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July 5 - July 11

Texas Equusearch And Recovery Benefit
DATE OF EVENT: July 10, 2004
EVENT LOCATION: 1303A Sandy Lane Baytown Texas
STARTTIME: 9 a.m.
ENDTIME: 8 p.m.
EVENT BENEFICIARY: Texas Equusearch And Recovery
CONTACT NAME: Tim Menard
CONTACT PHONE: 832-514-0990
EMAIL ADDRESS: tmenard@houston.rr.com
WEB SITE: None
TICKET PRICE: BBQ Plates are $6.00 per plate
EVENT DESCRIPTION: This is a benefit for Texas Equusearch. We are raising money for our organization to keep our dream alive in searching for missing loved ones.

Rally for Kids
DATE OF EVENT: July 10, 2004
EVENT LOCATION: 16203 Westheimer (Al's Sports Bar)
STARTTIME: 11:00
ENDTIME: 5:00
EVENT BENEFICIARY: Camp Quality Texas
CONTACT NAME: Connie Glover
CONTACT PHONE: 281-871-7546
EMAIL ADDRESS: connie@tx.campqualityusa.com
WEB SITE: http://tx.campqualityusa.com
TICKET PRICE: Free
EVENT DESCRIPTION: This benefits Camp Quality Texas, which is a camp for kids with cancer and their siblings. For more information on Camp Quality Texas please see above website. The events for the day will include a poker run, car show, motorcycle show, a silent/live auction, 50/50 drawing, BBQ plates and more. There will be free activities for the kids such as Moonwalk, Balloon animals, games, face painting, and snow cones.

The Power of Women who can Achieve, Exceed, and Empower through Innovation
DATE OF EVENT: Saturday, July 10th 2004
EVENT LOCATION: The Junior League of Houston
STARTTIME: 10:00 AM
ENDTIME: 1:30 PM
EVENT BENEFICIARY: Houston Area Council of American Business Women's Association
CONTACT NAME: Pat Davion
EMAIL ADDRESS: pdavion@pdq.net
WEB SITE: www.abwa-houston.org
TICKET PRICE: $35.00
EVENT DESCRIPTION: The Houston Area Council of ABWA will proudly present the 20th Annual Woman of the Year luncheon. The luncheon will honor over 25 outstanding women in the Houston and surrounding areas based on their professional accomplishments, community involvement and education. In addition, the Council will honor three women from Texas who were selected as 2004 Top Ten Business Women in ABWA. Kaye Matejka, Business Administrator, Texas A&M University, Dr. Jan Hernandez, Program Manager Continuing Education & Public Outreach, Texas A&M University and Houston attorney Marivonne Essex owner of Essex Law Associates. Accredited professional speaker Bobbi Sims will deliver the keynote for this prestigious event. Guests are welcome.

Tropical Fish AUCTION
DATE OF EVENT: July 11, 2004
EVENT LOCATION: 11702 Galveston Rd. aka HWY 3
STARTTIME: 11 a.m.
ENDTIME: 5 p.m.
EVENT BENEFICIARY: Houston Aquarium Society
CONTACT NAME: Prosper Debee
CONTACT PHONE: 281-286-2238
EMAIL ADDRESS: ms_slinkie911@yahoo.com
WEB SITE: www.HoustonAquariumSociety.org
TICKET PRICE: "Free"
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Meet & Mingle w/ Fish Enthusiasts at the AMERICAN LEGION POST (Where the Jet is)..11702 Galveston Rd. aka HWY 3. Sell Fish and Related Items- Arts and Crafts, Plants, Tanks, and Other Equipment. This Is An Opportunity To Pick Up Some Great Fish That You Never See In Stores As Well As Some Cool Stuff At The Silent Auction! DON’T MISS IT!!

