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FEBRUARYKPBX Recordings & Videos Sale. Tak-ing place each February, Spokane Public Radio asks for donations of gently used and new LPs, CDs, DVDs, videos and equip-ment. After sorting through the ton of media items, SPR turns around and sells it all over a weekend. The proceeds help SPR to continue its ad-free educational, informa-tional and cultural programming. Saturday, February 20, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, Feb-ruary 21, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at The Lincoln Center, www.spokanepublicradio.org

18th Annual Red Ribbon GalaThe Spokane AIDS Network (SAN) invites you to attend our 18th Annual Red Ribbon

Gala, A Night of Glam, this coming February 28th, 2016 at

Overbluff Cellars in the Historic Washington Cracker Building. An elegant evening of drinks, appetizers, dessert, live and silent auctions and viewing the 88th Academy Awards Show (The Oscars) with friends, family and supporters of SAN! This year’s event will be even bigger and better than last year’s, and will keep last

Living showcases Giving

Spokane Coeur d’Alene Living is shining a light on some of the charitable giving events in Spokane that are making a difference in the lives of those in our community. We are gathering some of the choice events of the year all in one spot, so you know what’s happening and can mark your calendar. Galas, fundraisers, golf-tournaments and more; we all love to have fun, but it’s even better when we can give something back.

The list is not all inclusive. It’s good to know that there’s so much more giving going on in this town than what can fit in these pages!

year’s successful cocktail party theme. Enjoy scrumptious appetizers desserts, drinks and new surprises for this year. Dress for this year’s event is semi-formal, but have fun with color. The event’s goal is to raise funds to help maintain all of the important programs serving over 130 HIV/AIDS members and over 2,000 outreach touches with prevention education. Sunday, February 28, 2015, 4:30 p.m. at Overbluff Cellars in the Historic Washington Cracker Building, www.spokaneaids.wix.com

MARCHSpokane Guild School’s Spring Gala & Auction. Spokane Guild School believes in the worth of every individual and their right to a meaningful life. Their purpose is to nurture the full potential of families and their children, from birth to three, with disabilities. They do this through a personalized, comprehensive program of assessment, therapy, education and support. Your financial

support at the Spring Gala & Auction helps make this happen. Saturday, March 5, 2016, 5:30

p.m.at Spokane Convention Center, www.guildsschool.org.

Wine, Stein and Dine. Over 85 par-ticipating wineries, microbreweries,

and restaurants with professional judg-ing. Also included will be a silent auction

loaded with some fabulous items including a wine tree raffle where some great wines can be won with raffle tickets. This annual fundraiser supports the Post Falls Educa-tion Fund. A splendid time is guaranteed for all. Saturday, March 5, 2015, 7:00 p.m. to 10 p.m., Greyhound Park and Event Center in Post Falls, www.pfefwsd.org

APRILSip, Swirl & Savor. Benefitting the Spo-kane Community College Culinary Arts program and the Community Colleges of Spokane Foundation, this is a fabulous evening of fine dining and outstanding

wines at Spokane Community College. Students from Spokane Community

College’s Inland Northwest Culinary

Academy work alongside professional chefs to prepare a savory multi-course gourmet meal paired with fine wines from around the region. A silent and live auction will give attendees the opportunity to take home amazing items while supporting SCC’s Inland Northwest Culinary Academy and the CCS Foundation. Saturday, April 16, 2016, time TBD, at The Commons at Mukogowa Fort Wright, www.ccs.spokane.edu

21st Annual Lands Councils April Showers Auction.  This is The Lands Councils’ biggest fundraiser of the year and is well loved in the community. The Lands Council is a local grassroots non-profit dedicated to protecting the quality of life in the Inland Northwest, and is the leading conservation voice in the Inland Northwest. The Lands Council has protected thousands of acres of public land and in the process worked to preserve the forests, water and wildlife we all depend on. The proceeds from the auction support important work in the Inland Northwest to advocate for and protect our forests, waters and wildlife. Saturday, April 16, 2016 at The Grand Hotel, 5-9 p.m., www.landscouncil.org

MAYRonald McDonald House SK Ball. The SK Ball is a one-of-a-kind barn dance featuring a Longhorn BBQ dinner with all the fixins’, live music, lots of dancing, beer, wine, and cowboy cocktails, mechanical bull riding, a photo booth and much more! The event supports Ronald McDonald House Charities of Spokane, which provides temporary lodging, comfort and support for families with children accessing medical services in Spokane, and supports related efforts to improve children’s health in our region. Saturday, May 21, 2016, location TBA, 6 p.m. – 12 a.m.

JUNE6th Annual Festival of Speed Vintage Car Races and Fundraiser. The Spokane Festival of Speed is a non-profit cooperative of area road racing enthusiasts and the Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts. The most pristine, valuable and fastest race cars from the glory days of American

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AUGUSTDan Kleckner’s Golf Classic. In 2010, Dan Kleckner and Chris Runyan from Sun Dance Golf Course decided they wanted to do something to support the Wounded Warrior Project in Spokane. With a great team of supporters and volunteers, the Dan Kleckner’s Golf Classic was born! The tournament has grown to over 350 players, and raised over $30,000 for Wounded Warrior, in 2014. Here’s to even more in 2016. Saturday, August 12-13, 2016, Sundance Golf Course, www.facebook.com/Dan-Kleckners-GOLF-Classic

SEPTEMBER13th Annual Cobra Polo Classic. The thunder of horses in a gripping Polo match, a silent auction, plenty of delicious food and drinks, a champagne divet stomp, and the famed parade of hats for the ladies. Those are the ingredients for one of the hottest charity events in the region. Now in its 11th year, the event benefits Ronald McDonald House Charities of Spokane, which provides temporary lodging, comfort and support for families with children accessing medical services in Spokane, and supports related efforts to improve children’s health in our region. Sunday, September 11, 2016, 12 p.m. at the Spokane Polo Club, www.rmhcspokane.org

OCTOBERBeyond Pink. An educational, fundraising public charity that was started with the purpose of teaching others about thermography and providing women,

who would not otherwise have it, the opportunity and funds for certified breast exams, Beyond Pink has become an annual event. Complete with wine, hors d’oeuvers, a silent auction, and the famed designer bra fashion show. Friday, October 14, 2016, at Spokane Convention Center, wwww.beyondpink.net

Pumpkin Ball. A fun and elegant evening featuring gourmet dining, high-end live and silent auctions, and outstanding entertainment. All of the net proceeds raised from this black-tie gala stay in the Inland Northwest to benefit children served by the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery and Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. Since its inception in 2004, the Pumpkin Ball has raised over $1.4 million after expenses. Saturday, October 22, 2016, at Spokane Convention Center, www.pumpkinball.org 

NOVEMBEREpicurean Delight. Dine, dance and save lives the 34th Annual Epicurean Delight, benefiting the Blood Center Foundation and the Inland Northwest Blood Center! Featuring 30 restaurants and 30 wineries and breweries showcasing some of the most amazing food and libations our region has to offer.  Epicurean Delight is Spokane’s biggest cocktail party, black-tie/formal gala in the Northwest! Friday November 11, 2016, at the Spokane Convention Center, www.bloodcenterfoundation.com

DECEMBERChristmas Tree Elegance. Spokane Symphony Associate’s largest annual fundraiser for over 30 years, Christmas Tree Elegance is a raffle of 18 custom-decorated themed trees plus gifts. Trees are on the mezzanine of the historic Davenport Hotel and on the 2nd floor corridor of River Park Square. Traditionally begins the first week in December. Exact dates TBA. Davenport Hotel, www.symphonyassociates.org 

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