 12:30 p.m. shotgun start annual meeting/community Audience: 200 Price per golfer: $6000 for two foursomes, $3,500- Boats, Bait and Beer Purpose: Raise money for programs at Cradle Beach $1,500 for one foursome update Date: July 7, 2011 Sponsorships available: Yes Number of golfers: 148 Date: June 23, 2011 Sponsored by: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Volunteers needed: Yes Purpose: Proceeds support scholarships for Hilbert Sponsored by: Buffalo Urban League students Major sponsors: Rich Products and Buffalo Bisons Contact: Diane Martorana, 549-6307 ext. 201 Time: 6 p.m. Years held: 21st annual Place: Westminister Community Charter School, Time: 6 p.m. Sponsorships available: Yes, on various levels Buffalo Place: Rich Renaissance Atrium Volunteer help: To help with different facets of the Price: Free Price: $50 Kenmore Mercy Foundation event including registration and meals Audience: 200 Audience: 600-700 Contact: Alaina Houseknecht, 926-8938 ext. 290, Purpose: Annual meeting Purpose: Kickoff to Greater Niagara BassEye Challenge Golf & Wine Event [email protected] Contact: Nikkei Goodwin, 716-250-2414 and to raise funds and awareness for the cure and Date: June 16, 2011 control of cystic fibrosis Sponsored by: Kenmore Mercy Foundation, John W. Years held: 10th annual Danforth Co. Daemen College Golf Classic Sponsorships available: Yes, contact Kelly Kopra at Time: 1 p.m. shotgun start The Ride For Roswell [email protected], 204-2535 Date: June 20, 2011 Place: Legends on the Niagara Date: June 25, 2011 Volunteers needed: Yes, contact Kristin Schneider at Price: $400 per golfer; $350 for wine tour Sponsored by: Glenn Arthurs, Christopher Malof at [email protected], 204-2535 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Sponsored by: Roswell Park Alliance Foundation Audience: 400 Contact: Kelly Kopra, [email protected], 204-2535 Time: 11 a.m. Major sponsors: University at Buffalo; WGRZ-TV; Local Purpose: Benefits Kenmore Mercy Hospital Edge; Citadel Broadcasting Place: Park Country Club Sponsorships available: Yes Time: 6 a.m.-4 p.m. Price per golfer: $250 Contact: Christine Lapsley, 447-6777, clapsley@chs- Place: University at Buffalo, Baird Point Greater Niagara BassEye buffalo.org Purpose: Benefits the Daemen College Scholarship Fund Price: $10 Registration; $150 fundraising minimum Challenge Chairman: Karen Catalano of Cesar Insurance and Audience: 9,000 riders and volunteers Queen City Professional Services Purpose: Benefits Roswell Park Cancer Institute Date: July 8, 2011 SASi Golf Tournament Years held: 27th annual Chairmen: Mitch Flynn, Terry Bourgeois, Christine Sponsored by: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Date: June 17, 2011 Sponsorships available: Sponsorship of teams, tees Eberle, John Hannon, Jonathan Olsen Time: 6 a.m. Sponsored by: Suburban Adult Services Inc. and greens. Raffle items appreciated Years held: 16 Place: NFTA Harbor Price: Sponsorship opportunities available, beginning Contact: Hailley MacDonald, 645-2407, hailleym@ at $2,500 buffalo.edu Niagara Catholic Marty Salvation Army Red Kettle Audience: 200 Violante Memorial Golf Open Purpose: Raise funds and awareness for cure and control of cystic fibrosis Putting for Penguins Classic Date: July 25, 2011 Years held: 10th annual Sponsored by: The Salvation Army and Fichte, Endl Date: July 15, 2011 Date: July 18, 2011 and Elmer Eyecare Sponsorships available: Yes, contact Kelly Kopra at Sponsored by: Aquarium of Niagara Sponsoring organization: Niagara Catholic High Course: Fox Valley Country Club [email protected], 204-2535 School Place: Newfane Pro AM, 2501 N. Main St., Newfane Time: 8 a.m. Volunteers needed: Yes, contact Kristin Schneider at Location: Niagara Frontier Country Club Time: 5 p.m. Price per golfer: $125 each or $500 per foursome [email protected], 204-2535 Time: 12:30 p.m. shotgun dinner Price per golfer: $80 Number of golfers: 144 Contact: Kelly Kopra, [email protected], 204-2535 Price per golfer: $175 Purpose: Night golf tournament to benefit the Purpose: Proceeds benefit continuing programs and Aquarium of Niagara Number of golfers: 144 services in Western New York Sponsorships available: Yes and donation of prizes Purpose: Benefits students and programs at Niagara Chairman: Dana Sheridan Catholic High School Taste of Buffalo Volunteers needed: Yes Years held: 6th annual Sponsorships available: Yes Date: July 9-10, 2011 Contact: Gay Molnar, 285-3575 ext. 204, aquariumnf@ Sponsorships available: Sponsorship available, Place: Delaware Avenue (between Chippewa Street aol.com Contact: Cindy Williams, 283-8771 ext. 242, swilliams@ auction donations gratefully accepted niagaracatholic.org and Niagara Square), downtown Buffalo Volunteer help: Yes, volunteers prior to and day of Audience: More than 450,000 people expected. 55 event local restaurants and a handful of area wineries, plus Contact: AnnMarie Taft, 888-6214, annmarie.taft@use. live entertainment. Laurel Run 8K Run/5K Walk Seneca Hickory Stick Golf salvationarmy.org Sponsorships available: Yes Date: July 16, 2011 Volunteers needed: Yes Sponsored by: TRC Foundation and The Resource Tournament Contact: Connie Nitkowski, 656-1214 Center Date: July 21, 2011 Wines in the Wild Location: Village Square, Silver Creek Sponsored by: United Way of Greater Niagara Date: July 27, 2011 Time: 8 a.m. Time: 9 a.m. Price: $20 Sponsored by: 97 Rock, Classic Hits 104.1, Fox 29, My Kids Escaping Drugs Gala Place: Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Course TV and Buffalo Spree Audience: 500 Date: July 10, 2011 Audience: 144 Major sponsors: Bank of America Purpose: Raise funds for disability awareness and Chairmen: Charles Gonzalez Sponsored by: Kids Escaping Drugs prevention activities Time: 6-9 p.m. Years held: 2nd annual Time: 5 p.m. Chairmen: Wayne, Elaine and Laurel Hotelling Place: The Buffalo Zoo Sponsorships available: Yes Place: Brookfield Country Club Years held: 15 Price: $40 pre-sale; $50 at the door. A limited amount Volunteers needed: Yes of VIP tickets available for $100 each. Audience: 300 Sponsorships available: From $300 to $7,500 Contact: Carol Houwaart-Diez, 285-8461, carol@uwgn. Audience: 2,500 attendees (Guests must be 21 years Purpose: