Articles tagged: fundraiser
food & grocery: Muscular Dystrophy Association Lock-Up - getting arrested for a good cause
Posted: May 22, 2013There's a warrant out for my arrest, and I need your help to raise bail! Fortunately, it's for a good cause. And my "jail" on June 13, the day of the Muscular Dystrophy Association's annual ... Read more »
food & grocery: Sweet Beginnings fundraiser for Perry Nursery School includes cake and cupcake contest
Posted: Apr 02, 2013Raffles! Food! Music! Contests! Fun! Where can you find all of this? At "Sweet Beginnings," the fabulous annual fundraiser for Perry Nursery School, which serves at-risk children. Perry "prepares... children for future academic and social ... Read more »
food & grocery: Washtenaw Literacy fundraisers at The Quarter Bistro - enjoy good food and wine while helping others learn to read
Posted: Feb 19, 2013As I look at the shelves which contain some of my most cherished books, I am grateful for the opportunity and the ability to read them. When I take my morning medicines, I can look ... Read more »
food & grocery: Frugal Friday at Grizzly Peak Brewing Co. - split a pizza or enjoy bread pudding for $5 per person
Posted: Feb 15, 2013My friend Ruth Kraut "won" me last fall at Gimme Shelter, the primary fundraising event for Alpha House, which provides shelter and other support services to homeless families. I had donated a gift certificate to ... Read more »
food & grocery: Girl Scout Cookie Bake-Off 2012 Benefit recap
Posted: Sep 25, 2012Glee Havens and her son Wesley, of Glee Cake & Pastry: Cinnamon Walnut Caramel Bars with Sea SaltI had such an amazing time at the Girl Scout Cookie Bake-off Benefit this past Thursday evening! This ... Read more »
food & grocery: Gimme Shelter, the Alpha House fundraiser, features a silent auction and giant paella
Posted: Sep 05, 2012"Oh, a storm is threatening my very life today If I don't get some shelter, I'm gonna fade away." The Rolling Stones, "Gimme Shelter" Interfaith Hospitality Network @ Alpha House — one of my very ... Read more »
food & grocery: Girl Scout Cookie bake-off benefits low-income and at-risk girls
Posted: Sep 04, 2012I've always thought that Girl Scout cookies were some of the best treats ever. That is, until I learned that area chefs will soon be engaged in a competition to make impressive gourmet desserts using the ... Read more »
food & grocery: Empty Bowls Benefit for SOS Community Services is April 11
Posted: Apr 10, 2012Enjoy a good dinner for a great cause! Join me tomorrow tonight, Wednesday, April 11, at Frenchie's for Concordia University's Empty Bowls Benefit. A minimum donation of $10 — though more is always welcome! — will get ... Read more »
recipe: Cherry Almond Streusel Pie may inspire you to enter Piepalooza to benefit Perry Nursery School
Posted: Feb 16, 2012The Perry Nursery School is hosting its annual fundraising party and silent auction — "Piepalooza" this year, complete with a contest for "best tasting pie" —"on March 14 at Washtenaw Community College. And I am thrilled to announce ... Read more »
recipe: Red chorizo chili dish might inspire you to enter Ann Arbor Civic Theatre chili cook-off
Posted: Dec 26, 2011Come join the frivolity at the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre's annual Chili Cook-Off! It's being held on Sunday, Feb. 12 from noon-3 p.m. at the Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti. They're looking for more participants, and ... Read more »
food & drink: Try the scone plate for a Frugal Friday at Tea Haus
Posted: Sep 23, 2011A charming pick-me-up for a chilly fall day would be a cup of hot tea paired with a simple but delicious lavender shortbread cookie. At $2.60 + $1.95, the total for this cozy snack would be $4.55, which falls easily into the less-than-$5 per person Frugal Floozie Friday budget. Read more »
'BRAve Men of Dexter' identities unveiled when unusual fundraising calendar goes on sale
Posted: Nov 23, 2010Dexter Village President Shawn Keough is Mr. March. And he’s wearing a bra. Read more »
Family of wounded U.S. Marine thanks Dexter community for raising nearly $8,000 in donations
Posted: Nov 22, 2010Debbie Chisolm of Dexter says she was overwhelmed by the community support her family received after her 23-year-old nephew, David Ray Lack, a U.S. Marine, was injured by an improvised explosive device while serving in Afghanistan ... Read more »
Caramel Apple Crisp Pie ... Oh, my!
Posted: Nov 09, 2010Two weekends ago, WEMU/89.1 FM -- where AnnArbor.com's own Jessica Webster is a DJ on Sunday afternoons, playing "jazz and stuff" (as she once phrased it) -- was holding a pledge drive. (They still need ... Read more »
Michigan Women's Dinner Initiative stays in to help out
Posted: Oct 03, 2010A few months ago, Cate McClure of Lima Township came up with an idea to bring area women together and help raise money for local non-profit organizations. Rather than spend $20 on a night out, ... Read more »
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