July 12 - July 18

Ronnie Piwetz Benefit
DATE OF EVENT: Saturday, July 17, 2004
EVENT LOCATION: St. Rose of Lima Church, 3600 Brinkman, Hou, 77018
STARTTIME: 11 AM
ENDTIME: until ???
EVENT BENEFICIARY: Ronnie Piwetz
CONTACT NAME: Linda
CONTACT PHONE: 713-680-1958
EMAIL ADDRESS: adele_doiron@yahoo.com
WEB SITE: None
TICKET PRICE: Free
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Ronnie Piwetz has been in the hospital since November 2003 and is on the list for a heart transplant at Methodist Hospital. As you can imagine, the medical bills are incomprehensible. The benefit will be at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church located at 3600 Brinkman, Houston, 77018, on Saturday, July 17th from 11-until. There will be BBQ dinners for sale, live entertainment, a blood drive and raffle prizes. In addition, donations are being accepted at Wells Fargo Bank at 901 Gessner Road under the name Ronnie Piwetz. Please reach me at the email above or call Linda at 713-680-1958.

Northwest Houston Symphony Orchestra
DATE OF EVENT: July 15, 2004
EVENT LOCATION: The Centrum at 6823 Cypresswood
STARTTIME: 7:00 pm
ENDTIME: 9:00 pm
EVENT BENEFICIARY: Yes, for the youth participating in the orchestra
CONTACT NAME: Matt Busse
CONTACT PHONE: (281) 451-7986
EMAIL ADDRESS: mbusse@houston.rr.com
WEB SITE: www.nhso.net
TICKET PRICE: $10.00
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Talented students from throughout the city are about to embark on a tour of seven cities in China! This fund-raising concert is needed to assist these hard-working children to afford this memorable experience. Help with additional donations will be greatly appreciated.

Galv. Co. Sheriff Academy Golf Tourney
DATE OF EVENT: Monday, July 12, 2004
EVENT LOCATION: South Shore Harbour CClub
STARTTIME: 7:30 a.m.
ENDTIME: 2:00 p.m.
EVENT BENEFICIARY: Ronald McDonald House, Child Advocates
CONTACT NAME: Chip Goodman
CONTACT PHONE: 832-264-8884
EMAIL ADDRESS: cgoodman@mail.ev1.net
WEB SITE: None
TICKET PRICE: Sponsorship levels or $300/4; $75/1
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Golf tournament, hosted by the Galveston County Citizen Sheriff's Academy Alumni Association. The tournament promotes networking between the citizens and law enforcement and benefits the Ronald McDonald House, Children's Advocacy Center and the 50 Club of Galveston.

July 19 - July 25

Adopt 2000 "New Faces of Adoption" Festival
DATE OF EVENT: Saturday, July 24, 2004
EVENT LOCATION: Tracey Gee Community Center; 3599 Westcenter Dr.
STARTTIME: 11:00 a.m.
ENDTIME: 2:00 p.m.
CONTACT NAME: Monique Johnson-Garner
CONTACT PHONE: (713) 802-6334
EMAIL ADDRESS: None
WEB SITE: None
TICKET PRICE: FREE
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Adopt 2000 invites you to the upcoming Adoptive Family Recruitment Festival. Don't miss the opportunity to join Adopt 2000 and Houston-area adoptive families at this "New Faces of Adoption" event. The day's activities will focus on waiting children, and is free and open to anyone interested in additional information on the adoption process and how to become an adoptive parent.

Houston A&M Club's Coach's Night
DATE OF EVENT: July 25, 2004
EVENT LOCATION: Hornberger Center in the Texas Medical Center
STARTTIME: 4:00 PM
ENDTIME: 8:00 PM
EVENT BENEFICIARY: It is to raise money for scholarships for TAMU students
CONTACT NAME: Gary Simpson
CONTACT PHONE: 713-706-1235
EMAIL ADDRESS: coachsnight2004@houston.rr.com
WEB SITE: www.houstonags.org/coachsnight
TICKET PRICE: Varies... see web site
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Coach Dennis Franchione will be helping the Houston A&M Club host Coach's Night 2004. The evening will consist of dinner, a silent and live auction and of course, a speech from Coach Fran on the 2004 football season…improvements, upcoming predictions, changes etc. Proceeds from this event benefit local students attending Texas A&M University through scholarships donated by the Houston A&M Club, a 501 (c) (3) organization. We currently have 20 + students on scholarship at Texas A&M, including support for the efforts by the University to attract a diverse student body with the assistance of scholarship support.