Sunday evening dinner gala and auction to Volunteer help: Need people for setup and org or older.) benefit Kids Escaping Drugs Gala breakdown Purpose: Benefits the Buffalo Zoo’s Adopt-an-Animal Chairmen: Dean Rallo, Phil Nanula, John Berger Contact: Steve Waterson, 661-4735; laurel-run.org Years held: 16 program Sponsorships available: Yes United Way of Greater Chairmen: Pro-Zoo Board Volunteers needed: Yes Years held: 12 Contact: Christina Kruzer, 827-9462, [email protected] State Farm Charity Golf & Niagara Golf Tournament Contact: Katie Jordan, 995-6133; or for sponsorships, Dinner Date: July 21, 2011 Mike Powers, 995-6139 Sponsored by: United Way of Greater Niagara Date: July 18, 2011 Course: Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Course Sponsored by: Cradle Beach Camp Run for Rover Time: 8 a.m. Time: Noon shotgun start Amherst Central Alumni Date: July 10, 2011 Price per golfer: $175 or $165 early paid registration Place: Fox Valley Golf Club Sponsored by: Pet Emergency Fund Number of golfers: 144 Foundation Golf Classic Price: $200 per golfer Major sponsors: Niagara Frontier Veterinary Society Purpose: Proceeds to benefit the United Way of Date: July 28, 2011 Time: 10 a.m. Audience: 144 Greater Niagara and the 75 programs funded by the Sponsored by: Amherst Central Alumni Foundation Place: Lasalle Park Pavilion Purpose: Raise money for programs at Cradle Beach agency Course: Glen Oak Golf Course Price: $20 Sponsorships available: Sponsorships, donations, Years held: 2nd annual Time: Noon shotgun start Audience: 500 raffle items Sponsorships available: Sponsorships available Price per golfer: $125 for adult; $75 for student Purpose: 5k race, 1-mile pet walk, kids race, party for Volunteers needed: Yes needed and hole sponsorship. under 21 pets Contact: Diane Martorana, 549-6307 ext. 201 Volunteer help: Yes to help with theme basket Number of golfers: 112 Chairmen: Timm Otterson, DVM auction and watch hole in one contests Purpose: Grants for teachers and students for special Years held: 5th annual Contact: Carol Houwaart-Diez, 285-8461, carol@uwgn. projects Sponsorships available: Yes ECC Foundation Golf Classic org Years held: 10th annual Volunteers needed: Yes Date: July 18, 2011 Honorary chairman: Nancy Riccio, who will retire Dec. 31 after 21 years as director of health, physical Contact: Timm Otterson, DVM, 884-5624, timmot- Sponsored by: Erie Community College Foundation [email protected], petemergencyfund.org The Bear Open education & athletics in the Amherst Central School Time: 1 p.m. shotgun start District Date: July 21, 2011 Place: Park Country Club Sponsorships available: Sponsorship levels available Price: $285 per golfer Sponsored by: starting with Classic Sponsor, available for $2,000 Heritage-Oak Classic Golf Audience: 144 Course: Glen Oak Golf Course Volunteer help: Yes, assist with publicity and spon- Purpose: Proceeds benefit ECC student scholarships, Time: Noon shotgun start sorship opportunities; day of event for registration and Tournament college support and other foundation programs Price per golfer: $175 raffles Date: July 11, 2011 Years held: 19th annual Number of golfers: 150 Contact: Lynn Wardour, 783-6853, lynnwardour@ Sponsored by: Heritage Centers Sponsorships available: Between $125 amd $5,000. Purpose: Benefits Upstate New York Transplant gmail.com Time: 11 a.m. Gift donations welcome. Services Place: Crag Burn Golf Club Contact: Mary Jo Rehal Dennee, 851-1999, dennee@ Sponsorships available: Different sponsorship levels Sponsorships available: Yes ecc.edu available Brooks Memorial Hospital Volunteers needed: Yes Contact: Steve Zenger, 871-5432, srzenger@zenger. Contact: Sue Navarro, 856-4202 ext 228, snavarro@ com Charity Golf Tournament heritagecenters.org TOPS Charity Golf Outing Date: July 29, 2011 Course: Shorewood Country Club, Dunkirk Date: July 18, 2011 Time: Noon tee off Time: 7:30 am Star Lights Price per golfer: $150 Kids Escaping Drugs Golf Place: Transit Valley Country Club Date: July 23, 2011 Number of golfers: 128 Price: Sponsorship fees apply Sponsored by: Buffalo Museum of Science Tournament Time: 8-11 p.m. Purpose: Proceeds will benefit Brooks Memorial Date: July 11, 2011 Purpose: Raise money for Women & Children’s Hospital Hospital of Buffalo Place: Buffalo Museum of Science Sponsored by: Kids Escaping Drugs Sponsorships available: Corporate sponsorship is Tournament director: Andrew Brocato Price: $35 April 1-May 8; $40 May 9-July 23; $5 off for Course: Brookfield Country Club encouraged Years held: Seven years museum members Time: 12:30 p.m. shotgun start Contact: Desiree Coon, 363-7230, dcoon@brook- Corporate support: Yes Audience: 21 and over Price per golfer: $2,500 per foursome, $625 per golfer shospital.org Volunteers needed: Yes Purpose: An evening of wine & beer tasting and star Number of golfers: 144 gazing on the museum roof top. Contact: Andrew Brocato, 635-5786, abrocato@ Purpose: Proceeds benefit Kids Escaping Drugs topsmarkets.com Years held: 7 Campaign Sponsorships available: Yes Special Olympics New York Years held: 16 Volunteers needed: Yes Date: July 29, 2011 Sponsorships available: Several level sponsorships Contact: Erin Collins, 716-896-5200 ext. 385, ecollins@ Sponsored by: Special Olympics New York, Seneca are available. Good Will on the Green Golf sciencebuff.org Gaming Corp. Contact: Christina Kruzer, 716-827-9462, ckruzer@ Time: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. ked.org Charity Golf Classic Date: July 18, 2011 Place: Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel Sponsored by: Compass House Sisters Hospital Foundation Price: $1,000 per thrill seeker Course: Niagara Falls Country Club Purpose: Raise money for Special Olympics New York Golf Tournament while rappelling the 357-foot-tall Seneca Niagara UB School of Management Time: 11 a.m. Date: July 25, 2011 Casino & Hotel. Participants must raise a minimum of Price per golfer: $180 $1,000 each. Alumni Association Golf Sponsored by: Sisters Hospital Foundation Number of golfers: 144 Contact: Amy Schedlbauer, 861-9795, aschedlbauer@ Time: 8 a.m. or 1p.m. start Outing Purpose: Benefits Compass House, a non-profit that nyso.org Date: July 11, 2011 provides