Fund-raisers will assist students of many ages

A variety of events will benefit education this March.

Dine, bid, or donate to assist the educational needs of students from preschool through college in the Spokane area.

• Building On The Rock, the seventh annual benefit for the Spokane Junior Academy, will be Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Life Center Church, 1202 N. Government Way.

Tickets are $20 each and include silent and live auctions and dessert.

Two round-trip tickets to Hawaii, a weeklong summer vacation in a cabin on Priest Lake, and a family whitewater rafting package on the Clark Fork River, including lodging in a two-room cabin with hot tub, are just a few of the items up for bid.

Proceeds will help with the construction of the Spokane Junior Academy’s new school, which will begin in March and will be across the street from the Life Center Church.

In addition to the bidding during the evening, children may attend the Life Center’s Adventure Land Carnival. Additional charges will apply to carnival activities.

Free child care for potty-trained children ages 3 years and up is available.

Tickets may be purchased in person at the SJA’s present campus, 1505 W. Cleveland Ave., or by calling Pam Achabal at 475-2319.

• Join the St. Patrick’s School Alumni Association’s 16th annual benefit dinner and auction on March 11.

A Full House Wins for the Kids, with live and silent auctions and dinner, will be held at Gonzaga Preparatory School, 1224 E. Euclid Ave., beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Place a bid on an autographed Gonzaga University basketball, a lodging and dinner package to Leavenworth, Wash., or a hand-crafted wooden rocking horse, or enter the raffle to win an Alaskan fishing trip for two.

Tickets are $25 per person, and $10 for raffle tickets.

Call Marcia at 487-2830 for more information.

• The Student Ambassador group at Spokane Community College is seeking professional clothing donations for the school’s clothing bank.

The clothing bank is used by students for job interviews.

Desired clothing items include men’s slacks, dress shirts, ties, shoes and sport jackets, or women’s dresses, skirts, tops, sweaters, slacks, shoes, jewelry and handbags.

Also, donations of unused personal care products such as travel-size shampoos, conditioners, toothpaste, hairbrushes and toothbrushes, as well as dry cleaning services, are appreciated.

Donations will be accepted at the SCC Student Ambassador’s office, Room 102, Building 15, 1810 N. Greene St., from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday through March 17.

For additional information, call Tracy Struble at 533-7030.

English High Tea

Enjoy an afternoon of tea service, fancy finger foods and entertainment today and benefit T.I.D.E.S. (Teamwork in Dance Education Support).

T.I.D.E.S. is a nonprofit group dedicated to the support of dancers.

The festivities begin at 4 p.m. at Heritage Congregational Church, 1801 E. 29th Ave.

Admission is $15 for adults, and $10 for children under 18.

For more information, call The Dance Center at 448-2464 or the Heritage Congregational Church office at 624-5090.

Lilac Festival pins

Purchase the 2006 Lilac Festival commemorative pin to benefit the 68th annual Spokane Lilac Festival.

Mandy Tadej designed this year’s pins to coincide with this year’s theme, “Kids are the Key… .”

Pins are $5 each and are available through parade day, May 20, at more than 160 participating local stores.

Call 535-4554, or visit www.lilacfestival.org for more information.