charities&nonprofits A Ladue News Special Section
May Charity Calendar
May
By Julia Christensen
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Friday 2 15th annual SUNSET AT THE SHELDON WINE TASTING to benefit Sheldon Educational Programs, sheldonconcerthall.org.
Friday 2 – Saturday 3 19th annual ST. LOUIS MICROFEST at Forest Park in the Upper Muny Parking Lot to benefit Lift for Life Gym, stlmicrofest.org.
Saturday 3 BAND TOGETHER at the Randall Gallery to benefit the National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis Section, ncjwstl.org.
12th annual BLUE JEAN BALL at the World’s Fair Pavilion to benefit Sherwood Forest Camp, sherwoodforestcamp.com.
Sunday 4 Fourth annual CELEBRATING SUCCESS FASHION SHOW at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis to benefit Lift for Life Academy, liftforlifeacademy.org. DERBY BRUNCH 2014 at the Magic Chef Mansion to benefit St. Andrew’s Charitable Foundation, standrews1.com.
Tuesday 6 GIVE STL DAY, stlgives.org.
Wednesday 7 GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT at Sweetology to benefit Girls in the Know, girlsintheknow.org. WHAT’S RIGHT WITH THE REGION! AWARDS 2014 at The Sheldon Concert Hall to benefit FOCUS St. Louis, focus-stl.org.
Thursday 8 AN EVENING WITH ELAINE VIETS at Left Bank Books to benefit the Animal House Fund Cat Shelter, animalhousefund.org.
10th anniversary JOE BUCK CELEBRITY BEE at Wings of Hope Airplane Hangar to benefit KidSmart, back2schoolwithjoebuck.kidsmartstl.org.
Friday 9 20th annual THE SKY IS THE LIMIT LUNCHEON at Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark to benefit the Mathews-Dickey Boys’ & Girls’ Club, mathews-dickey.com.
Saturday 10 The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society — Gateway Chapter’s second annual BLOOD CANCER CONFERENCE at West Port Lakeside Chalet, lls.org. DIAMONDS & DENIM at The Boatworks at the Loading Dock to benefit Beverly Farm’s Equestrian Therapy Program, beverlyfarm.org. 20th annual GOLF FOR LUPUS AND JUVENILE ARTHRITIS TOURNAMENT at Norman K. Probstein Golf Course to benefit Saint Louis University Division of Rheumatology’s Lupus and Juvenile Arthritis Research, lupus.slu.edu.
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The 10th annual EVENING OF HOPE at The Sheldon Concert Hall to benefit the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, hopehappens.org. FLOWER POWER at the Piper Palm House benefiting Tower Grove Park, 771-4465. FOREST PARK UNCORKED at the World’s Fair Pavilion to benefit the Young Friends of Forest Park Forever,
DERBY DAY SOIREE 2014 at Cedar Lake Cellars to benefit Therapeutic Horsemanship, derbydaystl.org.
Women of Achievement 2014 Luncheon vice-chair Karen Castellano and chair Judy Harris with WOA president Nanci Bobrow and VP Joni Karandjeff
Annual DINNER WITH THE STARS at Peabody Opera House to benefit Variety the Children’s Charity, varietystl.org.
2014 WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT LUNCHEON at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, woastl.org.
Annual DREAM GALA at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch to benefit JDRF, stl.jdrf.org. Sixth annual SHOOT FOR A CURE at Strathalbyn Farms Club to benefit The Friends of the Saint Louis University Liver Center, friendsoftheslulc.org.
SCHNUCK MARKETS INC. 75TH ANNIVERSARY GALA at The Chase Park Plaza to benefit Operation Food Search, schnucks.com/anniversary.asp.
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CAKE Photo courtesy of Sweetology; WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT and forest park Photos by Sarah Crowder
CATWALK, COCKTAILS & CUPCAKES at Saks Fifth Avenue to benefit Friends of Wings, friendsofwings.org.