Good causes
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Originally published 01:28 p.m., February 28, 2008
Updated 01:28 p.m., February 28, 2008
Breakfast with the Lions
The Lions Club is sponsoring an all-you-can-eat biscuit and sausage-gravy breakfast from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Emporia Senior Center, 603 E. 12th Ave. Breakfast include fresh baked biscuits with sausage gravy, link sausage, fruit cups, orange juice, milk or coffee — all for an advance donation to the club of $5 for adults and $2.50 for children under 10. For tickets, call a Lions Club member or purchase tickets at the door. This is a fundraiser for the club’s many projects, including Habitat for Humanity and support for a local high school student to be part of the Lions Kansas State Band. For more information/tickets, call Sally Conard, 342-4150 or Gary Post, 341-3378.
Taking the cake
Support Lyon County high schools’ prom programs by buying cakes on Saturday at the local Country Mart and Price Chopper stores. The 8-inch, single-layer cakes cost $4.99 with all proceeds going to the schools. The pre-iced cakes will be decorated for you on-site. The fund raiser will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with the schools assigned to these stores:
• Emporia High School — Country Mart north, 1020 Merchant St.;
• Olpe High School — Country Mart south, 115 Commercial St.; and
• Northern Heights High School — Price Chopper, 2703 W. Highway 50.
Dinner in Hartford
It’s the 70th year for the Hartford United Methodist Women Penny Suppers, and the women will be cooking again on Saturday. Serving will start at 5 p.m. at the church. The menu includes ham loaf, chicken pie, liver and onions, a variety of home-cooked vegetables, noodles, rolls, salads, pie and ice cream.
Spaghetti on Sunday
There will be a benefit dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Melvern Community Center for Rick and Pauline Arb to help with expenses incurred with Rick’s spinal injury, their extended stay at the Madonna Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln, Neb., rehabilitation trips and other expenses. The menu will feature spaghetti with meat sauce, lettuce salad, bread sticks, beverage and cake for a suggested donation of $6 for adults and $3 for children.
Food — and more — for the zoo
The Emporia Friends of the Zoo major fundraising event, “EFOZ Roundup,” will be held at 6 p.m. March 7 at the Emporia Country Club, 18th Ave. and Rural St. Tickets, $20 each person, must be purchased in advance and are available from any board member or at the Zoo office. VISA and MasterCard are accepted. Events include a live auction, entertainment, hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. Music will be by Jane McCoy. For more information, call 341-4365.
Pizza for preschool
Learning Center Preschool will receive 20 percent of proceeds from purchases made between 5 and 8 p.m. March 6 at Gambino’s Pizza, 1003 Industrial Road. If you don’t have a flier, available at First Christian Church or the preschool there, make sure to tell the Gambino’s staff you want to donate. The preschool plans to use the money toward remodeling the playground.