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AROUND GEORGETOWN

A round Georgetown is used to help nonprofit organizations in the
Georgetown area promote charitable events and fundraisers and
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The following special events are taking place in September and October.

HOPE ALLIANCE GOLF TOURNEY for a dinner dance to raise awareness PAINTED BUNTING BY KURT SCHALLER
for neuropathy, a debilitating disease
Hope Alliance, Williamson County’s that causes pain, numbness, tingling at Temple VA Hospital, and to send high
domestic/sexual violence crisis center, or burning sensations in the hands and school girls to Girls State.
provides counseling, legal advocacy, feet. Performing will be the popular Stone
financial assistance and emergency Hill Band. Tickets are $25 and may be Donated items (no clothing) are
shelter to 3,800 victims annually. Join purchased online at neuropathyalliancetx. appreciated, and tax receipts are given.
the 10th annual “WoMen fore! Hope” golf org/Night-For-Neuropathy/ or by For arrangements contact JoAnna Lewis
tournament and Safe at Home dinner on contacting Linda Baer at lindabaer@ at 512-864-2503 or momolewis@verizon.
September 10-11 at Cimarron Hills. Visit baerfamily.com or 910-409-4530. net.
www.hopealliancetx.org/special-events
for more info. FORT HOOD USO FUND RAISER BLUEBONNET EQUINE HUMANE
SOCIETY FUND RAISER
BINGO IN THE BALLROOM Celebrate the USO’s 75th Anniversary
The Knights of Columbus Council 12522 at this year’s USO Fort Hood Gala on The Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society
bingo sessions will be held on Sunday, Saturday, October 1, from 6 - 10 p.m. in will hold a Horse Expo on Saturday,
Sept. 11 and 25 in the Social Center the Social Center Ballroom. Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the
Ballroom. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Games Travis County Expo Center in Austin.
begin at 6 p.m. Contact Frank Luccia at Your $75 admission includes dinner, The group rehabilitates abused and
[email protected] or (512) 864-0796. complimentary beverages, live neglected equines and places them into
entertainment by the Palace Theater safe, permanent homes. There will be
ALZHEIMER’S/DEMENTIA SEMINAR Players and dancing to the sounds of clinics, demonstrations, live and silent
Kent Dugan’s Republic of Texas Big Band. auctions, vendor booths and a training
Special Friends Respite Care and Just Proceeds benefit your local USO and the horse challenge. Food will be available.
Friends Outreach, Inc. are hosting a service men and women of Fort Hood. Email Sun City resident Carol Belmont
free Alzheimer’s/Dementia seminar on at [email protected].
Tuesday, September 13 from 6:30 – 8:30 Contact Isabel Hubbard, USO Fort Hood
p.m. at The Worship Place, 811 Sun City Director at 254-319-3004 or Committee RIDER CUP CLASSIC
Boulevard. Keynote speaker Lisa Daly, Chair Howard Konetchy at 512 864-3624. GOLF TOURNAMENT
MAT, will present “Current Research on
Prevention, Treatment and Diagnoses.” ST. HELEN FALL FESTIVAL ROCK, the Ride On Center for Kids,
Other topics include maintaining will hold the Rider Cup Classic golf
a balanced life for caregivers and The St. Helen Catholic Church Fall tournament at Cowan Creek Golf Club
information on family and legal decisions. Festival will be held Sunday, October in Sun City on Friday, October 28. All
2016 CAPITAL OF TEXAS QUILTFEST 16 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. at 2700 E. funds raised will go to support veteran
University Ave. in Georgetown. As part riders with disabilities. To register to play
The nonprofit Austin Area Quilt Guild of the festivities, the Knights of Columbus or become an event sponsor, please visit
presents the 2016 Capital of Texas Council 6453 will hold a Bingo night on www.ROCKride.org. Contact Lindsey
Quiltfest “Red, White & Stars” on Friday, Saturday, October 15 in the St. Rita Ruther at 512-930-7625 or e-mail
Saturday and Sunday, September 16 – 18 Activity Center with games starting at [email protected].
at the Palmer Event Center, 900 Barton 7 p.m. Contact Vince Verdicchio at (512)
Springs Rd., Austin. Friday and Saturday 639-8717. THE CARING PLACE
10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sunday noon – 5 p.m. NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
Admission $10 at the door. For more AMERICAN LEGION
information, visit www.captxquiltfest.org. AUXILIARY GARAGE SALE Make friends! Volunteer at The Caring
Place and make a difference in the lives of
NIGHT FOR NEUROPATHY American Legion Auxiliary #174 will hold people in financial crisis. Flexible schedules
WITH STONE HILL BAND its annual garage sale on Friday, Oct. 21 are available, and training is provided.
and Saturday, Oct. 22 from 8 a.m. to 3 Please contact Rita Turner at 512-943-0713
Come join us on Tuesday, September 27 p.m. at 2204 Hunters Glen in Georgetown.
at 5:30 p.m. in the Social Center Ballroom S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 6 SUNRAYS | 105
Funds raised will be used to support local
veterans, the ROCK program, patients

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