LEGENDS DINNER BRANDON BURLSWORTH FOUNDATION
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6 p.m. - The Brandon Burlsworth Foundation’s fourth Legends Dinner will pay tribute to philanthropist Pat Walker at the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Springdale.
Tickets are $200. Sponsorships are available. Information: (866) 534-2875 or brandonburlsworth.org.
POLAR BEAR WALK GIRLS SHELTER OF FORT SMITH
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10 a.m. - The Polar Bear Walk to benefit Girls Shelter of FortSmith will be at Creekmore Park, Rogers Avenue and South 31st Street. Registration is $15 for adults and $10 for youth 12 and younger.
Sponsorships are available. All registered walkers will receive a goody bag. Information: (479) 646-0444 or (479) 739-8123.
TUX ON THE RUN 5K NORTHWEST ARKANSAS MERCY FAMILY YMCA
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9 a.m. - The Tux on the Run 5K to benefit the Northwest Arkansas Mercy Family YMCA will begin at the Mercy Family YMCA parking lot at Village on the Creeks in Rogers. There will be a costume contest and awards for top finishers in several categories.
In addition, there will be prizes for Best Dressed, Best Scarf and Best Embodiment of the Theme. Entry fee for pre-registration by Jan. 13 is $25 and $30 after. Information: (479) 273-9622 or www.ymcanwa.org.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS MLK COUNCIL RECOMMITMENT BANQUET
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7 p.m. - The annual Recommitment Banquet sponsored by the Northwest Arkansas Martin Luther King Council will be at the Fayetteville Town Center. The 2014 honorees will be Barbara Lofton, Lifetime Achievement Award; Tonya Cook, Ernestine White Gibson Individual Achievement Award; Brendan L. Cook, Rodney Momon Youth Award; William “Bill” Whitfield, the Rev. J.A. Hawkins Posthumous Award and Ronnie Brewer Foundation, Corporation of the Year.
Tickets are $30 for adults and $20 for students (kindergarten through undergraduate). Information: (479) 575-4825.
WALK A MILE OZARK GUIDANCE FOUNDATION
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8 a.m.-1 p.m. - The fourth annual Walk a Mile in My Shoes fundraiser for the Ozark Guidance
Foundation will be at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale. The event features more than 3,500 new or gently used shoes and purses for sale for $10 each. Information: (479) 695-1240.
LE CHOCOLATE FEAST PINK DIVAS OF NWA, ARKANSAS REELING AND HEALING
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10 a.m.-3 p.m. - Le Chocolate Feast, benefiting the Pink Divas of Northwest Arkansas and Arkansas Reeling and Healing, will be at the Northwest Arkansas Mall in Fayetteville.
The fundraiser will feature chocolate creations from area restaurants, bakeries and caterers. Proceeds stay local for women with cancer.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for the first 200 children 12 years and younger.
Information: (479)640-8319, [email protected] or www.lechocolatefeast.org. The inclement weather date is Feb. 1.
TEXAS HOLD’EM TOURNAMENT BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BENTON COUNTY
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12:30 p.m. - The eighth annual Boys and Girls Club of Benton County Texas Hold’em Tournament will be at Avondale, 2005 E. Central Ave. in Bentonville.
Entry for the tournament is $90 before Jan. 16 and $100 after. Registration will begin at 11 a.m. and play at 12:30 p.m. Information: (479) 273-7187 or [email protected].
SCRABBLE WARS LITERACY COUNCIL OF BENTON COUNTY
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7 p.m. - The Literacy Council of Benton Countywill hold its sixth annual Scrabble Wars at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Bentonville.
Reservations for the casual Scrabble tournament fundraiser are $50 and include dinner, beer, wine and tournament entry fee.
Participants are encouraged to bring extra cash to “bribe”judges and purchase extra letters. Information: (479) 273-3486.
PAINT THE TOWN RED AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
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7-11 p.m. - Paint the Town Red with the American Heart Association at the Fayetteville Town Center.
The evening will feature signature dishes from area restaurants, a silent auction, wine pull and live music from Almost Famous. Tickets for the casual attire event are $75. Information: (479) 442-6540.
CELEBRATE LITTLE MOMENTS BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
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6:30 p.m. - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Arkansas will host Celebrate Little Moments at the KFB Event Center in Springdale. The evening’s honorees will be Angela Pruitt, Big Sister of the Year; Karl Krotke, Big Brother of the Year and Dax, Nan, Ella and Rylan Luningham, Big Family of the Year. Tickets are $30per person or $50 per couple.
Information: (479) 966-4366 or bbbsnwa.org.
Deadline to submit February event information is Jan. 15. Send event information to Carin Schoppmeyer at [email protected]
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