Good Deeds

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A driving need: The American Cancer Society offers transportation help for cancer patients in Omaha with its Road to Recovery program. Volunteers provide cancer patients transportation to and from their medical appointments. Additional drivers are needed. Training will be offered at 9 a.m. Sept. 30 or 5:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at the society office, 9850 Nicholas St. To sign up or learn more, call 393-5801. To arrange transportation, patients must call the society as soon as they know they will need a ride. Advance notice is required.

Walk or run: It’s time to sign up for the Oct. 3 inaugural Free to Breathe 5K Fun Run/Walk and 1-Mile Walk to raise funds to fight lung cancer. Proceeds will help the National Lung Cancer Partnership with research, education and awareness programs. Registration will start at 8:30 a.m. and the run/walk will begin at 10 a.m. The event will be at Holmes Lake Park in Lincoln. Register online at www.FreeToBreathe.org.

The bottom line: The Vocational Development Center’s second annual Enable the Disabled Walk raised $10,000 to benefit programs and services the organization provides to more than 450 developmentally disabled adults in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

A time to remember: The Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk will be Sunday at Chalco Hills Recreation Area. Registration will start at 10 a.m. The Doggie Walk will be at 11 a.m., and the Memory Walk will begin at noon. Proceeds will support the mission of the association to eliminate the disease. For more information about the Alzheimer’s Association or to sign up for the walk, go to www.alz.org. Omaha author Teryl Oswald’s mission is to raise $1 million for the association. She started the Read to Remember campaign to donate all of the proceeds of her books. Oswald will sign copies of her new novel, “Luck of the Draw,” at the Memory Walk.

Banquet time: The Omaha Branch of the NAACP will have NAACP President and Chief Executive Benjamin Todd Jealous as the keynote speaker for the Freedom Fund Banquet. It will begin at 6 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Holiday Inn at 72nd and Grover Streets. Tickets are $50. For tickets or more information, call 345-6227. Proceeds fund the Omaha branch’s work.

How do you spell success? The Literacy Center recently had its second annual fundraising Adult Spelling Bee. The center raised more than $18,000. The “Lawrence University” team beat out the defending champion Omaha World-Herald team. The team from InnowaveUSA took home the “Best Team Spirit” award with a customized clap for every correct word.

Having fun, helping others: Enjoy basketball featuring high-flying slam dunks, dazzling ball-handling tricks and comedy routines when the Harlem Ambassadors play in a fundraising game in Council Bluffs. Proceeds will go to the indigent care program of Hospice with Heart of Council Bluffs. Sunday’s 6 p.m. game will be in the gym at Thomas Jefferson High School, 2501 West Broadway. For tickets, call 712-325-6802, stop at Hospice with Heart, 300 W. Broadway, Suite 114, or go to www.hospicewithheart.org. Advance tickets are $9 for adults and $7 for students and senior citizens. At the door, tickets will be $2 more. Children younger than 4 get in free.

