Blondes and brunettes faced off April 2 for the annual Blondes vs. Brunettes flag football game at Champions Stadium in Springdale to raise more than $31,000 for the Alzheimer's Association.
Toni Bahn led the Brunettes, who triumphed on the field. Caroline Rochelle served as captain for the Blondes, who edged out the other team in raising money, with a total of more than $11,700.
At a Glance
Blondes vs. Brunettes
Who: Alzheimer’s Association
What: Blondes and brunettes faced for the annual Blondes vs. Brunettes flag football game at Champions Stadium to raise more than $31,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association.
When: April 2
Where: Champions Stadium
Information: (479) 273-5559
Ales & Tails
Who: ALS Association and Lib Horn
What: A hungry crowd of some 400 people, live music, a small army of volunteers, crawfish, locally and regionally brewed beer provided the ingredients for a successful Ales & Tails.
When: April 2
Where: Fayetteville Town Center
Information: (479) 621-8700 and (479) 444-3456
Promise Circle Luncheon
Who: Susan G. Komen Ozark Affiliate
What: The group lauded top fundraisers and announced grants.
When: April 9
Where: Mermaids Seafood Restaurant in Fayetteville
Next: Race for the Cure, April 30
Information: (479) 750-7465 or komenozark.org
Players, coaches and supporters gathered for an after-party at Foghorn's in Springdale. Those battling to benefit the Alzheimer's Association and their backers included Courtney Ogden, Mary Alyce Madden, Jessie Baker, Casey Shaw, Karen Boston, Brittney Gulley, Marvin Caston, Sean Rochelle, Mattie Dukes, Beth Hall, Nicole Calhoun, Hubert Loudermilk, Nicole Olson and Leanna Shadlow.
That same afternoon a hungry crowd of some 400 people, live music, a small army of volunteers, crawfish, locally and regionally brewed beer provided the ingredients for a successful Ales & Tails at the Fayetteville Town Center.
Proceeds from the annual benefit will go to the Arkansas Chapter of ALS Association and the Lib Horn Animal Shelter in Fayetteville. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Participating breweries include Battered Boar Brewing Company, Brick by Brick Beer Workshop, Eviltwin Brewing, Lost Forty Brewing, Mother's Brewing Company, Bayou Tech Beer, Marshall Brewing Company, Black Apple Arkansas Roots and Angry Orchard Hard Cider.
Maudie Schmitt, owner and chef of Cafe Rue Orleans, and Brandon Karn of Jammin' Java started the benefit because they both had friends with ALS. The animal shelter was added this year as a second beneficiary.
Among those enjoying Ales & Tails for ALS and the animal shelter were Lisa Williams, Shannon Ridley, Amanda Mann, Kelly Colebar, Chandler Sone, Jessica and Chris Calleja, Tiffany Dixon, Brad Schragg, Darlene Harrel, Pam McPherson and Mike Gilbert.
The Susan G. Komen Ozark Affiliate feted its top fundraisers and announced grant recipients at the Promise Circle Luncheon on April 9 at Mermaids Seafood Restaurant in Fayetteville.
Grants for 2016-17 total $650,000 and will support local breast cancer education and support programs.
Grants were awarded to:
•Community Clinic, $116,310.
•Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House, $42,568.
•Hope Cancer Resources, $73,695.
•Madison County Health Coalition, $51,403.
•Mercy Fort Smith, $59,079.
•North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education, $115,082.
Skaggs Foundation, $50,700.
Washington Regional Cancer Support Home, $141,574.
This year's race is set for April 30 at Pinnacle Hills Promenade. Kari Nikolish, affiliate board member, told those gathered, "We race for a cure for breast cancer, or at least where it doesn't take a life."
Race day events include a survivors' breakfast, timed 5K and 10K races, a non-timed 5K, 1-mile family fun walk, Teens for the Cure, Kids for the Cure and Bark for the Cure. For those who prefer to skip the race but want to contribute, there's a Sleep for the Cure option. Judith McKenna is this year's honorary chairwoman.
Top individual fundraisers lauded at the luncheon included Jim Eden, Reagan Fulfer, Caitlin Murphy, Victoria Bullifent, Jennifer Senter, Michelle Yarber, Laura Poynter, Maureen Gulick, Tina Burchfield and Charlie Nikolish.
For more event photos -- nwadg.com/photos/society.
Columnist Carin Schoppmeyer can be reached by email at [email protected].
NAN Profiles on 04/17/2016