Fundraiser will aid Special Olympics

Sun., May 7, 2006

Jenni McNeish The Spokesman-Review

Make a donation to the Special Olympics today and receive a free dozen original glazed doughnuts from Krispy Kreme.

The Cop-On-Top Fundraiser will take place at Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, at 15401 E. Indiana Ave., Spokane Valley, and will include the participation of the Kalispel Tribal Police Department, the Spokane Police Department and the Spokane County Sheriff’s Department.

Corporations or individuals who donate $1,000 or more will receive a complimentary Krispy Kreme Doughnut party.

For more information, call Officer Craig Martin at (509) 847-2102, send e-mail to cmartin@northernquest.com, call Afton Burnham-Johnson at (509) 343-4208 or send e-mail to aburnham@kalispeltribe.com.

Auction for health

Join the Native American Treatment, Intervention and Education Project and NATIVE Health Clinic of Spokane for their annual benefit auction and dinner at Northern Quest Casino on Saturday.

The event will feature entertainment by traditional Native American flute player Loren Swan and Native American comedian Mitch Factor.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m., the auction starts at 6 and dinner will be served at 6:30.

N.A.T.I.V.E. Project and NATIVE Health Spokane provide help for families with addiction, mental health, housing, prevention, medical and pharmacy services.

Admission is $25; call 325-5502 or 340-6700 for reservations.

Mother’s Day bake sale

Buy your mom something as sweet as she is at the Has Beens and Gonna Bees bake sale.

Proceeds from Saturday’s sale will benefit Christmas Cheer Day 2006, a celebration held at the Northeast Community Center open to low-income families and disabled or elderly people in the Spokane area.

The sweet concoctions will be available at Kmart, 6606 N. Division St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information, call 235-8317.

Auction for a healthy heart

A benefit raffle and silent auction will be held for a local 21-month-old boy at Mirabeau Chapel, 3001 N. Pines Road.

Carson Wilkinson Jr. was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome before he was born. Proceeds from Saturday’s event will be used for his third open-heart surgery, planned in Michigan this September.

For more information on Carson’s condition, visit www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1353.

Place your bids from 1:30 to 5 p.m. or enjoy and item from the bake sale and chili feed.

For more information, call Jessica Bockelie at 475-9928 or Amy Wilkinson at 979-9531.

Student music fund-raiser

Have winter washed off your car on Saturday, and benefit the Lewis and Clark High School Band and Orchestra.

The automobile spring cleaning will be in front of the field house of the high school, 521 W. Fourth Ave. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Cost is $5. All proceeds will benefit the music program at LC.

For more information, call 624-8675.

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