Don't miss an evening of art, music and entertainment featuring artists from the animation, video game, and film industries along with children's book illustrators. It's the Charity Art Show and Auction to benefit Loma Linda University Children's Hospital coming up on Saturday, December 19 from 5:00pm to 10:00pm at CCAA Museum of Art, 12467 Baseline Road, Rancho Cucamonga. Enjoy a presentation by Chris Ayers, character designer and author of the "Daily Zoo" and his use of art to overcome his battle with cancer.  All artwork on display will be auctioned off with all proceeds benefiting Loma Linda University Children's Hospital. Bring an unwrapped toy to be entered in a opportunity drawing! For more information please call 714-851-8500 or go to www.GiftedArtist.blogspot.com

The University of Phoenix Southern California Campus is sponsoring the Strike Out Hunger Softball Tournament, hosted by the Orangecrest ASA, in effort to give back to the Riverside community. It's coming up November 21 at Orange Terrace Community Park and La Sierra Park in Riverside. Each player in the tournament is asked to bring at least three canned goods which will be donated to the food pantry at St. Francis Church in downtown Riverside. In addition, all proceeds raised from the event will be used to buy turkeys and hams to provide the less fortunate with a Thanksgiving dinner.  Last year’s event totaled over 2,400 canned goods, and event partners are hoping for even more in-kind donations.    For those interested attending the event, or to learn more about how to make a donation, please contact Jody Skenderian at Jody.Skenderian@phoenix.edu.

The University of Phoenix Southern California Campus is partnering with the Rancho Cucamonga Professional Firefighters' Association (RCPFA) Spark of Love Toy Drive in an effort to provide holiday gifts for underprivileged children ages 15 and under in the Rancho Cucamonga community. To kick off the toy drive, the local Fire Department, in partnership with Victoria Gardens, will host an official Toy Drive Event on Saturday, November 28 In the Victoria Garden's Town Square from 10 AM to 3 PM. More than 2,000 gifts were collected last year, and this year event partners hope to collect even more donations.

Tickets are on sale now for the 2009 Nutcracker Tea presented by California Riverside Ballet.  A downtown Riverside holiday tradition, the tea will feature a condensed and narrated performance of "The Nutcracker" in the music room at the historic Mission Inn on Saturday, December 12 at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.  Tickets are just $35 per person.  Space is limited.  To reserve your seat or for more information, visit www.crballet.com or call (951) 787-7850.

Don't miss the Del Rosa Hot Shots Alumni Golf Tournament on January 23rd, 2010 at the San Bernardino Golf Club. The event will raise funds for the Wildland Firefighter Foundation, a non profit organization that helps the families of fallen wildland firefighters.For details, go to delrosahotshots.com.

November is National Military Families Appreciation month. Angelfood ministries at Grace is proud to be a part of “Operation Warm Heart. We all want to support our troops but we must remember to support the families of our servicemen and women. This difficult economy has hit every segment of our society even our military families are struggling to make ends meet. You can help if you can spare a canned food item and one dollar.  Please donate  to Operation Warm Heart and bring your items to Grace of Temecula Valley at 41633 Eastman Dr. Murrieta Ca 92562 beginning Monday November 9th, and throughout the month of November.  Show your appreciation to our service families. Your donation will help provide much needed Angelfood signature boxes to families on all 15 California military bases. You can donate online at http://angelfoodatgrace.org/.  or call 1-888-424-2638 for more information. To learn more about Angelfood visit www.angelfoodministries.com . Won’t you remember our military families this month and applaud their sacrifice.

The 11^th annual Memory Walk 2010, benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association, is set for Saturday, March 6, 2010 at the Palm Desert Civic Center Park starting at 9 a.m.Teams and individuals may register now online at www.alzla.org/mw/cv or call the Coachella Valley Regional Office at (760) 328-6767 for information.

In recognition of November as Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month, the Riverside Humane Society Pet Adoption Center (RHSPAC) is urging people to consider adding a senior cat or dog to their households. 

Many people tend to overlook senior animals in favor of cute little kittens and puppies.  However, older pets offer many benefits, especially for people who don’t have the time or energy to deal with the antics of kittens and puppies.

Senior pets are ideal for adults, singles, seniors, and even older children.  They not only become immediate companions, but they often possess mild temperaments and lower energy levels, and most likely are housebroken.  They know they’re getting a second chance and appreciate the warmth and security of a stable environment and loving home.

To see available animals and learn more about RHSPAC and its programs and events, go to www.petsadoption.com or visit the Pet Adoption Center 10 – 5, Tuesday – Sunday, at 6165 Industrial Ave. in Riverside.

The Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps has registered at Target to help provide pillows, blankets and other bedding for its new shelter, a building under remodel on Tenth Street.
 
This will allow anyone the opportunity to shop for a housewarming gift for the Salvation Army, which hopes to move into the new shelter in early January. It needs new bedding because at its current location, shelter residents sleep on mats but in the new location they will sleep on beds.

The Target Foundation allows non-profit organizations such as The Salvation Army to create registries enabling the public to donate specific needs. These registries can be printed at Target, in the same way one would print a wedding or baby gift registry, so shoppers can help The Salvation Army while at Target for their own needs.

If your non profit organization has an upcoming event, you can request that it be posted on KOLA's community events calendar by e-mailing the information to davidwylie@kolafm.com. Please submit at least two weeks before your event!