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So Many Great Things to Do This Year!

`Pick at Least One, Have Some Fun, and Feel Good About Benefiting One of the Ten Most Effective and Efficient Charities in the U.S.*
(* Forbes magazine, 12/03)

Oddfest
Saturday, August 21
3:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Downtown Sycamore -
California Street between Elm St and State St (IL Rte 64)
 
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Sycamore Lodge would like to invite you to our Annual Oddfest Event taking place in downtown Sycamore on August 21st. This year, the event benefits two worthy causes: Make a Wish Foundation and JDRF. Bring your family and your friends for food and drinks, music and entertainment including comedy by Rick March and Friends, face painting, stilt walking and more! Musical entertainment this year includes Sycamore’s own Menagerie, as well as Roadhouse Prophets and Chemically Imbalanced. Prize and cash raffles will take place throughout the afternoon.
 
Entry fee is $5.00 and the first 300 visitors get a free t-shirt. Inquiries? Call Katy Schertz at 630-688-3470. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
 
The Odd Fellow Lodge #105 would like to thank our Corporate Sponsors for their generosity because without you, we couldn’t make this happen!


9th Annual Night at the Races!
Friday, September 10, 2010
Maywood Park Racetrack in Melrose Park, IL
 
Maywood Park Racetrack wants to help your Company or Walk Group reach or exceed your Corporate Sponsorship Goal or just add to your Charitable Contribution to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International. 
 
Let Maywood Park Racetrack help your organization kick-off the 2010 Ron Santo Walk to Cure Diabetes with a night filled with LIVE Harness Horse Racing Fun and Excitement! The evening will include a Five Star Dinner Buffet, LIVE Racing Action, Our Famous Human Harness Race and Cash Bar with plenty of Raffle Prizes for everyone! 
Click here to view the flyer.


Tera’s Outing for JDRF
Friday, October 1, 2010
Lakes Golf Course in Bloomingdale, IL.
 
On October 1st, Tera’s Troopers will be hosting a golf outing with all proceeds benefiting JDRF. The event will be held at Indian Lakes Golf Course in Bloomingdale, IL. The scramble will be held on Friday afternoon, October 1st, with a 1:00 shotgun start. Afterward there will be an outdoor Bar-be-cue with food and soft drinks. Tickets are $100 for golf and the bar-be-cue or $40 for just the bar-be-cue. Limited availability. Sponsors and donations are welcome. For tickets, sponsorship or to make a donation please contact Tim Carlson at 630-886-7229.


Running a Marathon?
Runners -- want to know how they can use a marathon to fundraise for diabetes research? Now you can! Register for the Walk at www.jdrfillinois.org under the Lakefront team "Marathoners Supporting JDRF." When runners register they can fundraise online and keep track of their donations. Spread the word to your running community! Please note: that this is not a formalized training program.


Call 312/670-0313 for more details on these events!

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