PLYMOUTH — The Zone Sports Complex of Northern Indiana is holding a benefit for the family of recently-deceased John Glenn student Zac Mago.

AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation’s Valley Hometown Fund is holding an alumni basketball game in March with the hopes of raising money to establish an endowment fund.

LEESBURG — A pancake breakfast is set for 7:30-11 a.m. Saturday, July 30, at the fire station in Leesburg, 6396 Old SR 15. The event is to benefit a former North Webster firefighter, now a Leesburg firefighter, whose 1-year-old son recently underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor. The cost will be a freewill donation. …read more.

A haystack dinner and entertainment to benefit New Hope Pet Rescue will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at the Eagles of Syracuse, 12889 N. Kern Road, Syracuse. This benefit is to help raise money for operating fund such as medical bills, food, electric, litter and other necessitates to help homeless …read more.

By HELEN LEINBACH Director, North Webster Community Public Library NORTH WEBSTER — Lakeland Kiwanis of North Webster is sponsoring a biscuits and gravy breakfast from 7-11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at the North Webster Community Center. Tickets are $5 apiece and children age 5 and younger eat for free. All proceeds will benefit Joe’s Kids, a nonprofit organization in …read more.

Columbia Township Fire Department will host a Chili Benefit Dinner in honor of retired CTFD Firefighter Mark Sievers. Sievers was diagnosed with stage 3 pancreatic cancer and firefighters are asking for the public’s help in battling the rising costs of treatment by enjoying a meal with them. The dinner, to be held from 4-8 p.m. …read more.

NEW PARIS — Bethany Church of the Brethren is inviting the community to a day of fall fun on Friday, Oct. 10. The church’s annual fall festival will feature great food and an opportunity to enjoy several homemade and baked items. The event kicks off at 9 a.m. with a bazaar that will offer both …read more.

MARSHALL COUNTY — By indulging in a gourmet dinner, you can help send a student to college. The third annual Changing Lives Scholarship Dinner will be at 6 p.m. EST at Swan Lake Resort Friday, Nov. 6. Guests will enjoy a social hour followed by a delicious Cornish game hen dinner, prepared by the exceptional …read more.

A benefit concert will be held 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 13. The benefit will be held at the Mermaid Festival Fairgrounds in North Webster. ‘Jammin for Jon’ is a benefit for Jon Skaggs.

Requests for a mile swim, the installation of an Angel of Hope Children’s Memorial and the hosting of a benefit received approval by Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department board Tuesday, April 21. Ethan Cook, a member of the Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy, presented an open water mile swim event request for July 25. This is …read more.

By MICHELLE CABRERA Cub Scouts Pack 3736 Warsaw Cub Scout Pack 3736 will be holding a spaghetti dinner benefit from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at the Trinity United Methodist Church, located at 832 E. Center Street, Warsaw. Cost is $7 per adult and $4 for children ages five to 13. Children …read more.

Miller’s Merry Manor, 1630 S. County Farm Road, Warsaw, will host a cookout to benefit the American Legion Women’s Auxiliary from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, March 20. The meal will include hot dogs, hamburgers, sides and drinks, all for $5 per person. Carry-out will be available and there will be a bake sale …read more.

The Josh Knisley Nelson’s Chicken and Bake Sale Benefit will be held from 11 a.m. until sold out, Saturday, April 11, at NewMarket, 726 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Tickets are available at the following businesses throughout the community: Circle K, Ace Hardware and Jill and Jennifer’s Salon, all in North Webster, and Noble Stores, Hammer’s, …read more.

A benefit will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, at Amvets Post 33, 6620 Koester Drive, Fort Wayne, off Lower Huntington Road at Bluffton Road, Waynedale. The benefit is for Bud Weiser, formerly of Syracuse, who died in November. There will be a soup bar, soft drinks, water, bake sale and silent auction. …read more.

By NIKKI ST.MARTIN Chief Marketing Officer, TimberWolf Trading Post In the spirit of the season, TimberWolf Trading Post is hosting a charity archery shoot at their range at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20. The entry fee is $15 and all proceeds will be donated to United Ministries of Fulton County, Inc., in support of its …read more.

By CANDIE PETRIE Treasurer, Manchester Athletic Booster Club The Manchester Junior-Senior High School Athletic Booster Club will be holding it’s annual community dinner from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19. This year, the spaghetti dinner will be honor a local fallen officer, David Rigney, and half of the proceeds will be donated to …read more.

Fun should have no limits. That is why OrthoWorx and the Winona Lake Limitless Park Committee are hosting a Thankful Breakfast, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Winona Lake Senior Center. All funds will support the WLLP campaign, running through Dec. 5. Registration is $5 per person payable the day …read more.

At the Oct. 3 meeting of the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety, the city of Warsaw’s Human Resources Director Jennifer Whitaker came before the board seeking approval for changes to city employee benefit packages. The changes would affect city employees dental plans, short term disability and retirement plans. Employee’s self-funded dental plan will …read more.

In May, a mowing accident took Bill Linn’s left arm and sent him to Lutheran Hospital via helicopter in critical condition. Linn survived the accident, but he’s still healing. A friend of the Linn family is hosting a benefit event at the Pizza Hut in Columbia City on August 4, from 5-8 p.m. For each …read more.

On Oct. 21, 2011, Army Specialist Danny Hagan was shot in the back of the head at close range with an AK-47 in Ruzi, Afghanistan. Hagan is fortunate to be alive and, after months of hospitals and rehab, he was retired from the military on Feb. 26, 2013, and is now home with his wife, …read more.

A celebration of the life of Ric Workman is being held later this month and all proceeds will be given to his widow to help with funeral expenses. Workman, a well-known local musician, passed away July 18 at the age of 63. Having performed for over four decades, he was in the bands The Tiki’s, …read more.

The Winona Lake Fire Department is hosting an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast this Saturday, May 5, at the fire station from 7 a.m. to noon. The cost is $5 per person and children under 5 years old eat free. All proceeds are going to Rick Glass and his wife to help offset some medical expenses.