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Alicia’s Lungs, a charity raising funds for Lakota graduate Alicia Lang, who has cystic fibrosis and needs to have a double-lung transplant, will be having a aluminum can drive this Saturday, Oct. 1, from 8 a.m. to noon at Lakota West High School.

The charity group is asking community members to collect and drop off their aluminum cans in the front southwest corner of the high school’s parking lot. The drop-off area is near the corner of Union Centre Blvd. and West Chester Road.

Lang is currently listed for a double-lung transplant at Loyola in Chicago and at the Cleveland Clinic. The transplant will be scheduled when a lung becomes available.

The family is anticipating around $350,000 in bills that will not be covered by their insurance, which covers 80 percent of the cost.

For more about Alicia’s story, visit the Facebook page or WestChesterBuzz.com’s story entitled “Lakota West grad hoping for new lungs.”

People who want to donate, but cannot make to the event, can make their personal pledge to the charity by going to donate page of AliciasLungs.com.

(Photo of Alicia Lang with family at a fundraiser at Lakota West High School)

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Asiatique Bistro and Lounge in West Chester will host Reach Out Lakota first annual fundraising event “Reach Out” Oct. 13 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The event will feature modern Asian cuisine from Asiatique chef Peng S. Looi and his staff, entertainment, raffle prizes, a silent auction and celebrity bartenders.

Tickets are $35 per person. Reservations can be at http://reachoutlakota.eventbrite.com by Oct. 6.

Asiatique recently joined a growing number of local businesses, who are supporting Reach Out Lakota through the Friends of Reach Out Lakota corporate sponsorship program.

Asiatique opened last summer and is located at 9228 Centre Pointe Drive.

For more information about the restaurant or to make a reservation, call 513-889-2272.

Reach Out Lakota’s mission is to assist individuals and families in the Lakota School District by putting help and hope into their hands during times of need through their food and clothing pantries.

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Lakota East will once again have its “Hawks for the Cure” fundraiser to raise money and awareness to fight breast cancer through the Susan G. Koman Foundation. Various sports will be participating in “Hawks for the Cure” events.

The girls’ soccer team will be wearing pink for its game against Lakota West Sept. 27 at Hopewell Soccer Stadium at 7 p.m. At that match, there will be a split the pot and t-shirt sales. The football and boys’ soccer teams will also feature a split the pot and t-shirt sales for the cause during home games. The football game will be Sept. 30 against Mason, while the boys’ soccer game will be Oct. 4 against Sycamore.

Meanwhile, the girls’ volleyball match Oct. 4 against Sycamore will feature basket raffles, donations, t-shirt sales and sponsorships.

Last year, Lakota East raised $6,250 through its “Hawks for the Cure” events.

Lacrosse golf scramble: The Lakota East and Lakota West girls’ and boys’ lacrosse teams will be hosting their first annual golf outing Oct. 8 at Beckett Ridge Golf Course. The event is a four-man best-ball scramble with dinner afterwards. For more details visit WestFirebirds.com.

Lakota West baseball bricks: The Lakota West Baseball is now selling engraved bricks, which will placed in a plaza around the Firebird Field flagpole. The money raised from this project will help fund numerous projects within the baseball program. Some of these projects include improving Firebird Field, purchasing baseball equipment and helping to offset some of the player cost associated with being a part of the program. For more information, visit WestFirebirds.com.

Lakota West poker tournament: The Lakota West basketball program will be hosting a poker tournament Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. at Beckett Ridge Country Club. The winner of the tournament will take home $4,000. Food and various side games will be available at the event. For more information, email lakotawestpoker@gmail.com.

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Graeter’s will wrap up its Cones for the Cure Campaign, by giving away a free scoop of Elena’s blueberry pie ice cream in a sugar cone to its customers Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The campaign started Sept. 8 as a partnership between Graeter’s and The Cure Starts Now Foundation to help raise awareness and funds for cancer research.

All Graeter’s Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky locations will be participating in the giveaway.

