FUNDRAISERS
*A back-to-school party for parents, sponsored by the Mt. Prospect Historical Society and Bogie’s Ale House, will be held from 6 p.m. to midnight Friday in the upstairs room at Bogie’s, 303 E. Kensington Rd., Mt. Prospect. Pizza buffet costs $10. Twenty percent of food and drink purchases, and proceeds from an autographed celebrity cards and sports memorabilia auction will be donated to the 1896 Central School project. Call 847-392-9006.
*A carwash to benefit Operation Support Our Troops will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Hanover Township Building, 250 S. Illinois Highway 59, Bartlett. Donations will be accepted. Operation Support Our Troops collects donations of supplies to send to troops in Iraq. Call 630-837-0301 or visit www.htonline.info.
*A Flash Gordon marathon will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Stage One Theater in the Old Masonic Temple Building, 620 Lee St., Des Plaines. Twelve chapters of “Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe,” the 1940 season of the film series starring Buster Crabbe, will be screened to raise funds to buy and restore the historic Des Plaines Theater. A raffle also will be held. Tickets cost $12 for Des Plaines Theater Preservation Society members; $15 for others; $10 for seniors and students; and $6 for ages 11 and younger. Call 312-550-7283.
*The fourth annual Family Freedom Festival will be held from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Metra train station parking lot, 201 S. Spring St., Barrington. There will be music, food, a beer garden, and family and children’s activities. The event will open with a wreath-laying ceremony and gun salute, and will close with a concert by Joe Cantafio and the 101st Rock Division. Care Village will showcase organizations that support the troops, including Operation Iraqi Children, which provides school supply kits to children in Iraq; the Yellow Ribbon Support group, which provides goodwill packages for military personnel overseas; Soldiers Angels, which allows people at home to write letters to soldiers; the 85th Division Family Readiness Group, which provides support for family members; the USO of Illinois; and the Heroes of Freedom Memorial, a foundation helping to provide a home for families of wounded veterans at Hines Veterans Hospital started by the parents of Marine Corps Pfc. Geoffrey Morris, who died in Iraq. Call 847-381-7797 or visit www.we-do-care.org.
*Clearbrook Guardians will host its annual fall casino night from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday in the Getz Building, 746 S. Vermont St., Palatine. Admission is free. Proceeds will benefit children and adults with disabilities and supported by Arlington Heights-based Clearbrook. Call 847-385-5305.
*The third annual pig roast to benefit Camp I Am Me, a young burn survivors camp sponsored by the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance, will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot at Market Square Restaurant, 600 W. Dundee Rd., Wheeling. The cost for food and one drink is $10. Kids ages 11 and younger eat for free. Call 847-390-0911 or visit www.ifsa.org.
*The first charity dog wash to benefit Animal House Shelter will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at The Doghouse of Barrington, 340 S. Lageschulte St., Barrington. Donations will be accepted. Call 847-381-9959 or visit www.doghouseofbarrington.com.
* The Adult and Child Rehab Center will hold the McHenry County Antiques, Art and Collectibles show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the McHenry County Fairgrounds, Country Club Road off of U.S. Highway 14, Woodstock. The theme will be Using Antiques, Art and Collectibles in the Modern Home. Customers can have up to three antiques appraised between noon and 3 p.m. Sunday. Admission costs $7. Call 815-338-1707 or e-mail acrc-pr@sbcglobal.net.
* Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County is raffling a 2007 Jeep Wrangler to support its mentoring programs. About 1,200 tickets will be sold for $50 each for a drawing on Saturday. Tickets can be purchased at Big Brothers Big Sisters, 4318-B Crystal Lake Rd., McHenry. Call 815-385-3855 or go to www.bbbsmchenry.org
*An auction of electric guitars decorated by local artists will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday in Durty Nellie’s, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. Proceeds will benefit the Palatine Public Library Foundation. Free tickets are available at the Palatine Public Library, 700 N. North Ct. The public is welcome. Call 847-358-5881.
*The inaugural Barrington Concours D’Elegance: Legends & Legacies will be held Sept. 14 to 16. Events include a golf tournament at 8 a.m. at Makray Memorial Golf Club in Barrington, and a road rally from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with breakfast and registration at 7:30 a.m., Sept. 15. The Concours D’Elegance classic car exhibit will be on display from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 16. A ride and drive event sponsored by Porsche and a book signing by photographer Michael Furman will also be held. VIP tickets for the Concours D’Elegance cost $75 in advance and $80 on Sept. 16. General admission tickets cost $25 and $30. Ages 11 and younger are free. The fee is $125 to participate in the road rally. All proceeds will benefit the Barrington Hills Conservation Trust, Cowboy Dreams of Illinois and Hospice of Northeastern Illinois. Visit www.barringtonconcours.org.
*The first Jewelry Faire to benefit Anderson Animal Shelter in South Elgin will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 15 in Baker Memorial Church, 307 Cedar Ave., at Illinois Highway 64 and 4th Avenue, St. Charles. Donation is $5 at the door. Call Kathy Melone at 847-697-2880, ext. 33 or e-mail kmelone@andersonanimalshelter.org.
*The South Barrington Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 255 will hold a candlelight bowl at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15 in the Brunswick Zone Bowling Alley, 1100 W. Lake St., Roselle. Donation is $25 and includes dinner buffet, bowling and shoes. All proceeds benefit the family of Princess Teagan, the 2-year-old daughter of a South Barrington police officer. The girl is suffering from brain cancer. Call 847-381-7511.
*The 10th annual Peter R. Tosto Jr. Foundation golf outing will begin at 10 a.m. Sept. 17 at the McHenry Country Club, 820 N. John St., McHenry. The 18-hole tournament includes lunch, cocktails, dinner and raffles. Tickets cost $300 or $75 for dinner only. Hole sponsorships cost $200. Proceeds will benefit children and adults with disabilities and supported by Arlington Heights-based Clearbrook. For reservations, call Peter Tosto Sr. at 847-362-6610.
VOLUNTEERS
*Read to Learn will hold training for new volunteer adult literacy tutors from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sept. 15 in Forest View Educational Center, 2121 S. Goebbert Rd., Arlington Heights. Register for one session only. Supplemental training workshops for returning tutors will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Friday or Saturday. No experience necessary. Call 847-718-7724.
* Volunteers are needed to perform at a Diversity Day celebration from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 7 on Woodstock Square, Dean and Van Buren Streets. Non-profit organizations, advocacy groups, service organizations and government agencies can set up information tables. Advertisements will be sold for a program book. Call 815-814-5645 or e-mail DivDay@sbcglobal.net.