shelter, food, clothing, counseling and life Place: Country Club of Buffalo Course: Westwood Country Club skills training for kids, 12 to 24 years old, who have Purpose: Benefits programs and services at Sisters Hospital and St. Joseph Campus. Time: 11 a.m. nowhere else to turn. Sponsorships available: Yes Salvation Army Bowling Price per golfer: $225 Years held: 5th annual Volunteers needed: Yes Number of golfers: 128 Sponsorships available: Yes Tournament Contact: Kelly Wilkens, 862-1991, kwilkens@chs- Purpose: Proceeds benefit students and programs of Contact: Candice Fletcher, development director, 886- Date: July 30, 2011 1351, [email protected] buffalo.org UB School of Management Sponsored by: Salvation Army Years held: 15th annual Time: Noon Sponsorships available: Many sponsorship oppo- Place: Transit Lanes runties available Purpose: Raise money and awareness Years held: 7 Contact: Carla LiVecchi, 885-8318, ext. 248, clivecchi@ Major sponsors: Joe Basil Chevrolet, Buffalo Phar- Sponsorships available: Yes Sponsorships available: Yes askbhsc.org macies Inc., Davis-Ulmer Co., Floss Agency, Inde- Volunteers needed: Yes Contact: Billie Unger, 888-6213, billie.unger@use. pendent Health, Lawley Service, Merrill Lynch Contact: Joyce Brown, 887-2799, joyce.brown@uwbec. salvationarmy.org Purpose: Benefits the Brothers of Mercy Campus org Garden Party at the Casilio Foundation To host: A Day of Caring Project at a not-for- profit Time: 9 a.m.-noon organization, contact Bernadette Miltenberger, 887- Family Estate Place: Brothers of Mercy Campus, 4520 Ransom Rd., 2746, [email protected] Friends Making a Difference Clarence Date: Aug. 7, 2011 Price: $20/runner presale, $22/runner at the door; Golf Tournament Sponsored by: Brothers of Mercy Campus Foundation $10/walker; children 5-12/$5 Date: July 31, 2011 Major sponsors: Joe Basil Chevrolet, Buffalo Phar- Audience: 300 Teddy Bear Picnic Sponsored by: Hemophilia Center of WNY macies Inc., Davis-Ulmer Co., Floss Agency, Inde- Date: Aug. 18, 2011 pendent Health, Lawley Service, Merrill Lynch Purpose: Benefits the Brothers of Mercy Campus Major sponsors: NOVO Nordisk, Baxter, New Era Foundation Sponsored by: Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum Time: 9:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Cap, Manheim Auctions, M&T Bank, Certo Brothers Years held: 3 Time: 1-4 p.m. Distributors Place: Casilio family estate Sponsorships available: Yes Place: Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, North Time: Noon Price: $50 per person Volunteers needed: Yes Tonawanda Place: Chestnut Hills Golf Club Audience: 300 Contact: Audrey Nguyen, 759-7808 Price: $8 child, $2 adult Price: $100 per golfer Purpose: Benefits the Brothers of Mercy Campus Audience: 150 Foundation Audience: 144 Purpose: Give your favorite stuffed animal friend a Chairman: Michael Cimato Years held: 10th annual ride on the carousel. Games, crafts, treats and enter- Years held: 13th annual Sponsorships available: Yes Carl Cappa Memorial Classic tainment. Sponsorships available: Sponsorship Levels Volunteers needed: Yes Date: Aug. 15, 2011 Chairmen: Museum staff platinum -$15,000; gold - $10,000; silver - $5,000; Contact: Audrey Nguyen, 759-7808 Sponsored by: TRC Foundation and The Resource Years held: 12 bronze - $1,000; tee & green - $100 Center Sponsorships available: Yes Volunteers needed: No Location: Moon Brook Country Club Volunteers needed: Yes Contact: Michael Cimato, 689-0472, muma77amy@ Matthew Foster Foundation Time: 10 a.m. Contact: Rae Proefrock, 693-1885, director@car- verizon.net Price: Varies based on sponsorship level rouselmuseum.org Golf Tournament Audience: 132 Date: Aug. 8, 2011 Purpose: Raise funds to enhance the lives of persons Marilla Car Truck & Cycle Sponsored by: Matthew Foster Fooundation with disabilities Summer Affair Chairmen: Michael Cappa and Gregg Bender Major sponsors: Upstate Pharmacy Date: Aug. 18, 2011 Show Time: 1 p.m. Sponsorships available: From $250 to $5,000 Date: July 31, 2011 Sponsored by: Hospice Foundation of Western New Place: East Aurora Country Club Contact: Gregg Bender, 661-1542; carl-cappa- York Sponsored by: Mercy Flight Western New York memorial.org Price: $175 Major sponsors: Rural/Metro Medical Services Time: 9 a.m.-5p.m. Audience: 128 Time: 6 p.m. Place: Marilla Purpose: Assisting WNY families of children with Price: $50 Price: Free cancer ECMC Lifeline Foundation Audience: 500 Audience: 10,000-20,000 Chairmen: Burt Foster Tournament of Life Golf Purpose: Brought back by popular demand, this new Purpose: Western New York’s largest car, truck and Years held: 12 twist to a well known and loved event will feature cycle show to benefit Mercy Flight. Family event fea- Sponsorships available: Yes Classic cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, auctions and live music turing hundreds of vehicles, live bands, food and drink, from the Strictly Hip celebrities, free admission and free parking. Volunteers needed: Yes Date: Aug. 15, 2011 Years held: 1 Chairmen: Vinny Beisiegel Contact: Burt Foster, 652-1880, burtfoster@hotmail. Sponsored by: ECMC Lifeline Foundation com Sponsorships available: Yes Years held: 8th annual Presenting sponsors: Buffalo Hospital Supply Contact: Laura Brann, 686-8090, lbrann@pallia- Sponsorships available: Yes Time: Morning shotgun start tivecare.org Volunteers needed: Yes Place: Park Country Club Contact: Crystal Page, 307-6416, cpage@mercyflight. Leukemia Cup Golf Classic Price per golfer: $1,500 per Foursome. org Date: Aug. 8, 2011 Number of golfers: 208 Sponsored by: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Purpose: Benefits patient-care programs at Erie Ford/UAW Golf Tournament Time: 7:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. County Medical Center and Wine Tour Chairmen: Michael Seaman Place: Orchard Park Country Club Date: Aug. 20. 