Graeter’s has locations in Mariemont Square, Mt. Auburn, Clifton, Colerain, Deerfield Township, Springdale, Finneytown, West Chester Township, at Fountain Square (downtown), Western Hills, Hyde Park, Kenwood, Fort Mitchell (Ky.) and Newport (Ky.).

For a complete list of Graeter’s stores and hours, visit Graeters.com.

West Chester’s Graeter’s is located at 7651 Cox Lane.

Guests that visit a Graeter’s store have the opportunity to donate a $1 or $5 “Cone for the Cure.” Those that donate $5 will receive a gift booklet with more than $15 worth of savings at Graeter’s stores. 100 percent of the proceeds benefit The Cure Starts Now.

Visit www.conesforthecure.org for more information.

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A local community service program called Random Acts of Simple Kindness Affecting Local Seniors (RASKALS) is looking for volunteers to help senior citizens with outdoor chores this fall.

The West Chester Township program, which is offered twice each year, helps local seniors with window washing, raking, trimming shrubs, painting fences, spreading mulch, planting flowers and other chores.

The program helps seniors remain more self sufficient in their homes and has helped developed some meaningful friendships between the volunteers and their senior citizen clients.

Each RASKALS effort benefits more than 100 local seniors thanks to hundreds of volunteers from local organizations, churches and schools.

The fall RASKALS program is Nov. 12.

To register as a volunteer, call Laura Groff at 513-759-7312, or visit www.westchesteroh.org.

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Graeter’s is giving away a single scoop of Elena’s blueberry pie ice cream in a sugar cone to its customers Friday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The free ice cream giveaway is part of Cones for the Cure, a partnership between Graeter’s and The Cure Starts Now Foundation to help raise awareness and funds for cancer research.

All Graeter’s Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky locations will be participating in the giveaway.

Graeter’s has locations in Mariemont Square, Mt. Auburn, Clifton, Colerain, Deerfield Township, Springdale, Finneytown, West Chester Township, at Fountain Square (downtown), Western Hills, Hyde Park, Kenwood, Fort Mitchell (Ky.) and Newport (Ky.).

For a complete list of Graeter’s stores and hours, visit Graeters.com.

West Chester’s Graeter’s is located at 7651 Cox Lane.

The Cones for the Cure Campaign runs Sept. 8-25, 2011.

Guests that visit a Graeter’s store during the campaign period have the opportunity to donate a $1 or $5 “Cone for the Cure.” Those that donate $5 will receive a gift booklet with more than $15 worth of savings at Graeter’s stores. 100 percent of the proceeds benefit The Cure Starts Now.

Graeter’s will also give customers a free scoop of Elena’s blueberry pie ice cream Sept. 25 from noon to 5 p.m.

Visit www.conesforthecure.org for more information.

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At this year’s Key Event, which is put together by the Community Foundation of West Chester/Liberty, a dinner with House Speaker John Boehner and his wife, Debbie, will be one of the live auction items.

According to a release from the community foundation, John Boehner is a “chef extraordinaire” and has agreed to prepare dinner with his wife as sous-chef at their Wetherington (gated community in West Chester) home.

The auction item will be available for 12 diners.

Patti Alderson and Debbie Boehner lead the Key Event, which is in its 18th year. The Key Event raises more $100,000 and hosts 450 guests, according to the community foundation.

This year, the Key Event will begin at the Marriott North at 5 p.m. Sept. 17 with a cocktail party that includes a live and silent auction.

Upon arrival at the Marriott, each couple draws a key that will open a door revealing their random dining destination in one of 30 host homes for the evening.

Each home will feature a local chef from the Greater Cincinnati area, who will prepare a unique dinner for Key Event guests. All chefs are provided with the same ingredients; however, they are encouraged to use their expertise and talents to create a special dinner menu.

The event will feature chefs Michelle Brown (Jags), Pam and Paul Sturkey, Peng S. Looi (Asiatique), Cole Arimes (Embers), Chris Hendricks (Stone Creek Dining), Henry Warman (The Savannah Center), Paul Deggnbach (deSha’s), Linda and Jim Pitrelli of Pitrelli’s Italian Ristorante) and 21 others.

