The Foundation seeks one volunteer in each neighborhood who will mail letters requesting donations from residents, then forward donations to the local office. Call 235-3636 on Oahu, 244-0290 on Maui, 800-462-0743 neighbor islands.
Hawaii’s Race for the Cure: Register by Friday for the walk/run, 4 p.m. Oct. 19 at Restaurant Row. The Susan G. Komen Foundation fund-raiser for breast cancer research offers participants the choice of a 5K run or one-mile walk. Groups of five or more may register together for $15 per person. Call 973-5967. Packet pick-up Oct. 19.
Plant and baked goods sale: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Hale Pulama Mau Auditorium, Kuakini Medical Center. Proceeds go to Kuakini Foundation.
McGruff Fun Run: Annual anti-crime fund-raiser will be Sunday at Kapiolani Park. The 8K race starts 6:30 a.m., the 3K race 7:30 a.m. Registration costs $17 general, $14 children -- $20 and $17 for both courses. Call 255-4479. Supports projects that teach children how to keep safe from crime.
Scholarship Gala: Featuring entertainment by Cathy Foy, Rocky Brown, Nina Ke‘ali‘iwahamana and John Valentine, 6 p.m. Sunday, Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. Sacred Hearts Academy will recognize alumnae Kathleen Donohoe, Linda Luke and Patricia Tam for their accomplishments. Admission $100. Call Remee Bolante at 734-4776.
Benefit concert: “Hanai Pono (Nourish That Which Is Right)” features Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole and friends, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 19, Makaha Sheraton Luau Grounds, Makaha Valley Road. Tickets $10 (includes stew plate lunch and one drink); free for children (lunch not included). Beach chairs and mats allowed, but leave coolers and alcohol at home. Call Rosemond Aho at 695-9043. Benefits Ohana Ola O Kahumana, a transitional housing program.
Roasted chicken sale: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 26, Iolani School. Tickets $7.50; benefits student activities. Call 943-2309.
Le Masquerade: Honolulu Theatre for Youth presents a “black tie and mask optional” gala Oct. 26 at the Hawaii Prince Hotel. HTY honors Indru and Gulab Watumull for their support of the arts. Fund-raiser begins with a silent auction at 6 p.m.; Laurence Paxton, Matthew Pedersen, Leda Asher Yager and Beebe Freitas perform a musical tribute; mask contest and dancing to music by Full Circle. Tickets $150; tables $1,750 to $2,500. Call 839-9885.
Memory Walk: Packet pickup noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at Borders, Ward Centre, for the Alzheimer’s Association of Honolulu walk-a-thon Nov. 2. Registration begins 6:30 a.m. Nov. 2 for the 4.5-mile stroll, which begins (and ends) at Ward Gateway/Ward Warehouse and winds through Kakaako, Waterfront Park and Ala Moana Park. The music and dance of Hawaii will entertain walkers along the route. Call 591-2771.
Young Life Walk-O-Lympics: Young Life promises a zany, outrageous, fun walking event, 7 to 11 a.m.
Nov. 11, Punahou High School track. Call 594-5433 for registration form. Benefits a nonprofit Oahu organization that aims to reach teens for Christ.