Health Fair
DATE OF EVENT: Saturday, July 24
EVENT LOCATION: Greenspoint Baptist Church, 11703 Walters Road, Houston, TX 77067
STARTTIME: 9 a.m.
ENDTIME: 2 p.m.
CONTACT NAME: Cleo Phillips
CONTACT PHONE: 281-788-7939
EMAIL ADDRESS: phillip4839@sbcglobal.net
WEB SITE: None
TICKET PRICE: Free
EVENT DESCRIPTION: On Saturday, July 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Greenspoint Baptist Church will sponsor a Health Fair. Participating agencies and health care providers include: Apple Dentist; Amerigroup Corp.- health literature, hypertension, stress and presentation on Diabetes at 10:00-10:30 a.m.; M D Anderson will sign candidates up for mammograms. They will come back at a later scheduled date to perform the testing if at least 25 individuals sign up; American Red Cross-blood donations; YMCA-Exercise routines; Harris County WIC Program-food vouchers referrals, information on nutrition for children; Brady’s Financial Group-free fingerprinting for children, introduce low cost medical and dental insurance; Gulf Coast Associates-rental assistance based on income guidelines, vouchers, food pantry; Chiropractor- Dr. Ramuel Washington will do assessments and low-cost adjustments; Houston Area Women Center; Gulf Coast Commission for the Blind; American Heart Association; Vision Screenings; Houston Fire Department; Harris County Volunteer Fire Department.

Disaster Recovery Workshop
DATE OF EVENT: Saturday July 24th
EVENT LOCATION: 1117 Texas Ave, Houston, Texas
STARTTIME: 8:30 AM
ENDTIME: 3:30 PM
CONTACT NAME: Susie Tristan at Christ Church Cathedral
CONTACT PHONE: 713-222-2593
EMAIL ADDRESS: stristan@christchurchcathedral.org
WEB SITE: www.christchurchcathedral.org
TICKET PRICE: Free
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Learn ahead of time how to prepare for a natural or other disaster. Hear from the experts. Learn what city, county, state and federal officials have to say about the latest on how they are preparing for unforeseen disasters and what we can do personally to prepare and recover form these emergencies. The workshop is open to the community at no charge. Free parking is available at the Cathedral's parking lot on the corner of San Jacinto and Texas. A box lunch is available for $6.50, or you may bring your own lunch. To order one of the box lunches, please call 713.222.2593. You may pay for the lunch when you arrive at the event.

July 26 - July 31

Community Book Sale
DATE OF EVENT: July 28
EVENT LOCATION: Alief Kerr High School
STARTTIME: 8 a.m. -12 p.m. Wednesday
ENDTIME: 12-5 p.m. Thursday
EVENT BENEFICIARY: Kerr Publications
CONTACT NAME: Laura Negri
CONTACT PHONE: 832-379-9924
EMAIL ADDRESS: lauraekn@yahoo.com
WEB SITE: None
TICKET PRICE: Free
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Books for sale at 50 percent or more off the cover price. Titles for adults and children.