With syrup: Seven Oaks of Florence and the Notre Dame Sisters will have a pancake breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, 120th and Pacific Streets. The Pancake Man will be there, in addition to a raffle, bake sale and silent auction. Cost: $5 for adults, $3.50 for children.
Walk a mile in their shoes: The Open Door Mission will hold its second annual Walk-a-Thon from 1 to 5 this afternoon. The event aims to raise awareness of the plight of hungry and homeless people in the Midlands. Walkers will begin at Gallup University’s parking lot on the east side of Abbott Drive. Nonwalkers are welcome and encouraged to drive to the Mission’s main building, 2706 N. 21st St. East.
Eating for reading: For its seventh annual Great Books for Great Kids benefit, Omaha-area Runza Restaurants will donate 15 percent of their sales Tuesday to the Omaha Public Library for the purchase of children’s books.
Are you organized? The American Cancer Society Relay For Life needs volunteers to serve on the 2010 planning committee for any one of the three Omaha-area events. Those interested should attend a free informational open house from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the American Cancer Society, 9850 Nicholas St. just north of Westroads Mall. For more information, call Jenny Muir or Megan Maryott at the American Cancer Society in Omaha at 402-393-5801.
Fruits and veggies, please: Petrow’s Restaurant, 5914 Center St., will have a canned food drive this week for the Siena-Francis House. Patrons can donate a nonperishable canned fruit or vegetable Monday through Friday.
Spa night: Enjoy women’s spa night while helping the Nebraska Kidney Association. The event will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Brockman Chiropractic, 96th and L Streets. The $5 admission fee will go to the kidney association. Activities will include massage therapy, yoga instruction, nutrition information and more.
Another boxer rebellion? This year, those participating in the Sept. 27 Omaha Marathon can simultaneously raise funds for colon cancer awareness through the Boxer 500 Challenge. The Omaha Marathon will donate $1 to the Greater Omaha Colon Cancer Task Force for each registered participant who runs or walks in their boxers. To sign up as a Boxer 500 Challenge team for the 10K, half-marathon or full marathon, fill out the form at www.omahamarathon.com.
Just picking up: Recycling Enterprises collected about 3,500 pounds of recycled material from the Nebraska-Florida Atlantic football game. Recycling in the parking lots was carried out by the “Go Green For Big Red” volunteer effort, organized by the City of Lincoln, UNL Landscape Services and AmeriCorps. Go Green for Big Red is recruiting volunteers for all of the remaining home football games Saturday, Oct. 17, Oct. 24, Nov. 7 and Nov. 21. Interested volunteers may contact AmeriCorps volunteer Kelly Heavey at 402-441-6845 or Kheavey@lincoln.ne.gov.
Tee time: The Papillion-La Vista South Titan Band Boosters will have a fundraising golf tournament and dinner, beginning with an 8 a.m. shotgun start Sept. 27 at Eagle Hills Golf Course in Papillion. For information or to register, contact Rachel Anderson at anderson2008@q.com or 213-6794, or Connie Shattuck at ShattuckC@aol.com or 502-4303.
Fore: The third annual Morgan-Allison-Mason Golf Tournament benefiting the Nebraska Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will have check-in at 1 p.m. and a shotgun start at 2 p.m. Saturday. The event will be at The Players Club at Deer Creek, 12101 Deer Creek Drive. Cost: $85 per player. Information: MAM_Classic@yahoo.com.
Swinging for scholars: The University of Nebraska at Omaha Alumni Association’s UNO Chancellor’s Scholarship Swing raised more than $35,000 for student scholarships. Money raised from the 29th annual golf tournament will support various association-sponsored student scholarships.
Ride to help Leap: The inaugural Seth Embrey Memorial Century Ride will begin at 8 a.m. Oct. 4 at Bike Masters, 129th and Fort Streets. All abilities are welcome. Choose your ride length: 30, 62 or 100 miles. There is no entry fee, but donations are requested. All money raised will go to “Leap for a Cure” to benefit brain cancer research. Seth Embrey, a former Bike Masters employee, died in April from brain cancer. For ride information, contact Dave Reinarz at 964-1080 or bikemasters­omaha@hotmail.com.
Grant a wish: Wish Ride 23, a benefit for Make-A-Wish of Nebraska, will be Sept. 27 starting at the fire station in Percival, Iowa. Ride options are 23, 32, 40, 54 and 64 miles. Registration will run from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and riders will start between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Pancake breakfast available. Entry fees vary from $12 to $22. Look for applications at bike shops or call Ron Osovski at 402-873-7607.
Way to go: CASA of Douglas County is more than $20,000 better off thanks to New Friends of Omaha’s “Live Laugh Love” fundraiser.
It’s not a game: The Nebraska Chapter of the Pajama Program is seeking donations of new pajamas and new books to be donated to children in need. To learn more about the organization or to donate, go to www.pajamaprogram.org/Chapters/Nebraska.html.
A little comfort: In the words of Ted E. Bear Hollow: “See Omaha’s top chefs bust their spuds to prepare the ultimate gourmet potato.” And who decides which is the most ultimate? You get a vote when you attend the 5 p.m. Oct. 4 Comfort Food Classic at the Scott Conference Center. Tickets, $75, also get you hors d’oeuvres, wine and desserts plus a chance to bid on auction items. It’s all a benefit for Ted E. Bear Hollow, which helps grieving children. Buy tickets online at www.tedebearhollow.org or www.comfortfoodclassic.com or by calling 502-2773.
Bid for the Cure: Markel BMW/Jaguar Omaha/Land Rover Omaha/MINI of Omaha will mark National Breast Cancer Awareness Month with the inaugural 2009 Bid for the Cure. It will begin at 6 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Markel campus, 716 N. 102nd St. Bid for the Cure, co-sponsored by Bob and Janice Batt, will feature an art show highlighting local artists. Money will be raised through ticket sales and a silent auction to benefit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Additional donations are welcome. Tickets are $25 or are complimentary with a test drive at Markel. The evening will have live music, hors d’oeuvres, refreshments, art and fun. For more information or to make reservations, visit www.markelomaha.com or call 393-9700.
Grant goes to school: The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School in the Omaha Public Schools with a $5,000 grant. The Back-to-School grant provides funding to schools for new programs, equipment, materials or software for their library or literacy programs.
Helping out: A benefit for the family of Tom Welch will run from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. next Sunday at the Redeye Tavern, 85th and Center Streets. Admission will be $10 for adults and $5 for children. There will be dinner, drinks, a bake sale, poker run, raffle, silent auction, bounce house and more. Welch died Aug. 11 after spending 27 days in an intensive care ward. Proceeds from the benefit will help pay for medical expenses.
Suited for fashion: A group of artists and designers have planned “The Suit Coat Show” to raise funds to help the homeless be properly clothed for cold weather. The group has altered and adapted suit coats to show individual creative flair. The re-creations will be displayed from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the Dot Gallery, 413 S. 12th St., second floor, in the Old Market. Viewing the suit coats is free. The next day, models will give the suit coats a runway show at 1 p.m. Tickets, $15, are available at The Dot, Bellewether Boutique, The Pulp, Retro Recycle and Omaha Claywords.
Wine, cheese, history: The Gold Coast home of Anne and Mike McGuire will be open for a 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1 wine and cheese reception as a benefit for the Douglas County Historical Society. Joni Fogarty will give historic and architectural background of the Reinhold Busch residence at 604 N. 38th St., which is at the northwest corner of 38th and California Streets. Reservations, $45, are required, with payment (check, Visa or MasterCard) made by Sept. 28 to the Historical Society offices, 455-9990, or send to DCHS, 5730 N. 30th St. No. 11B, Omaha, NE 68111-1657.
Compiled by Sue Story Truax

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