2011 Sponsorships available: Yes August Price: $275 or $300 Sponsored by: Volunteers needed: Day of volunteers needed for Number of golfers: 180 Course: Arrowhead Golf Club registrations, contests held on course, setup and Purpose: All proceeds directed toward blood cancer Time: 9 a.m. research and local patient aid and services. takedown Blue & Gold Golf Classic Price per golfer: $400 foursome/$100 single Years held: 23rd annual Contact: Debi Jamieson, 898-5800, djamieso@ecmc. Date: Aug. 1, 2011 edu Number of golfers: 144 Sponsored by: Canisius College Athletics Sponsorships available: Many sponsorship levels available from $150 to $6,500 Purpose: Proceeds benefit Juvenile Diabetes Research Major sponsors: Catholic Health AthletiCare Foundation to find a Cure Time: 1 p.m. Volunteers needed: Yes for contest witnesses, auction, ticket sales Drive for Dreams Years held: 7th annual Place: Brierwood Country Club Wine Tour: This coincides with the tournament for Contact: Luann Burgio, 834-2578 ext. 4663, luann. Date: Aug. 15, 2011 Price: $175 [email protected] non-golfers. Cost is $50 for the tour and $75 for the Audience: 144 Sponsored by: tour and dinner back at the golf course. Purpose: Supports Canisius College athletics Course: Brookfield Country Club Sponsorships available: Bronze, silver, gold and Years held: 14 Time: Noon platinum levels; donations needed for the aution. Sponsorships available: Lunch and/or dinner Temple Beth Zion Golf Price per golfer: $250 Volunteer help: Yes, to help man the tables sponsors, tee signs Tournament Number of golfers: 144 Contact: Robert Rohauer, 649-3466, duffer1313@ Volunteer help: Yes, day of event only Purpose: Benefits Mikey’s Way Foundation and hotmail.com Date: Aug. 8, 2011 Roswell Park Cancer Institute Contact: John Maddock, 888-2977, maddock@ Course: Niagara Falls Country Club canisius.edu Sponsorships available: Dream sponsor for $2,500 Time: 12:30 p.m. shotgun start and drive sponsor for $1,500 Derek Roy Celebrity Golf Price per golfer: $200 Contact: Tom Michalski, 568-7990, tom.michalski@ Number of golfers: 120 accessiumgroup.com Tournament Golf Tournament to Benefit Purpose: Benefits educational programming at Date: Aug. 22, 2011 PEDS Temple Beth Zion Course: Orchard Park Country Club Years held: 13th annual Date: Aug. 1, 2011 NYS Health Facilities Time: Noon Sponsorships available: Sponsorship opportunities Price per golfer: Foursomes are available Sponsored by: The Pediatric Digestion and Motility of varied participation and costs available. Disorders Society Inc. (PEDS) Association District 10 Golf Purpose: Raise funds for Juvenile Diabetes Research Contact: Julie Feldman, 836-6565, [email protected] Time: 11:30 a.m. Foundation to fund research to find a cure for type I Tournament diabetes Place: Arrowhead Golf Club Date: Aug,. 17, 2011 Price per golfer: $125 Chairman: Greg Northway Sponsored bys: New York State Health Facilities Assn. Sponsorships available: Yes Audience: 144 Brothers of Mercy Bavarian District 10 Volunteers needed: Yes Purpose of event: Raise funds to find a cure for Fest Time: Noon shotgun start pediatric disorders Contact: Alexandra Kobza, 833-2873, [email protected] Date: Sept. 9, 2011 Place: Arrowhead Golf Course Chairmen: Donald LoFaso and Anthony Sturniolo, DDS Sponsored by: Brothers of Mercy Campus Foundation Price per golfer: $115 per golfer Years held: 11th annual Major sponsors: Joe Basil Chevrolet, Buffalo Phar- Number of golfers: 100 Sponsorships available: Corporate and personal macies Inc., Davis-Ulmer Co., Floss Agency, Inde- Purpose: Benefits NYSHFA District 10 Scholarship Drive Fore Disabilities Golf sponsorships available - $50 to $2,500 pendent Health, Lawley Service, Merrill Lynch Fund and local charities Tournament Volunteers needed: Yes Time: 6 -10 p.m. Chairman: Randy Muenzner, VP operations, Date: Aug. 22, 2011 Contact name, phone and email: Donald LoFaso, Place: Brothers of Mercy Campus, 4520 Ransom Road, ElderWood Senior Care 276-1037, [email protected], [email protected] Clarence Years held: 15th annual Sponsored by: People Inc. Price: $22/person presale, $22/person at the door Sponsorships available: Corporate donations needed Course: East Aurora Country Club $12/person admission only/no meal for golf prizes and tee/green sponsorships Time: 7 a.m. tee off and 12:30 p.m. tee off Buffalo Brewfest Audience: 600 Contact: Constance Barry, executive director, NYSHFA Price per golfer: $625 District 10, 632-0222, [email protected] Date: Aug. 5, 2011 Purpose: Benefits the Brothers of Mercy Campus Number of golfers: 224 Sponsored by: Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center Foundation Purpose: To provide consistant, quality care to indi- viduals with disiablities Time: 5:30-9:30 p.m. Years held: 6 Years held: 10th annual Place: HSBC Arena Sponsorships available: Yes United Way Day of Caring Volunteers needed: Yes Date: Aug. 17, 2011 Sponsorships available: Sponsorships, in-kind Price: $25 presale, $35 day of event donations Contact: Audrey Nguyen, 759-7808 Sponsored by: HSBC, National Grid, Wegmans Audience: 3,500 Volunteer help: Staffing for the day - registration Purpose: Raise money for programs and services at Time: 9 a.m. table, hole representatives, refreshments Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center Place: Projects throughout Erie County Contact: Sarah Snyder, 829-7269, ssnyder@people-inc. Chairmen: Sam Savarino, Tim Herzog Brothers of Mercy Bavarian Audience: Community agencies and volunteers from org Years held: 9 companies throughout Erie County Sponsorships available: Yes, many opportunities Fest 5K Nature Run/Walk Purpose: To promote the spirit and value of volun- available including vendor tables Date: Sept. 10, 2011 teerism Volunteers needed: Yes Years held: 19 Celebrity Bartending Date: Aug. 25, 2011 Sponsored by: Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Sponsorships available: Corporate sponsorships are Sponsorships available: Several sponsorship levels Foundation available Aspiring Artists Art & Wine available Major sponsors: Brickyard Pub & BBQ Volunteer help: Yes, volunteer opportunities are Celebration Volunteers needed: Yes Time: 5-9 p.m. available Contact: Christina Kruzer, 827-9462, [email protected] Date: Sept. 9, 2011 Place: Brickyard Pub & BBQ, 432 Center St., Lewiston Contact: Carla LiVecchi, 885-8318, ext. 248, clivecchi@ Time: 5-9 p.m. Price: $10 askbhsc.org Place: Aspire of WNY offices at 2356 North Forest Purpose: Attendees will all enjoy a high-end basket Road, Getzville Schmitt Sales Golf auction, a 50/50 drawing, finger foods