Great Texas Mosquito Festival
DATE OF EVENT: July 29 - 31, 2004
EVENT LOCATION: Clute Municipal Park, Clute, Texas
STARTTIME: 5:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday, & 9:00 a.m. on Saturday
ENDTIME: Midnight on Thursday and Friday, 1:00 a.m. on Saturday
EVENT BENEFICIARY: No
CONTACT NAME: Nina Ellis
CONTACT PHONE: 979-265-8392
EMAIL ADDRESS: ninaellis@mosquitofestival.com
WEB SITE: www.mosquitofestival.com
TICKET PRICE: $7.00 for adults, $3.00 for children ages 6 - 12
EVENT DESCRIPTION: The 24th annual Great Texas Mosquito Festival is a 3-day fun filled family event. We host a variety of contests for the entire family. There are approximately 90 different arts and crafts and food booths, carnival, petting zoo and much more. Our entertainment line up is: Thursday, July 29th, SIXGUN and Kevin Fowler, Friday, July 30th will Chente Y Taconazo and Ram Herrera, and on Saturday, July 31st, we will have Andrea Fairless & Posse, Django Walker and ROBERT EARL KEEN.

Lungs4Aaron Golf Tournament
DATE OF EVENT: July 26, 2004
EVENT LOCATION: Baywood Country Club 5500 Genoa Red Bluff, Pasadena, TX
STARTTIME: 8:00 am Range balls/ 9:00 am Shotgun start
ENDTIME: 1:00 pm
EVENT BENEFICIARY: Yes, Aaron Matuszewski
CONTACT NAME: Kay Brown/David Matuszewski
CONTACT PHONE: 713-910-3839
EMAIL ADDRESS: flexelementtx@msn.com
WEB SITE: www.lungs4Aaron.com, Go to Fundraisers
TICKET PRICE: $100.00 per person/$400.00 per team/$5.00 Mulligans
EVENT DESCRIPTION: 4-man scramble, Shotgun start/2 flights, Play a hole with PGA pro Mike Standly and Aaron (health permitting), Lunch, Auction (call if you have a donation), Awards, Prizes closest to the pin/longest drive, Ball Drop with prize, 4 Hole-in-one prizes ($5000,Golf Clubs, Airline Tickets, electronics), Hole Signs $100.00/Company Tent $500.00 (to represent your Company with hand-outs)

2004 Lunar Rendezvous Festival Market & Gift Show
DATE OF EVENT: Tuesday, July 27, 2004
EVENT LOCATION: South Shore Harbour Resort, League City, Texas 77573
STARTTIME: 9:00 am
ENDTIME: 6:00 pm
CONTACT NAME: Patsy Ann Ferguson/Cochairman
EMAIL ADDRESS: Xpressions2004@aol.com
WEB SITE: www.lunarrendezvous.org
TICKET PRICE: Admission: $3.00 - Free Parking
EVENT DESCRIPTION: 2004 Lunar Rendezvous, Festival Market & Gift Show Is proud to host the shopping event of the year! Upscale merchants will bring their unique look to the market while providing a variety of specialty items such as bath & beauty products, candles, children's clothing, custom stationery, day spa, embellished handbags, floral arrangements, gift baskets, gourmet foods, home decor, jewelry, ladies clothing and accessories, monogramming and on and on. And if that's not enough... The ever-so-popular Chocolate Fountain flowing with melted chocolate will be there for your enjoyment along with chair massages from our spa booth, custom monogramming while you shop and a cash bar for refreshments.
Where: South Shore Harbour Resort, 2500 South Shore Blvd., Marina Plaza Ballroom
Don't miss out on this fabulous one-day shopping event!

Duryea Elementary Tour the Building
DATE OF EVENT: July 29th 2004
EVENT LOCATION: 20150 Arbor Creek Drive, Katy Tx 77449
STARTTIME: 9:00
ENDTIME: 3:00
CONTACT NAME: Laura Critendon
CONTACT PHONE: 281-550-9471
EMAIL ADDRESS: lcritendon@houston.rr.com
WEB SITE: www.cfisd.net
TICKET PRICE: FREE
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Come tour the newest addition of the Cyfair School District. We will have volunteers on hand to show you the new building along with a PTO membership drive for our new school. At this time we will also be selling school supplies for this 2004-2005 school year along with our new logo t-shirts. Come meet the principal and the staff and see your new school that we are so proud of. Fall registration will also be taking place at this time.