Good Deeds

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Give for Liv: A spaghetti dinner and silent auction fundraiser will begin at 4 p.m. today at Bellevue West High School for 6-month-old Liv Loghry. The baby, daughter of Jackie and Jessica Loghry, had a retinoblastoma tumor removed from behind her eye when she was 3 months old. She lost her right eye due to the size of the tumor. The family must take Liv to Philadelphia regularly for checkups with her eye specialist. The dinner will help defray the cost of these trips and Liv’s other medical expenses.

Pause for paws: Friends Forever’s second annual “Purses 4 Paws” will be Monday at the Market Basket in Countryside Village. The 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. benefit for the Nebraska Humane Society will be a silent auction of gently used and new purses. The evening will include wine and hors d’oeuvres. Tickets are $25.

Save the parsonage: Union (Neb.) United Methodist Church will have a harvest soup dinner and rummage sale from 5 to 8 p.m. today. Proceeds will be used to restore the parsonage for use in community services. Chili, chicken noodle soup, dessert, beverages and more will be available for a free-will offering. Rummage sale items are $3 per bag.

For the children: Proceeds from a Friday fundraiser will go toward the construction of a child care center in Rau, Tanzania. The dinner, silent auction and entertainment will kick off at 6:30 p.m. at Karen’s Fireside, 1214 N. Monroe St., in Papillion. Advance tickets are $60 a person or $100 for a couple; student rate is $45. For ticket information, go to www.knockfoundation.org.

The music, the passion: Salsa instructor and performer Brandon Joiner will host “Salsa Magic” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Blue Sushi in the Old Market. This event is a benefit for the clients of Youth Care Inc., a private, nonprofit agency that provides a residential living environment for developmentally disabled youth to prepare them for independent living. There will be a silent auction as well as a variety of raffles. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. For tickets or more information, contact Tracey Pearson at 991-9709 or tpearson@youthcareinc.org.

Celebrating giving: The National Philanthropy Day Luncheon will begin at noon Nov. 17 at the Doubletree Hotel, 1616 Dodge St. Tickets are $35. For more information, contact Anita Crisp at 323-8841 or acrisp9@gmail.com.

Off to the sale: The Bellbrook neighborhood will present Christmas in the Brook on Saturday, an event to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Items for sale will include gelato, jewelry, kitchen tools, skin care, purses, baby accessories and candles. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Bellbrook Clubhouse, 192nd and Harrison Streets.

Sip, shop, spend: A Wine and Shop opening night at the Midlands Nonprofit Summit will be a fundraiser for 15 charities. The event is Wednesday at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs. The charities will sell items for the holidays. Admission is free.

Welcome to the Bluffs: The Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce and the Convention and Visitors Bureau need volunteers to train for the Heartland Host program. Classes will begin in March. The Heartland Host program educates visitors to Council Bluffs on area history, interesting facts and tidbits on past notables. Hosts assist at conventions and more. For more information or to volunteer, call Diane Hestness or Kathy Fiscus at the chamber, 712-325-1000.

Dollar by dollar: Hooves & Paws Rescue of Glenwood, Iowa, has set up a benefit fund account for donations to help longtime supporter Bruce Huebner of Glenwood. He recently was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer and faces steep medical bills. Donations are being accepted at Glenwood State Bank, 32 N. Walnut St., Glenwood, IA 51534. Donations should reference the Bruce Huebner Benefit Fund.

Music, please: An afternoon fundraiser for the Omaha School of Music will include dinner, music and dance performances, beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday in the TAC Building, 3215 Cuming St. Tickets are $25 and can be obtained by calling Gennean Scott at the Omaha School of Music Studio, 455-1160. Proceeds will go for gifted and talented students who cannot afford private lessons.

Clinic benefit: Recently, the Scottish Rite hosted its second annual Friends of RiteCare dinner, benefitting the RiteCare Clinic at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Monroe-Meyer Institute. The event grossed more than $20,000, according to the Scottish Rite.

Helping a fighter: Steve Schimonitz, a 43-year-old member of the Bellevue Volunteer Fire Department, is battling epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, a rare form of cancer. Friends are putting on a fundraiser — chili dinner and silent auction — Nov. 8 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Reed Center in Bellevue. Also, an account is set up for donations for Schimonitz at First National Bank.

A helping hand: Coach Dana Altman of Creighton University will be the guest speaker at the Nov. 11 annual meeting and luncheon of the Alzheimer’s Association Midlands Chapter. Altman will speak about his experience as a caregiver. Event proceeds will benefit the Midlands Chapter. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by phone at 502-4301 or on the Web at midlandsannualmeeting.kintera.org. The luncheon will begin at 11 a.m. at the Tip Top Ballroom, 1502 Cuming St.

Benefit luncheon: Nov. 10 will bring the Metro Women’s Club’s biggest annual fundraiser for its charity, the Friends of the Family Support Center. The luncheon and silent auction will start at 11 a.m. at Faith Westwood United Methodist Church, south of 125th and L Streets. Pre-register for $12 with Karen Lidstrand at 964-0830.

Helping hearts: A fundraiser is planned Friday for Bill Hankins, who has been on the heart transplant list since July 14. The 6 to 9 p.m. event will feature dinner, a bake sale, a silent auction and a 50/50 auction, all at St. Gerald Catholic Church, 9602 Q St. Donations may also be made at any Wells Fargo Bank to the “Donation Fund Have a Heart for Bill Hankins.”

Compiled by Sue Story Truax