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Birmingham, Alabama -

On February 10th from 8 to 11 p.m. we will be hosting Wild About Chocolate, a Valentine's Gala featuring chocolate desserts from some of Birmingham's finest restaurants, bakeries, and caterers, including:

B&A Warehouse
Bottega Restaurant
Cake Walk
Chef Brad Productions
City Hall Diner
Cobb Lane Restaurant
Continental Bakery/Chez Lulu
Culinard
Daniel George
Fire
Grey House Grill
Homewood Gourmet
Hot and Hot Fish Club
Icon Restaurant
Little Savannah
Ocean
Standard Bistro
Tria Market
V. Richards Market

This event will be held at B&A Warehouse, located at 1531 First Avenue South. Entertainment will be provided by Mumbo Jumbo, one of Birmingham's popular local bands. Tickets are $50 in advance, or $55 at the door. This event will also include a silent auction and an art raffle. Our estimated attendance is 500-700.

The Alabama Wildlife Center is the state's oldest and largest full-service wildlife rehabilitation and education center. The funds raised from this event will aid us in providing medical and rehabilitative care for the 2,500 of Alabama's native wild birds, mammals and reptiles we expect to help in 2007. Much of this injured wildlife comes from the Birmingham area.

Los Angeles, California -

Not a fundraiser, but a FRIENDraiser.

Since January is National Mentoring Month, as part of the celebration we are hosting our annual Friendraiser. It is an opportunity for people to get to know Bresee Foundation, our mission, vision and values. It is also a chance for them to learn more about how they can begin to work with us to make a positive change in this community, perhaps by simply becoming a friend or supporter, by giving more and becoming a volunteer or even a staff member, or possibly going further to become a funder or board member. This is a chance to find out what's been done on this corner in Los Angeles for the last 25 years and how you can help us continue to impact the entire city.

This is a drop-in event, so feel free to stop by any time between 6pm and 8pm on January 24 to learn more about you can further impact the life of this community by becoming a part of the work of Bresee Foundation.

Our location is: 184 S. Bimini Pl., Los Angeles

Our nearest major intersection is 3rd St. and Vermont.
From the 10 fwy: Head toward Downtown, exit Vermont and head north. Turn right on 2nd St., and follow the curve of the street onto Bimini. We are on the right, next to the park.
From the 101 fwy: Head toward Downtown, exit Vermont and head south. Turn left on 2nd St., and follow the curve of the street onto Bimini. We are on the right, next to the park.

The Bresee Foundation is a non-profit organization that is a source of faith, hope and service to one of the poorest and most densely populated communities in Los Angeles County. Serving the neighborhoods of Koreatown, Pico Union, Westlake and South Central Los Angeles, the organization is working to build a stronger, healthier, safer community for area residents by providing them with access to important resources and services and empowering them with the knowledge and skills to improve their lives.

Trafalgar Castle School, Whitby, Ontario, Canada -

Girls Day Out - Play Day FUNdraiser

Spend an exciting FULL DAY with your girlfriends, sisters, Mom, or on your own, having fun and being pampered in support of Girls, Inc. on February 3, 2007.

This is your day. Like a grown-ups day at school, only YOU choose the classes you love.

Be pampered and enjoy catered lunch and snacks throughout your Girls Day Out at t h e b e a u t i f u l Trafalgar Castle School in Whitby.

Choose from a wide variety and gift certificates! of courses in Health, Fitness, Fun and Finance. PLUS, you’ll be treated to: An opportunity to stimulate morning coffee, breakfast and challenge your Mind, treats, a beautifully catered Body, and Spirit! Plus lunch and lovely t h e c h a n c e t o afternoon pastries! experience Girls Inc. courses first hand. Your opportunity to be Strong, Smart & Bold!

Your Day Out also includes participation in:

Our Vendor’s Alley, with a wide variety of gifts and services available for sample & purchase. A HUGE silent auction, featuring fabulous gifts, home decor, sports items,

PLUS, you’ll be treated to: An opportunity to stimulate morning coffee, breakfast and challenge your Mind, treats, a beautifully catered Body, and Spirit! Plus lunch and lovely t h e c h a n c e t o afternoon pastries!

Participant registration begins at 8:00am.
(Vendor & Instructor registration begins at 7:00am)

Call up your friends, sisters and Mothers... this will be a day to remember!

$100 per person, or only $90 each if you book 5 or more!

See our brochure with all the available activities online at http://www.girlsinc-durham.org/GirlsDayOut.pdf

London, Ontario -

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southwestern Ontario invites you to be part of our 1st Annual St. Valentine's Day Hair Massacre! Raise pledges, shave your head, and help make wishes come true!

The St. Valentine’s Day Hair Massacre is a fun and heart warming event that began in 2002 in Edmonton, Alberta when a little girl named Kali suffered her third hair loss due to aggressive rounds of chemotherapy. Her father, Gordon decided to shave his own head in support and encouraged 48 co-workers at Canada Post to do the same. In 2006, 840 heads were shaved and a world record set for the most heads shaved in a 24 hour period under one roof.

In 2007, the St. Valentine’s Day Hair Massacre will become a National event this Valentine's Day with various Make-A-Wish® chapters across Canada joining forces to host a fun, 24 hour head shave. Participants willing to go bald for the Make-A-Wish Foundation® can dye their hair blue in the weeks leading up to the event, to show to the community that they are part of the St. Valentine’s Day Hair Massacre. Participants are asked to raise funds through pledges to help support the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Southwestern Ontario. We wish to thank our media sponsors A Channel and BOB FM.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation® grants the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. In Southwestern Ontario the Make-A-Wish Foundation® has granted more than 500 wishes since its inception in 1986.