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Listen up football fans, foodies and philanthropists! This is Sara from Ripple Public Relations, and I have the scoop on an awesome event to help raise money for the Chicago chapter of Stand Up For Kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending youth homelessness by providing outreach, supplies and support.

Woody’s Winter Warm-Up is a great way to kick off 2014 and celebrate Cubs Convention Weekend. Once again we will have local celebrities and media personalities guest bartending and competing for tips to help raise money for the Wood Family Foundation. Stop by and try our special tequila cocktail Harry Caray’s is serving up at all locations called “Woody’s Smokin Pitch” that will give proceeds back to the foundation. In addition, we will have a silent auction with a lot of sports memorabilia and unique experiences.

My husband David may have been traded to another team, but that does not stop us from returning home and hosting a charity fundraiser with his former teammates. The David DeJesus Family Foundation has teamed up with Cubs Charities to host “Strike a Chord” Celebrity Karaoke to benefit ALS research, a disease which has affected our close friend Brian Schnurstein. The event will feature David, myself, Ryan Chiaverini (Windy City LIVE), Jeff Hoover (WGN), B96 Morning Show team, Danni Allen (winner of Biggest Loser) and Cubs players teaming up with local media personalities and Chicagoans to compete on the microphone. In addition to cocktails, food will be provided by American Junkie, Chicago Q, Siena Tavern, Wow Bao and GT Fish & Oyster.

So, the Bears didn’t make it to the playoffs this year (insert sad face,) but you can help spread some good juju for next year and help a film come to fruition. "Bear Down" the documentary produced and directed by Chicago local Joseph Martinez is a true account of the relationships and family bonds surrounding the dedication of the game. The film is inspired by his own personal attributes with his father and enjoying games.

** UPDATED November 15, 2013 : Here is a link to donate to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan right now: http://www.crowdrise.com/FundraiserforTyphoonHaiyan**

Be a Hero! Do your part while enjoying a great night out at Legacy's 6th Annual Autism Speaks Heroes Ball. Join Host Ted Brunson and Chicago’s most social and generous young professionals. Billy Dec and Rockit Ranch Productions have generously supported the Autism Speaks Heroes Ball since its inception in 2008 and we couldn’t thank them enough! Read up on all of the exciting details surrounding the event below.

One of my favorite events of the summer is this Thursday, July 11th! This marks the 8th annual Gaming for Green fundraiser, a poker and casino night benefiting Chicago Gateway Green, the organization dedicated to greening and beautifying Chicago & behind the biggest charity of the summer Green Tie Ball!

A defensive tackle, a pro soccer player, and a scientist walk into the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago…there’s no punch line, it just gives you a taste of the lucky people selected as Chicago magazine’s Most Eligible Singles! Meet them on Friday, June 21, from 7 – 10:30 pm at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago when The Auxiliary Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Chicago magazine present Summer Lovin’, the single best event of the summer!

I’m thrilled to share an event with you that I’m really looking forward to, which will help a number of youth nonprofit organizations in the Chicago area. Theo Epstein (Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations) and his brother Paul Epstein’s “The Foundation to Be Named Later” is bringing Hot Stove Cool Music back to Chicago this Friday at Metro Chicago, and we hope you can join us for this unforgettable event! A limited number of tickets are still available by visiting www.metrochicago.com or by clicking here.

***UPDATED Monday, June 10th, 2013. Rashied Davis will host this year's "Cocktails for Education" again at Rockit Bar and Grill - Tuesday June 11th from 6-9pm. For more info and tickets, click HERE!***