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North Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce Charity Golf Tournament Benefits St. Mary's Food Bamk Alliance

The Hotstix Golf 3rd Annual North Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce Charity Golf Tournament will be held on September 24 at the beautiful Kierland Golf Course. We anticipate a field of 144 competitors playing a four person scramble and vying for multiple prizes for winning teams, hole in ones, putting contest and many others.

One of the highlights of the day will be the hugely popular Helicopter Ball Drop Sponsored by Ganem Jewelers. The Grand Prize will be a Limited Edition Tag Heuer SLR Watch, along with great 2nd and 3rd place prizes. Please go to www.armedzillafoundation.com to purchase balls - $25 for each ball or 5 balls for $100. This year's charities include St. Mary's Food Bank, which provides meals to 300,000 hungry Arizonans daily The NSCC's goal: To raise enough money to feed as many families as we can.

For more information on the tournament, please visit www.northscottsdalechamber.org.

Try Your Luck at the Second Annual Casino Night at Marriott Courtyard/HappyValley

Enjoy a great night of fun and a great way to learn more about networking groups from around the Valley as Marriott Courtyard and Residence Inn hosts the second annual Casino Night and mini-trade show benefitting St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance.

All the fun happens Tuesday, Oct. 26 at the Marriott Courtyard Happy Valley (2029 W. Whispering Wind Drive, south of Happy Valley Road on 19th Avenue). Along with complimentary appetizers and a 50-50 raffle, a $20 donation will earn $500 in casino chips for you to try your luck at more than a dozen casino gaming tables including blackjack, Texas Hold 'em, roulette and craps.

Last year's event raised more than 17,000 meals for the hungry of Arizona and an even bigger total is expected this year. For more information, contact Anne Niemiec at the Courtyard/Happy Valley at (623) 580-8844.

Calling All High Schools! Still Time to Join 4th Annual National Student Food Drive

The fourth annual National Student Food Drive kicks off in October, with high schools from around the Valley looking to dethrone the three-time champions from Mountain Ridge High School and claim the coveted John van Hengel Memorial Cup for collecting the most food and cash donations.

St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance has a list of committed and active sponsors for this year's event, including US Airways, Harkins Theatres, the Phoenix Coyotes, Sara Lee, KPHO (Channel 5) and KEZ-FM (99.9). The drive will be preceded by a Kickoff Party information session on Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 4 p.m. in the Community Room of the Food Bank's University of Phoenix Program Center (3003 W. Thomas) where student representatives and faculty advisors will enjoy refreshments, receive their official food drive T-shirts and ideas on how to creatively increase donations.

Schools can win a live KEZ radio remote at their school (schools must attend the Kickoff Party to be eligible) with food from Sara Lee and drinks provided. The winning school will earn use of a 250-seat Harkins Theatre in their area and access to a first-run movie - allowing that school to sell tickets to benefit any other fundraising effort for their the school.

There is still time for clubs, service organizations, student governments, or even a single homeroom, to represent their school and take on the challenge of helping to feed the hungry in Arizona. Collecting food and donations at a Friday night football game, afternoon pep rally, weekend car wash or class-against-class competition are just some of the ways to get the whole school and parent involved. For more information, contact St. Mary's Food Drive Manager Chet Provorse at (602) 343-3169 or by email cdprovorse@firstfoodbank.org.

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