Benefits
PANCAKE DAY, 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, 4-H Building, Muskogee County Fairgrounds, hosted by Noon Lions Club. Cost: $5. Proceeds support eye exams and glasses for those in need in Muskogee, Oklahoma School for the Blind, Muskogee County 4-H, scholarships for college for senior high students at MHS, Hilldale and Oklahoma School for the Blind. Sponsors: Armstrong Bank, Blue and Gold Sausage, Citizens Security Bank, First National Bank, Griffin Foods, Hiland Dairy, Love Bottling, Muskogee Phoenix, NSU Muskogee, OG&E; and Superior Linen.
BEAN DINNER, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Bedouin Shrine Temple, Sixth Street, sponsored by the Real Estate Professionals. Cost: $5 for all-you-can-eat beans, cornbread, slaw, dessert and drink. Door prizes, must be present to win.
INDIAN TACO FUNDRAISER, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, delivered, and 5 to 8 p.m., Okay Area Senior Center. Cost: $5. The Woodsmen of the World will match up to the first $1,500. Volunteers from Oklahoma Health Care Solutions will be delivering tacos to businesses that have preordered at least 10 tacos. There will be live music in the evening. Information: 682-0255.
THE MARK TRAMMELL QUARTET, 7 p.m. Friday, Calvary Baptist Church, Oklahoma 150, Eufaula. It is a fundraiser for Calvary Christian Boarding Academy in Eufaula. Information: 689-9403.
FLAPJACK FUNDRAISER, Saturday, hosted by American Red Cross, Applebee’s, 415 W. Shawnee Bypass. All proceeds raised will directly benefit the American Red Cross and help provide financial assistance to people whose homes have been damaged or lost in fires, tornadoes, floods or ice storms. Tickets are $7. Breakfast includes a short stack of pancakes, sausage, milk, juice and coffee. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by calling 682-1366, Ext. 2104.
GARAGE SALE AND CHILI SALE with elk, turkey and regular chili, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Wesley United Methodist Church, 313 E. Peak Blvd., west of Hilldale Elementary School. Cost: $5. Information: 687-8333.
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST, 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday, first Saturday, VFW Post 474, 3811 W. Okmulgee Ave. Cost: $5, adults; $3, children under 12. Menu: Pancakes, sausage, biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, coffee or juice, milk. Proceeds benefit the comfort items for the VA Medical Center veterans and families.
FISH DINNER FUNDRAISER, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Trinity Lodge 84, 24th Street and Military Drive. Proceeds will go toward the Easter egg hunt and food baskets. Menu: Catfish, beans, cole slaw and peach cobbler. Dine in or carry-out. Information: 840-9864, 360-9922 or 616-2157.
MASONIC LODGE FUNDRAISER, Checotah Masonic Lodge 86 and the Boy Scout Troop 642, all-you-can-eat chili and bean luncheon, noon until 3 p.m. Saturday, lodge building, 625 W. Gentry Ave., Checotah. A $5 donation will be accepted. Proceeds will help the Boy Scouts go to Camp Tom Hale this summer. Information: 473-6878.
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST, 7 to 11 a.m. March 13, second Saturday of the month, Masonic Lodge Alpha No. 12, Lee Street, Fort Gibson. Cost: $5. Information: 441-5405 or 869-8481.
HUNTING HERITAGE FUNDRAISING BANQUET, hosted by the National Wild Turkey Federation, 5:30 p.m. March 13, Kilharen’s Lodge, 5000 W. Fern Mountain Road. Dinner tickets are $15. To join the federation, single membership is $40, includes dinner; couple membership is $50, includes two dinners; and sponsor membership, $280, includes two dinners plus extras. Membership tickets sold before March 13 will have a chance for a free gun. Information or tickets: Mike Hitt, 781-9393; Steve Roberts, 809-4943; or Dewayne Daugherty, 680-2399.
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT DAV BENEFIT BREAKFAST, 7 to 10 a.m. March 20, third Saturday, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 7, 4815 W. Okmulgee Ave. Cost: $4, adults; $2, children under 12. Menu: Eggs, sausage, biscuits, gravy, buckwheat pancakes, coffee, milk and juice. Proceeds directly support local Disabled American Veterans and their families.
SPAGHETTI BENEFIT DINNER for Chad and Amber Hutson, 5 p.m. March 27, Oktaha High School cafeteria, hosted by Oktaha High School and Oktaha High Alumni. There will be a silent auction and live entertainment provided by the Second Shift. Information: 869-8930.
THE 26TH ANNUAL CHILI AND BBQ COOK-OFF, sponsored by Muskogee Exchange Club, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 10, Muskogee Civic Center Market Square, Fifth and Boston streets. The day includes entertainment, drinks, chili and barbecue. Kids’ zone will have food, inflatables, pony and camel rides, etc. for the kids. Purchase a taster kit for $6. Proceeds benefit local charities. Information: 682-7789 or www.exchangeclubmuskogee.org.
ART OLE’, a benefit for Kids’ Space, 6:30 p.m. May 1, Three Forks Harbor. Join the group for nachos, tacos and Picassos. There will be a cash bar, mariachi band, and silent and live art auction. Local artists are donating their work. Sponsor: Love Bottling. Cost: $20 per person. Information: Kids’ Space, 682-4204.
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE, 6 p.m. June 4 to 6 a.m. June 5, Three Forks Harbor. Theme for is “Embark on a journey to a cure!”
