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Pets:
Cat-loving chihuahua suckles seven abandoned kittens
The Heldenfiles:
Friday Night Notebook
Patrick McManamon:
Browns vs. Lions live …
Akron Zips:
Akron trounces Howard to reach .500
Tribe Matters:
Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
Cleveland Browns:
Robiskie, Harrison inactive
Kent State Sports:
Kent State blown out in second half, loses to Temple 47-13
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Buckeye Blogging:
OSU – Michigan college football rivals meet in Baghdad
Varsity Letters:
Four area football teams play tonight
All Da King's Men:
The Sunday Sanity Challenge
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Will Health Care Reform Pass?
Akron Law Café:
Health Care Financing Reform: (69) The Brookings Institute Study on "Bending the Curve" – Four General Strategies
See Jane Style:
Vintage Chic
Car Chase:
TIME TO GET YOUR COLLECTOR CARS WINTERIZED
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Silverdome Potentially SOLD!
Ohio Travels with Betty:
George is looking for a Thanksgiving buffet in Akron.
Sound Check:
Steely Dan Plays "The Royal Scam" at E.J. Thomas Hall
HRLite House:
A Random Rant on Testing
Akron Gamer:
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
Published on Monday, Jun 30, 2008
This Week
Today
Big Brothers and Sisters of Summit and Medina Counties will benefit from Arby's restaurants' Help Us Help Kids pin-ups fundraiser being held throughout the area. Today is the final day of the monthlong promotion for patrons to donate $1 and sign a pin-up to hang on the wall of the restaurant. Funds raised will serve children in need with one-to-one mentoring.
The Dr. Robert C. Nicol Memorial Golf Outing will be held at Silver Lake Country Club, 1325 Graham Road, Silver Lake, to benefit the W. Howard Nicol School of Practical Nursing in Green and the Silver Lake Country Club Employee Scholarship Fund. Registration begins at 11 a.m. with lunch at 11:30 a.m. and a shotgun start at 1 p.m. 330-688-6066.
Dunkin Brands Community Foundation will host its first Charity Golf Tournament at the Firestone Country Club South Course, 452 E. Warner Road, Akron. The four-person scramble will tee off at 11:30 a.m. and includes a box lunch, dinner and awards reception. $500. Proceeds benefit area foodbanks. To register, visit http://www.golfdigestplanner.com/4977-DBCGT.
The Annual Ronald McDonald House Charity Golf Classic will be held at Portage Country Club, 240 N. Portage Path, Akron. This year's event will offer a limited opportunity for golfers to pair with a retired NFL player. Golf, lunch, dinner, drink coupons, promo gifts, contests, raffle ticket and live and silent auctions. $275. Registration begins at 11:15 a.m. with tee-off at 1:15 p.m. Contact Donna Pulling-Nelson at 330-928-5929 or rmhgolfclassic@yahoo.com.
Sunday
Hudson Community First will host its first Life is Good Watermelon Family Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Hudson Clock Tower Green, state Route 91 in downtown Hudson. Competitions, face painting, equipment for families to play volleyball, Frisbee and relay games, dunk tank, air-bounce for children and food.
Awards
The Girl Scouts of North East Ohio recently awarded its highest honor, the Girl Scout Gold Award, to the following young women for leadership and commitment to their communities: Deanna Wolford, Aurora; Katy Porter and Caroline Tabler, Canton; Nicole Pupino, Fairlawn; Madeleine Coffman, Christine Mascali, Sarah Feldman, Alison Palmeri, Victoria Popovich and Catherine Wagner, Hudson; Larissa Parson and Erica Stole, Lake Township; Shannon Carr, Magnolia; Heather Willmer, Mantua; Amanda Chema, Elizabeth Rapalee and Katherine Schuerger, Medina; Melissa Folan and Jessica Gunnoe, Streetsboro; Katie Basmagy, Twinsburg.
Reservations
The Herb Society at the Hoover Historical Center will host a Summer Garden Tea, Unique Boutique & Herb Garden Tour July 20 at the center, 1875 E. Maple St., North Canton. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. for the tea in the Hoover Banquet Hall; plants and garden- and tea-related items will be available for purchase; and museum and garden tours will be conducted by society members from 3-5 p.m. Paid reservations of $15 required by July 11. Call 330-499-0287.
Golf Outings
Hattie Larlham will benefit from the Tee It Up for Hattie day of golf July 10 at Barrington Golf Club, 350 N. Aurora Road, Aurora. Sponsored by Barrington and Don Joseph Toyota in Kent, the event begins at 11:15 a.m. with golf, buffet lunch, cocktails, dinner, silent auction and the opportunity to attend a golf clinic with instructor Rick McCord. $250. Call David Engram at 330-995-0667 or register online by Tuesday at http://www.hattielarlham.org.
The Massillon Eagles FOE 190 will host the Putting for Hope golf outing July 11 at Spring Valley Golf Course near East Sparta to benefit the Domestic Violence Project Inc. Hole-in-one prizes of $10,000, LCD flat-screen TV, Callaway Big Bertha Irons and round-trip plane tickets for two. $65. Call 330-445-2000, Ext 248, or http://www.dvpi.org.
Save Ohio Strays will host its first Putt for Paws golf outing July 19 at Skyland Golf Course, 2085 Center Road, Hinckley Township. 18-hole scramble. $75. Proceeds benefit homeless animals. Call Teri Fodor at 330-635-5787 or visit http://www.saveohiostrays.org.
Plan Ahead
Life Initiatives for Education will host a Walk for Life fundraiser at 9 a.m. July 12 at Boettler Park, 5300 Massillon Road, Green. Proceeds benefit anti-abortion educational programs and services. A family picnic will follow the walk. 330-762-2785.
LifeBanc will host Lap for Life: Motorcycle Poker Run for Medina, Summit and Cuyahoga counties on July 12. Participants will cruise through three counties with stops at designated locations. All proceeds support the educational efforts of LifeBanc. Registration $20 advance; $25 day of ride. Visit http://lifebanc.org for information and registration form, or call LifeBanc's events coordinator at 216-752-5433.
Greenleaf Family Center will host its 17th annual fundraising gourmet dinner and auction Art Amore — The Art of Giving on July 19 at Fairlawn Country Club, 200 N. Wheaton Road, Akron. 330-376-9494, Ext. 202.
Stewart's Caring Place will hold its fifth annual Butterfly Celebration Gala Summer by Starlight at 5:30 p.m. July 19 at a private residence in Richfield. $175. 330-836-1772.
Send information about social and charity events to The Scene, c/o Lynne Sherwin, Features Department, Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron, OH 44309. Or e-mail lsherwin@thebeaconjournal.com with ''The Scene'' in the subject line. Event notices should be sent at least two weeks in advance.
Merits of all organizations have not been investigated by the Beacon Journal, so potential donors should verify the worthiness of a cause before committing.
This Week
Today
Big Brothers and Sisters of Summit and Medina Counties will benefit from Arby's restaurants' Help Us Help Kids pin-ups fundraiser being held throughout the area. Today is the final day of the monthlong promotion for patrons to donate $1 and sign a pin-up to hang on the wall of the restaurant. Funds raised will serve children in need with one-to-one mentoring.
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