The Key Event has already sold out. Call the community foundation’s office at 513-874-5450 to be added to the waiting/cancellation list. There are a limited number of “cocktail only” tickets still available.

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Graeter’s is giving away a single scoop of Elena’s blueberry pie ice cream in a sugar cone to its customers Thursday from noon to 5 p.m. The free ice cream giveaway is the kick-off to Cones for the Cure, a partnership between Graeter’s and The Cure Starts Now Foundation to help raise awareness and funds for cancer research.

All Graeter’s Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky locations will be participating in the giveaway.

Graeter’s has locations in Mariemont Square, Mt. Auburn, Clifton, Colerain, Deerfield Township, Springdale, Finneytown, West Chester Township, at Fountain Square (downtown), Western Hills, Hyde Park, Kenwood and Fort Mitchell (Ky.).

For a complete list of Graeter’s stores and hours, visit Graeters.com.

West Chester’s Graeter’s is located at 7651 Cox Lane.

The Cones for the Cure Campaign runs Sept. 8-25, 2011.

Guests that visit a Graeter’s store during the campaign period have the opportunity to donate a $1 or $5 “Cone for the Cure.” Those that donate $5 will receive a gift booklet with more than $15 worth of savings at Graeter’s stores. 100 percent of the proceeds benefit The Cure Starts Now.

Graeter’s will also give customers a free scoop of  Elena’s blueberry pie ice cream Sept. 16 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Sept. 25 from noon to 5 p.m.

Visit www.conesforthecure.org for more information.

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The Lakota West volleyball program will host its annual Volley for the Cure event Thursday. The event has raised more than $31,000 in the previous four years for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Last year, the event raised $10,903.59.

The event will feature free games, prizes, music, raffles, silent auctions, split the pot, a quilt raffle and other activities that will be held before, during and after volleyball matches. The matches will begin at 4:30 p.m. with the freshman game. The junior varsity match will begin at 5:30 p.m., a faculty match will take place at 6:30 p.m. and the varsity match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.

>>>PHOTOS FROM VOLLEY FOR CURE EVENT IN 2010<<<

Food from local vendors will also be available, such as Cold Stone Creamery, Gold Star Chili, Starbucks and Planet Smoothie. Popcorn, snow cones and cotton candy will be available as well.

Staff from the Atrium Medical Center will be on hand to answer any questions about breast cancer and how to increase breast cancer awareness.

Lakota West senior volleyball player Corri Muha, who is committed to play at Georgetown College, had her design selected as the official logo of the 2011 Volley for Cure event in Ohio. Muha is the second straight student from Lakota West to have their design chosen.

In 2010, Lakota West student Greg Osinski had his design selected. Osinski, who is confined to a wheelchair with only limited use of his right hand, designed the winning shirt with his aide, Darren Walters, used for all of Ohio’s 2010 Volley for the Cure matches.

Muha’s design will also be seen throughout the state.

(Muha’s winning design is pictured – click to enlarge – to the right)

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Alicia’s Lungs, a charity raising funds for Lakota graduate Alicia Lang, who has cystic fibrosis and needs to have a double-lung transplant, will be having a aluminum can drive this Saturday, Sept. 3, from 8 a.m. to noon at Lakota West High School.

The charity group is asking community members to collect and drop off their aluminum cans in the front southwest corner of the high school’s parking lot. The drop-off area is near the corner of Union Centre Blvd. and West Chester Road.

Lang is currently listed for a double-lung transplant at Loyola in Chicago and at the Cleveland Clinic. The transplant will be scheduled when a lung becomes available.

The family is anticipating around $350,000 in bills that will not be covered by their insurance, which covers 80 percent of the cost.

For more about Alicia’s story, visit the Facebook page or WestChesterBuzz.com’s story entitled “Lakota West grad hoping for new lungs.”

People who want to donate, but cannot make either event, can make their personal pledge to the charity by going to donate page of AliciasLungs.com.

(Photo of Alicia Lang with family at a fundraiser at Lakota West High School)

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