Long Beach fundraiser

Friends and Colleagues Rally Together to Raise Funds in Support of Local Hit-and-Run Victim

Editor’s Note: We received a plea for help this morning from a group that is raising money to help their Friends and Colleague Shannon Medina, who was injured last month in a hit-and-run accident. Their letter is published below in its entirety. Dear Leaders Colleagues, and Friends, A terrible and heartbreaking tragedy has fallen on [...]

Holiday Bone-Anza Fundraising Festival For Eastside Dog Park

In an effort to raise funds to build a dog park on the east side of Long Beach, Friends of El Dorado Dog Park (FEDDP) are hosting a fundraiser on Saturday, December 3rd from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm at Good Neighbor Park located at 2800 Studebaker Road. The Holiday Bone-Anza will feature gourmet food [...]

St. Anthony Rolls into the Season With Community Casino Night

St. Anthony High School will host their 3rd Annual Community Casino Night fundraiser on Saturday, November 19 from 6:30-10:30 p.m. Guests will have a chance to try their luck (or skill) at a variety of casino-style games including Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Paigow and Hold’em Poker. Casino Night is organized through the SAHS Parents and Educator [...]

Long Beach Aquatic Capital of America Foundation Names Swimmer Jessica Hardy Aquatic Athlete of the Year

Swimmer Jessica Hardy was named the 2011 Long Beach Aquatic Athlete of the Year at an awards dinner and fundraiser hosted by the Long Beach Aquatic Capital of America Foundation last Thursday night, Nov. 10th. Hardy was honored for capturing the world title in the 50 meter breaststroke and taking a silver medal in the [...]

Gourmet Food Trucks Team With MemorialCare Breast Center For Cancer Education Fundraiser

Local businesses located near the intersection of Redondo Ave. and Broadway, coined the Heights Village Shopping District in the Belmont Heights, Bluff Heights and Bluff Park neighborhoods are coming together on Thursday, November 10, 2011 for a very special cause, cancer. In addition to businesses being open later, more than six gourmet food trucks will be [...]

LB Goes Over the Edge! Daring Fundraisers Rappel Down 16-Story Hotel Downtown

Do you have the courage to go Over the Edge? Adventure seekers will rappel 158 feet down the Hyatt Regency Long Beach on October 29 to raise money for Special Olympics athletes. Participants — including Courtney Prather, Hotel Maya Director of Rooms — will descend the entire length of the hotel, to a cheering crowd [...]

All Treats! Halloween events for Kids in Long Beach

As soon as the sun goes down, kids all over Long Beach will head out to collect candy from every home with an active porch light. Families that prefer not to go trick-or-treating door-to-door, have their pick of kid-friendly events all over Long Beach. In addition to neighborhood groups and churches, several business districts will [...]

11th annual Pet Appreciation Fair and WALK for the Animals Saturday, October 8

People and their dogs are invited to participate in the 11th annual Pet Appreciation Fair and WALK for the Animals on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at the El Dorado East Regional Park Archery Range. The event is co-sponsored by the Friends of Long Beach Animals and the Long Beach Friends of Long Beach Animals Animal [...]

12th Annual Team Spirit Breast & Ovarian Cancer 10K Walk Raises Record Amount

More than 1,200 people came together on Sat., Sept. 24 to bring awareness to breast and ovarian cancer by walking in the 12th Annual Team Spirit Breast and Ovarian Cancer 10K Walk. Team Spirit started and ended in the parking lot of McKenna’s on the Bay, the official location sponsor, where the Long Beach Fire [...]

Christian Outreach in Action Hosts 10th Annual Harvest of Hope Fall Fundraiser

Christian Outreach in Action (COA), the largest provider of meals and food to downtown Long Beach community members in need, is hosting its 10th Annual Harvest of Hope Fall Fundraiser Friday, Sept. 30 at Recreation Park Golf Course.

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