DRIVES
*The My Sister’s Dress Project is collecting new and gently used formal gowns and accessories for distribution to help teens attend prom. Donations of formal shoes, jewelry, shawls and gowns will be accepted through March 21 at the following McHenry County businesses: American Community Bank locations in Crystal Lake, McHenry and Woodstock; Big Brothers-Big Sisters of McHenry County in McHenry; and Star 105 in Crystal Lake. The sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 5 and 6 at McHenry County College. All proceeds will benefit Big Brothers-Big Sisters of McHenry County. Call 815-385-3855 or e-mail mysistersdress@gmail.com.
FUNDRAISERS
*Folk singer John McCutcheon will join Robin and Linda Williams at a fundraiser for the Prairie Center Arts Foundation at 8 p.m. March 29 in the Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Ct. A pre-concert dessert reception and silent auction will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $40 in advance and at the door. The Prairie Center Arts Foundation provides support for arts programming at the Prairie Center. Call 847-895-3600 or visit www.prairiecenter.org.
*A representative from the American Cancer Society will be on site for a daffodil bulbs and blooms sale from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday and Monday, and 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. March 20 in Lake Barrington Woods, 22320 Classic Ct., Lake Barrington. Call 847-842-8900 or visit www.cancer.org/daffodils.
*The Harper Festival Chorus will host a Hawaiian Night of Music March 30 in Meridian Banquets, 1701 Algonquin Rd., Rolling Meadows. Hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction will begin at 4 p.m. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. and an auction will begin at 7 p.m. The Jamaican One Man Band will perform. Tickets cost $36. Proceeds will benefit the not-for-profit community chorus based at Harper College. For reservations, call Kelly Wehrung at 630-372-7024 or e-mail kwehrung@hotmail.com.
*The St. Columbkille Alumnae Association will hold its annual reunion luncheon April 6 in the Fountain Blue Restaurant, 2300 S. Mannheim Rd., Des Plaines. Cocktails will begin at noon and lunch at 1 p.m. The cost is $35. Proceeds will benefit the retirement fund of the Sisters of Providence, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. Call Charlene Swintek, board president, at 847-427-1981.
*American English will perform at the Cosmopolitan Club of Elgin’s fifth annual dinner dance March 29 in Villa Olivia Country Club in Bartlett. Tickets cost $60. Proceeds will benefit diabetes research and treatment and social services. Call 847-741-6201.
*Casino Night to benefit the Friends of HE (Hoffman Estates) Parks will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. March 14 in Poplar Creek Country Club, 1400 Poplar Creek Drive, Hoffman Estates. Gaming chips will cost $1 at the door and can be redeemed for prizes. A Texas Hold ‘Em tournament will begin at 6:30 p.m. Advance registration and $100 fee are required for the tournament. Participants must be ages 21 and older. Proceeds will benefit programs and scholarships funded by Friends of HE Parks. Call 847-885-7500, ext. 602 or visit www.heparks.org/about(underscore)foundation.aspx.
*Elgin Academy will hold its 31st Annual Extravaganza fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. March 15 in Boulder Ridge Country Club, 400 Boulder Drive, Lake in the Hills. The theme will be Our Metamorphosis and will highlight the opening of the new Harold D. Rider Family Media, Science and Fine Arts Center. A silent auction will also be held. Tickets cost $125. Call Laura Anderson at 847-695-0309, ext. 257.
VOLUNTEERS
*Nominations for Schaumburg’s Volunteer of the Year, Volunteer Organization of the Year and Youth Individual Volunteer will be accepted through April 1. Nominees may represent social, civic, religious, community, school and medical organizations. For-profit and political organizations are excluded. Awards will be presented at a luncheon on April 15 in the Chicago Marriott Schaumburg Hotel. Nomination materials are available at www.prairiecenter.org. Call Roxane Benvenuti at 847-923-3605.
