Benefit

A Victorian themed tea to benefit the National Brain Tumor Society. Tickets are $35, and include tea sandwiches from savories to sweets, a silent auction, and a string quartet. Event is in Columbia, Maryland. Contact Anne at 410-925-8662 to request tickets. Doors open at 2:30pm

The Maryland/Israel Development Center honors Solomon H.Snyder, MD
with the 2009 Hanan Y. Sibel Maryland/Israel Business Leadership Award and Marty Waxman with the 2009 Maryland/Israel Founders Award and welcomes the visiting delegation of Israeli Medical Technology Companies on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 starting at 5:30 pm at Beth Tfiloh Congregation, 3300 Old Court Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21208. Tickets start at $100. To register online: www.Associated.org/MarylandIsrael or call 410-767-0695.

23rd annual BWI Run/Walk to benefit Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Down Syndrome Clinic–Northrop Grumman will once again partner with the BWI Airport and other local sponsors to host the 23rd Annual BWI Run/Walk, which benefits the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Down Syndrome Clinic. The family friendly event features two courses, a 4-Mile Run and a 2-Mile Family Walk, as well as activities for all ages. There will also be entertainment, food, beverages, and impressive prizes including four round-trip Air Tran Airways tickets and MARC Train tickets.

Maryland Respite Care Coalition 3rd Annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser & Silent Auctionfeaturing special guest Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach*Autographed copies of Laurie’s book, The Sipping Point available. Special musical appearance by Merle Stanley, Winner of the 2007 Maryland Senior Idol. MRCC will officially announce the establishment of the Ronald L. Sollock Memorial Fund. The fund will provide Gifts of Respite to family caregivers. MRCC is a statewide organization that advocates the need for Respite Care Services for all caregivers.

FREE 3 oz. Make-A-Wish Creation with a donation.

Get out your walking shoes and bring your whole family to walk with a purpose to end Alzheimer’s. Mingle with Keyote, the Frederick Keys mascot, and Freddy Post, the Frederick News-Post News Hound. Enjoy music, light food and refreshments, free massages, a magic show, pumpkin decorating, face painting, and more. Pay tribute to loved ones by planting your hand-crafted Forget-Me-Not flowers in the “Garden of Memories.” Following warm-up exercises, NBC 25 Reporter Jeannie Flitner will announce the top three fundraising teams and top three fundraising individuals.