and door prizes throughout the evening. Price: $25 Greater Buffalo BOMA Golf Audience: Art and music lovers, general public Tournament Chairmen: Gary Strenkoski Date: Sept. 12, 2011 Years held: 14 Outing Years held: 8th annual Sponsorships available: Yes Sponsored by: Schmitt Sales Sponsorships available: Yes Date: Aug. 29, 2011 Time: Noon tee off Volunteers needed: Yes Sponsored by: Greater Buffalo BOMA Volunteers needed: Yes Contact: Cassandra Donnelly, 505-5514, cldonnelly@ Price: $240 per golfer, $960 foursome Contact: Kristen Cook, 297-6400, ext. 382, kcook@ Course: Links at Ivy Ridge Place: Fox Valley Country Club opportunitiesunlimited.org aspirewny.org Time: 10:30 a.m. shotgun start Purpose: Proceeds go to the YMCAs Strong Kids Price per golfer: $165 Scholarship fund for children to attend YMCA summer Number of golfers: 144 camp Lewiston Jazz Festival Purpose: Major fundraiser for BOMA and a portion to Niagara County Legislature Years held: 8th annual benefit local charity (TBD). Date: Aug. 26-27, 2011 Sponsorships available: Yes Chairmen: Mike Farrell of Constellation NewEnergy “Tees Off for United Way” Sponsored by: Lewiston Jazz Festival Contact: Anne Reif, 276-5978 and Mark Messina of National Fuel Date: Sept. 9, 2011 Place: Lewiston Years held: 17 Course: Niagara County Course Purpose: Benefits Lewiston Jazz Festival Sponsorships available: BOMA welcomes sponsors Time: 11 a.m. Sponsorships available: Yes at various levels and product/service donations for the Price per golfer: $95 Women of Distinction Contact: Deanna Alterio Brennen, 432-7056 auction and raffle Number of golfers: 144 Date: Sept. 13, 2011 Volunteer help: To help with registration and Purpose: Proceeds benefit the United Ways serving Sponsored by: Girl Scouts of Western New York manage contests on the greens Niagara County. Audience: 500 Contact: Jennifer Aiple, executive director, 856-3801, Sponsorships available: Theme baskets, event tickets Purpose: Honors 2011 Women of Distinction Tops 5K Run/Family Walk & [email protected] or prizes needed. Years held: 2 10K Run to benefit Roswell Volunteer help: Help day of event to watch hole-in- Sponsorships available: Yes one contest and set up. Volunteers needed: Yes Park Cancer Institute Drive Against Drugs - Robert Contact: Bill Jakobi, 285-8461, [email protected] Date: Aug. 27, 2011 Contact: Amy Johnson, 935-6030, amy.johnson@ gswny.org Co- Sponsored by: Pepsi E. Rich Memorial Golf Major sponsors: National Fuel, Bank of America, WIVB and CW-23 Tournament Sporting Clays Classic and Time: 9:30 am Date: Aug. 29, 2011 Top Shot Competition Challenge 2011 Sponsored by: WNY United Place: TOPS Corporate Office, 6363 Main St., Wil- Date: Sept. 10, 2011 Date: Sept. 15, 2011 liamsville Course: East Aurora Country Club Sponsored by: Greater Niagara Frontier Council, Boy Sponsored by: Southeast Works Price: $20 pre-registration, $25 day of Time: 12:30 p.m. shotgun start Scouts of America Major sponsors: M&T Bank, Bank of America, DWC Audience: 1,000 participants Price per golfer: $175 Time: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Mechanical Purpose: Raise money for cancer research and raise Number of golfers: 144 Place: Tonawanda Sportsmen’s Club Time: 5:30 p.m. awareness Purpose: Fund evidence-based prevention strategies Price: $200 and team prices available Place: Salvatore’s Italian Gardens Chairmen: Kathleen Graim , race director taught in high-risk schools. Audience: 150 Price: $60 Years held: 4th annual Sponsorships available: Three levels of sponsorships Purpose: Fundraiser to support Scouting programs Audience: 300 Corporate support: Yes available: Gold, 5,000; Silver, $2,000; and Bronze, Chairman: Sheriff Timothy Howard Purpose: Dinner with live and silent auction to benefit Volunteers needed: Yes $800. Southeast Works. Years held: 9 Contact: Kathleen Graim, 635-5221 Contact: Kate Chudoba, 821-7722 ext. 314, Chairman: R.J. Vanner Jr. [email protected] Sponsorships available: Yes Years held: 12th annual Volunteers needed: Yes Sponsorships available: Yes Contact: Herb Schmidt, [email protected] Ride For Roswell Grand and wnyscouting.org/events Volunteers needed: Yes Belle Center Golf Classic Contact: Amanda Baumler, 683-7100 ext 212, Island Date: Aug. 29, 2011 [email protected] Date: Aug. 28, 2011 Sponsored by: The Belle Center, Buffalo Sponsored by: Roswell Park Cancer Institute Course: Arrowhead Golf Course Rockin’ by the Runway Time: 8 a.m. Time: 11 a.m. Date: Sept. 10, 2011 97 Rock Make-A-Wish Radio- Place: Grand Island Purpose: To benefit youth and families in the Buffalo Sponsored by: Mercy Flight Western New York Audience: 500-1,000 community Major sponsors: Mercy Flight thon Years held: 2 Sponsorships available: Yes, various levels Time: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Date: Sept. 15, 2011 Sponsorships available: Yes Volunteer help: Yes Place: Flying Tigers - Buffalo Airport, 100 Amherst Villa Sponsored by: Make-A-Wish Foundation of WNY, Road, Buffalo Volunteers needed: Yes Contact: Callie Johnson, 845-0485, cjohnson@thebel- WGRF-FM, Buffalo’s 97 Rock lecenter.org Price: Free Contact: Jim Costello, 845-3945, james.costello@ Years held: 17th annual roswellpark.org Audience: 2,000 Sponsorships available: Yes Purpose: Family event featuring Mercy Flight heli- Contact: Tina Chaudhry, 810-9474 ext. 12, copters, bounce houses, live music, raffle baskets, [email protected] games of chance and kids activities with a great view SCOTY Golf Tournament September of planes taking off and landing from the airport. Food Date: Aug. 29, 2011 and beverages are available for a nominal charge. Sponsored by: Greater Niagara Frontier Council, Boy Chairman: Jeffrey Mendola Winds, Waves & Wines XII Scouts of America Light The Night Walk Years held: 4th annual Date: Sept. 15, 2011 Time: Noon-8 p.m. Date: September 2011 Sponsorships available: Yes Sponsored by: Aquarium of Niagara Place: Wanakah Country Club Sponsored by: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Volunteers needed: Yes Time: 6-9 p.m. Audience: 200 Major sponsors: Wilson Farms Contact: Jeffrey Mendola, 626-4100 ext. 314, Place: Conference Center Niagara Falls, 101 Old Falls Years held: 10 Time: Registration starts at 5 p.m. and