Winter Gift of Giving Fundraising Gala

Phoenix, AZ - The RE/MAX Omni Consultants group is hosting the black-tie-optional Winter Gift of Giving Gala Saturday to benefit pediatric hydrocephalus research at the Phoenix Children's Hospital.  The event will begin at 6 pm at BLK Live in Scottsdale with mingling and hors d'oeuvres, followed by a silent auction and charity blackjack and roulette games. A three-course dinner and dancing to live music will round out the evening.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

RHONY Star Dorinda Medley Hosts Fundraising Event for Beauty for Freedom

New York, NY - On Wednesday Bravo’s Real Housewives of New York star Dorinda Medley co-hosted a holiday party with Celebrity Page TV at Bagatelle, a restaurant in New York City, which honored celebrities giving back. The event featured a silent auction in support of the two-year-old, anti-trafficking non-profit Beauty for Freedom, in which 100 percent of the proceeds were donated to the organization.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Avalon Fundraising Event to Rebuild Church in Haiti

Avalon, NJ — Hurricane Matthew destroyed churches in Les Cayes, Haiti, structurally, but not spiritually, Roman Catholic Cardinal Chibly Langlois told a sizable crowd at a fundraising event at the Icona Golden Inn Sunday. While the need is serious, the $100-a-plate event was not, with an extensive buffet, an auction and a display of friendly rivalry between Avalon Mayor Martin Pagliughi and Sea Isle City Mayor Leonard Desiderio. Both men presented the cardinal with keys to their cities, although Desiderio said his actually worked, and would allow for free parking at meters and free beach access in Sea Isle from September to May.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Giant Owls Part of Fundraising Efforts for Child Cancer Foundation

Auckland, NZ - A flock of giant owls will swoop down into Auckland in a brightly-colored charity fundraising event.  The Child Cancer Foundation has settled on the Big Hoot, modelled on a similar event in the UK, to celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2018.  The 1.6m-tall fiberglass owls will be displayed on a trail around central Auckland and surrounding areas from March to May 2018, in a project with Wild in Art, a British events business and supplier of figurines.  Artists will be invited to submit ideas to sponsors who will pick the designs for translation onto blank owls.  Schoolchildren will also take part, with 90cm miniature owls.  After the owls have adorned Auckland, they will be sold at a charity auction.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

24th Annual Red Stocking Breafast Fundraiser

Topeka, KS - If you like a hearty breakfast buffet and fundraising for a good cause, the 24^th annual Red Stocking Breakfast on Saturday will give you a chance to do both.  The breakfast, which raises money for Kansas Children’s Service League programs at Carlos O’Kelly’s. “arlos O’Kelly’s donates all of the food and the venue, so 100 percent of the proceeds to directly to benefit the children and families that we serve here in Topeka.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Cookies and Cocoa Toy Collection Fundraising Event

Godfrey, MI - Each year, Freer Auto Body works magic with its various Community Christmas fundraising activities.  David Freer, now deceased, started the business several years ago and his favorite charity was Community Christmas, a United Way annual campaign for the needy during the holiday season. He died in a tragic crash in 2008 and the family has carried on the tradition since that time.  Thursday, the family will host another of its toy collections and fundraising events with Cookies And Cocoa for Community Christmas at the auto body shop on in Godfrey.  www.fundraising-ideas.org