walk starts at [email protected] St., Niagara Falls 7:30 p.m. Sponsorships available: Yes Price: $55 each or $100 per couple Place: Delaware Park Volunteers needed: Yes Purpose: Money raised benefits the Aquarium of Audience: 4,000 Niagara Contact: Tim Smith, 512-6203, tim.smith@scouting. Thunder of Niagara Air Show Purpose: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society‚Äôs Years held: 12 org Date: Sept. 10-11, 2011 Light The Night Walk is a nationwide evening fund- Sponsorships available: Yes Sponsored by: 914th Airlift Wing, Niagara Falls Air raising walk to celebrate and commemorate lives Volunteers needed: Yes touched by cancer. Reserve Station Contact: Gay Molnar, 716-285-3575 ext. 204 Heritage Golf Challenge Chairmen: Paul and Karen Nanula Place: Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station Date: Aug. 29, 2011 Years held: 13th annual Price: Free Course: Chautauqua Institution Golf Club Sponsorships available: Yes Purpose: Honors the first responders on the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11th and U.S. military Time: 11:30 a.m. shotgun start Volunteers needed: Yes NFJC Walk for CommUNITY Contact: thunderoverniagara.com Price per golfer: $150 Contact: Luann Burgio, 834-2578 ext. 4663, luann. Date: Sept. 17, 2011 Number of golfers: 132 [email protected] Sponsored by: The National Federation for Just Com- munities of WNY Inc. Purpose: Fund dementia care programs at Heritage Ministries skilled nursing facilities Kids Escaping Drugs Golf Time: Noon Years held: 10th annual Scouting Popcorn Sales Place: Lincoln Parkway/ Albright-Knox Art Gallery Tournament - M&T Bank Pro- Audience: 800 Sponsorships available: Yes, hole and prize sponsors Date: Sept. 1, 2011 Purpose: For more information, go to nfjcwny.org ($1,000 each) - included foursome. Sponsored by: Greater Niagara Frontier Council, Boy Am Invitational Years held: 14 Contact: Chris Anderson, 487-6873, canderson@ Scouts of America Date: Sept. 12, 2011 heritage1886.org Sponsorships available: Yes Time: Daily Sponsored by: Kids Escaping Drugs Volunteers needed: Yes Place: Throughout Erie and Niagara counties Major sponsors: M&T Bank Price: various Contact: Rene Petties-Jones, 853-9596, rpetties- Time: Noon shotgun start [email protected] Buffalo Hearing & Speech Audience: 10,000+ Place: Transit Valley Country Club Center Golf Classic & Auction Years held: 20+ Price per golfer: $1,200 per foursome; $300 per golfer Sponsorships available: Yes Number of golfers: 96 Date: Aug. 29, 2011 Volunteers needed: Yes Purpose: Each year WNY pro golfers team up on the Amherst Police Foundation Sponsored by: Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center Contact: Justin King, 512-6209, justin.king@scouting. fairway to play in the M&T Bank Pro Am Invitational Golf Invitational Course: Orchard Park Country Club org to raise money for and promote awareness of the Kids Time: Noon shotgun start Escaping Drugs Campaign benefitting Renaissance Date: Sept. 19, 2011 Price per golfer: $250 Campus. Sponsored by: Amherst Police Foundation Number of golfers: 144 Chairmen: Paul Nasca, Paul Gugino, Peter John Certo Course: Country Club of Buffalo Purpose: Supports programs and services at Buffalo Years held: 24th annual Time: 11 a.m. Hearing & Speech Center Price per golfer: $1,500 per foursome Number of golfers: 144 Audience: 1,000 Purpose: Raise funds for medical research of Chiari Purpose: Technical advancements for the Amherst Purpose: Raise money for programs at Cradle Beach malformation, syringomyelia, neuropathic pain, spinal JA Stock Market Challenge Police Department and scholarships for officers Sponsorships available: Sponsorships, donations, cord injury and related disorders. Date: November 2011 attending advanced training. raffle items Chairmen: Barbara and Mark Kane Sponsored by: M&T Bank Years held: 8th annual Volunteers needed: Yes Years held: 9th annual Major sponsors: HSBC, Greatbatch, Tops, Merrill Lynch Sponsorships available: Corporate sponsors are Contact: Diane Martorana, 549-6307 ext. 201 Sponsorships available: Yes Time: 10 a.m. for students; 5 p.m. for adults encouraged to sponsor a foursome which includes Volunteers needed: Yes Place: Hyatt Regency Buffalo advertising, lunch, golf and awards dinner. Contact: Mark Kane, 633-7022, [email protected] Purpose: Experience the highs and lows of the Contact: Michael Torrillo, 689-1344, mtorrillo@apdny. stock market at this fast-paced, high-tech event that org Buffalo Museum of Science simulates the stock trading floor. 150th Gala Beechwood/Blocher Years held: 3 Date: Oct. 1, 2011 Sponsorships available: Yes Plate Expectations Sponsored by: Buffalo Museum of Science Foundation Auction and Volunteers needed: Yes Date: Sept. 21, 2011 Major sponsors: Turner Construction Contact: Diane Gardner, 853-1381, dgardner@jawny. Sponsored by: Meals on Wheels Foundation of WNY Food Extravaganza org Time: 6:30-11:30 p.m. Date: Oct. 15, 2011 Time: 6 p.m. Place: Buffalo Museum of Science Place: TBD Sponsored by: Beechwood Continuing Care Price: $150 per ticket Time: 6:30 p.m. Purpose: Proceeds benefit Meals on Wheels Audience: 21 and over A Vintage Affair, wine Sponsorships available: Yes Place: Beechwood Homes, 2235 Millersport Highway, Purpose: Celebration of the past, present and future Getzville tasting and auction Volunteers needed: Yes of the Buffalo Museum of Science to honor 150 years. Price: $65 Date: November 2011 Contact: Kathleen Zastrow, 822-2002, kzastrow@ Chairmen: Bob and Frances Genco mealsonwheelswny.org Audience: 300 Sponsored by: American Red Cross, Greater Buffalo Sponsorships available: Yes Years held: 15 Chapter Volunteers needed: Yes Sponsorships available: Yes Time: 6-9:30 p.m. Contact: Erin Collins, 896-5200 ext. 385, ecollins@ Contact: Cheryl Wasson, 810-7370, cwasson@beech- Place: Red Cross headquarters, 786 Delaware Ave., Step Up for Autism sciencebuff.org woodcare.org Buffalo Date: Sept. 24, 2011 Price: $50 Sponsored by: TRC Foundation and The Resource Audience: 150 Center Springville Oktoberfest & SASi Celebration Sponsorships available: Yes Location: The Resource Center, 200 Dunham Ave., Volunteers needed: Yes Jamestown German Car Show Date: Oct. 15, 2011 Contact: Kara Hite, 878-2235, [email protected] Time: 9:30 a.m. Date: Oct. 1, 2011 Sponsored by: Suburban Adult Services Inc. Price: $20 Sponsored by: Springville Area Chamber of Major sponsors: M&T Bank, Upstate Pharmacy, Audience: 250 Commerce KeyBank Purpose: Raise funds to provide social skills training to Time: 2-10 p.m. Time: 5:30-10 p.m. Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper youths with autism Place: Springvile Fireman’s Park, Waverly Street, Place: Kleinhans Music Hall Birthday Bash Chairmen: Tess Kerzner, Victoria Trass Bardo Springville Price: $115 Date: November 2011 Years held: 2 Price: Free Audience: 200 Sponsored by: Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper Sponsorships available: From $250 to $5,000 Purpose: Fundraiser for the chamber’s local schol- Purpose: Private cocktail reception in the Mary Seton Place: Pearl Street Grill & Brewery Volunteer help: Volunteers needed arships and business-development programs room and concert tickets to Kleinhans. Proceeds Chairmen: Jeanne Ellis and Kate Moody benefit individuals with developmental disabilities in Audience: 250 Contact: Vicky Bardo, 661-1477; trc-foundation.org/ Western New York. stepupforautism Years held: 6 Purpose: To celebrate our local water Sponsorships available: Six tier-levels available Chairmen: Kevin Weber Years held: 3 Volunteers needed: Yes Years held: 15 Sponsorships available: Yes Contact: Kate Moody, 592-4746, director@springvil- Sponsorships available: Yes Contact: Tricia Furnari, 852-7483, ext. 13, tfurnari@ Fall Shoreline Sweep lechamber.com Volunteers needed: Yes bnriverkeeper.org Date: Sept. 24, 2011 Contact: Lynn Kelly, 805-1555, [email protected] Sponsored by: Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper Time: Varies Le Masquerade Compeer Place: Various locations along the waterfront Ride For Roswell Boston Hills Halloween Spooktacular Date: Nov. 5, 2011 Price: Free Date: Oct. 8, 2011 Date: Oct. 21, 2011 Sponsored by: Compeer of Greater Buffalo Inc. Audience: 1,500 Sponsored by: Roswell Park Cancer Institute Sponsored by: Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum Major sponsors: R&P Oak Hill Development, PAETEC Purpose: Volunteer event to clean up local shorelines Time: 8 a.m. Time: 5:30-8 p.m. Communications Years held: 8 Place: Chestnut Ridge Park Place: Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, North Time: 6 p.m.-midnight Sponsorships available: Yes Audience: 500-1,000 Tonawanda Place: Hyatt Regency Buffalo Volunteers needed: To help clean up area waterways Years held: 2 Price: $8 child, $2 adult Price: $125 individual ticket; $1,000 table of 10 and parks Sponsorships available: Yes Audience: 200 Purpose: Raise funds for Compeer for Kids Mentoring Contact: Kerri Li, 852-7483, ext. 11, kbentkowski@ Volunteers needed: Yes Program bnriverkeeper.org Contact: Jim Costello, 845-3945, james.costello@ Purpose: A non-scary event especially for young roswellpark.org families – games, crafts, treats and entertainment Years held: 15 years Years held: 20 Corporate support: Sponsorships available Camp Good Days Fashion Sponsorships available: Yes Volunteers needed: Yes Corks and Forks Volunteers needed: Yes Contact: Betsy Gemerek, [email protected] Show Contact: Rae Proefrock, 693-1885, director@car- Date: Oct. 13, 2011 rouselmuseum.org Date: Sept. 25, 2011 Sponsored by: Heritage Centers Sponsored by: Camp Good Days & Special Times Time: 6 p.m. Treasure Island Time: Noon-4 p.m. Place: Hyatt Regency Buffalo ECMC Lifeline Foundation Date: Nov. 5, 2011 Place: Salvatore’s Italian Gardens Restaurant Audience: 500 Sponsored by: Medina Health Care Foundation - Orleans Community Health Price: $35 Years held: 5th annual WNY Runs for Heroes 5k Run Time: 5:30 p.m. Audience: 400 Sponsorships available: Yes Place: Sacred Heart Club ,189 N. Gravel Road, Medina Purpose: Fashions modeled by Camp Good Days Volunteers needed: Yes and Healthwalk children and families. Luncheon includes auctions, Date: Oct.15, 2011 Price: $30 door prizes and raffles. Contact: Sue Navarro, 856-4202 ext 228, snavarro@ heritagecenters.org Sponsored by: ECMC Lifeline Foundation Audience: 200 Chairmen: Gerry Lederman Time: 10 a.m. Purpose: Fun, food, games and auctions Years held: 5 Place: Parkside Lodge at Delaware Park Chairmen: Candy Schoenle Contact: Lisa Donato, 206-0709, ldonato@camp- Price: $20 Pre-registration, $22 day of, $5 for children Years held: 17 gooddays.org Harvest Festival under 12 Sponsorships available: Yes Date: Oct. 14, 2011 Audience: All Volunteers needed: Yes Sponsored by: Hospice Foundation of Western New Purpose: Benefits patient care programs at Erie Contact: Candy Schoenle, 585-798-8426, foundation@ Heartlight Gala York County medical Center medinamemorial.org Major sponsors: Buffalo Bills, First Niagara Bank Date: Sept. 30, 2011 Chairmen: Robert Holliday Time: 6 p.m. Sponsoring oganization: Child and Family Services Sponsorships available: Yes Place: Adam’s Mark Buffalo Major Sponsors: CTG, BlueCross BlueShield, Eric Volunteers needed: Day of for registration, course, Buffalo & Erie County Public Mower & Associates Price: $200 traffic, setup and takedown Time: 6:30 p.m. Audience: 900 Contact: Debi Jamieson, 898-5800, djamieso@ecmc. Library - 175th Anniversary edu Place: Mary Seaton Room, Kleinhans Music Hall Purpose: Premier event for the Hospice Foundation which includes wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres, Gala Price: $145 per person auction and dinner. Date: Nov. 5, 2011 Purpose: Benefits the 40-plus programs that CFS Years held: 11th annual offers our community Galleria of Treats Sponsored by: Library Foundation of Buffalo & Erie Sponsorships available: Yes County Chairman: Wende and Trevor Stevenson Date: Oct. 27, 2011 Contact: Laura Brann, 686-8090, lbrann@pallia- Time: 6-11 p.m. Years held: 13th annual Sponsored by: Kids Escaping Drugs tivecare.org Place: Downtown Central Library of the Buffalo & Erie Sponsorships available: Yes Time: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. County Public Library Volunteers needed: Yes Place: Walden Galleria Price: $175 per person Contact: Michelle Kij, 335-7233, [email protected] Working Toward a Day Price: $1 pre-sale/$2 day-of event Purpose: Raise funds for public library system Audience: 8,000+ materials and services Without Pain Gala Purpose: Safe and fun trick-or-treat environment for Years held: First time Date: Oct. 15, 2011 kids of all ages. Proceeds benefit Kids Escaping Drugs. Sponsorships available: Yes October Sponsored by: Column of Hope - Chiari & Syringo- Years held: 17th annual Volunteers needed: Yes myelia Research Foundation Sponsorships available: Yes Contact: Joy Testa Cinquino, 716-858-7182, testaj@ Major sponsors: The Kane Firm, Gynecologic Volunteers needed: Yes buffalolib.org, buffalolib.org Harvest Festival Oncology Associate of WNY, Waring Financial Group, Contact: Christina Kruzer, 827-9462, [email protected] Emerling Auto Dealers, Plastic Bottles Inc. Date: Oct. 1-2, 2011 Time: 6-11p.m. Sponsored by: Cradle Beach Camp Place: Hyatt Regency Buffalo Niagara Floral Center Time: 11 a.m. Price: $120 per ticket Place: Cradle Beach Camp Thanksgiving Floral Sale Audience: 300 November Price: $1 - $10 Date: Nov. 8, 2011 Sponsored by: Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Audience: 300 Major sponsors: KeyBank, Ingram Micro Purpose: Benefits training/horticulture therapy for Place: Pick-up orders: Wed., Nov. 23, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 people with developmental disabilities p.m. 2510 Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Years held: 1 107 Heath St., Lockport Sponsorships available: Yes Price: Varies, custom orders accepted Contact: Bob Bracikowski, 504-2617 ext. 244, info@ Purpose: Benefits training/horticulture therapy for opportunitiesunlimited.org people with developmental disabilities Sponsorships available: Sponsors and locations for cart sales/pre-sales. Delivery may be available for large orders in Niagara and Erie counties. Buffalo Urban League Volunteers needed: Organize pre-sales Annual Gala Contact: Bob Bracikowski, 504-2617 ext. 244, info@ opportunitiesunlimited.org Date: Nov. 19, 2011 Sponsored by: Buffalo Urban League Time: 6 p.m. Place: Adam’s Mark Buffalo 40 Under Forty Awards Price: $100 Luncheon Audience: 1,200 Date: Nov. 10, 2011 Purpose: Fundraiser Sponsored by: Business First Chairmen: Eunice Lewin Major sponsors: Citizens Bank Years held: 14 years Time: 11:30 a.m. Sponsorships available: Yes Place: Buffalo Niagara Convention Center Contact: Pam Arbogast, 716-250-2424 Purpose: Honor 40 people under the age of 40 for work and community service Contact: Kim Schaus, 541-1656, kschaus@bizjournals. Lunch with Santa and Santa com on the Carousel Date: Nov. 26, Dec. 3, Dec. 10, Dec. 17, 2011 Evening of Arts & Sponsored by: Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum Major sponsors: Entertainment Time: 11 a.m. Date: Nov. 11, 2011 Place: Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, North Sponsored by: Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Tonawanda Time: Art show/reception 5-7 p.m., talent show 7:15 Price: $8 lunch Place: Niagara Falls High School, 4455 Porter Road, Audience: 75-150 Niagara Falls Years held: 3 Audience: 300 Sponsorships available: Yes Purpose: Features the talents of individuals with Volunteers needed: Yes developmental disabilities through song, dance, Contact: Rae Proefrock, 693-1885, director@car- theater and fine arts. rouselmuseum.org Years held: 4 Sponsorships available: Yes Volunteers needed: Yes Contact: Kristen Cook, 297-6400, kcook@opportunitie- sunlimited.org December Opportunities Unlimited Gift National Philanthropy Day Wrap Booth Luncheon Date: Dec. 2-24, 2011 Date: Nov. 16, 2011 Sponsored by: Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Sponsored by: Association of Fundraising Profes- Foundation sionals Time: Open during mall hours Time: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Place: Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls, 1900 Military Price: $50 Road, Niagara Falls Audience: 500 Price: Depends on package size Purpose: Annual celebration of benevolent donations Purpose: Benefits Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara of time, talent and treasure that acknowledges indi- Contact: opportunitiesunlimited.org viduals and organizations whose lifetime or long-term achievements have made a significant impact on the WNY community. Chairman: Lynsey Zimdahl Light-A-Life Memorial Tree Years held: 26th anniversary of NPD National Program Date: Dec. 3, 2011 Sponsorships available: Programs ads and spon- Sponsored by: Hospice Foundation of Western New sorship opportunities range from presenting sponsor York $5,000, $1,000 patron table $1,000 and program ads Major sponsors: CTG, M&T Bank starting at $125 Time: 4:30-5 p.m. Volunteers needed: Yes Price: Open to the Community Contact: Patricia Milibrand, 878-2350, afpwny@afp- Audience: 500 wnychapter.org Years held: 22 Sponsorships available: Yes Contact: Laura Brann, 686-8090, lbrann@pallia- Niagara Floral Center tivecare.org Holiday Poinsettia, Wreath & More Sale Holiday Gift Wrap Date: Nov. 17, 2011 Date: Dec. 10, 2011 Sponsored by: Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Sponsored by: Meals on Wheels for WNY Major sponsors: KeyBank, Ingram Micro Time: Mall business hours Place: Pick-up orders: Dec. 2: 8:30 a.m,-4:30 p.m. 2510 Place: Walden Galleria Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield; 9 a.m.-4p.m. 107 Heath St., Lockport; Dec. 3: 8:30 a.m.-noon, 2510 Niagara Falls Purpose: Proceeds benefit Meals on Wheels for WNY Blvd., Wheatfield Volunteers needed: Wrap gifts Price: Varies, custom orders also accepted Contact: Debora Frank, 822-2002, dfrank@mealson- Purpose: Benefits training/horticulture therapy for wheeelswny.org people with developmental disabilities Sponsorships available: Sponsors and locations for cart sales/pre-orders. Delivery may be available for large orders in Niagara and Erie counties Volunteers needed: Organize pre-sales Contact: Bob Bracikowski, 504-2617 ext. 244, info@ opportunitiesunlimited.org

Niagara Floral Center Ring- a-Ling Home & Interiors Christmas Basket Auction Date: Nov. 17, 2011 Sponsored by: Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Major sponsors: KeyBank, Ingram Micro Time: 2-8 p.m. Place: 2510 Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield Price: $10