Sister Schubert will be signing copies of her new cookbook, Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters, at Fonville Press at Alys Beach on Saturday, November 28, from noon until 2 p.m.

Alys Beach is actually pictured in the cookbook in photos from the Second Annual Change the World Fundraiser held in 2007 around the new Caliza Pool, which benefited The Barnes Family Foundation, created in 2001 by Sister and her husband George. The fundraiser, founded by Gina Shiflett, owner of Salon Twist, and organized that year by Lisa Burwell, president of Cornerstone Marketing & Advertising, raised funds specifically to establish Sasha’s Home, an orphanage in Gorlovka, Ukraine. Sasha’s Home is the primary beneficiary of net proceeds from Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters. An alternative to overcrowded state institutions, Sasha’s Home provides a warm and loving temporary home for 40 abandoned children while they await adoption by their “forever families.”

“The Alys Beach community is honored to be hosting Sister Schubert again,” said Kelli Arnold, Alys Beach’s Events Coordinator. “Not only do we get to experience culinary art through her delicious recipes, but we are also afforded the unique opportunity to continue our support for her efforts in the Ukraine.”

Although the proceeds from her book benefit the Barnes Family Foundation, Sister has also decided to contribute a portion of the proceeds from the book signing at Fonville Press to local charity, the Children’s Volunteer Health Network.

On Sunday, November 22, 2009 from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. The Mattie Kelley Arts Foundation (MKAF) will be hosting an Evening of Giving at Silver Sands Factory Stores featuring Gail Pittman’s dinnerware and pottery. The event opens at 3pm with entertainment leading up to the tree lighting at 5:00 p.m. Enjoy delicious appetizers compliments of Carrabba’s Italian Grill and wine provided by Beef O’Brady’s from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Guests will have the chance to enter a raffle to win beautiful Gail Pittman pottery and dinnerware items and kids will enjoy making fall arts and crafts projects.

Tickets can be purchased for $5 that will allow you to enjoy extra savings and values at over 70 participating stores. For more information, call the MKAF at 850.650.2226.  100% of the ticket proceeds collected by MKAF will benefit our educational programs and cultural events.

Tom Fazio’s most thought-provoking, aesthetically-stunning, award-winning  design Camp Creek Golf Club, located on Northwest Florida’s stunning Gulf Coast, will host the PGA Dixie Section Team Championship, October 26-27, and the Anchorage Children’s Home Tournament on November 2.

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Grand Boulevard is presenting Restaurant Week/Dining for a Cause from November 9 – 13, featuring one-of-a-kind menus at reduced prices from the five signature restaurants of Grand Boulevard. Each restaurant will offer a 3-course fixed price dinner, with $1 dollar of every meal sold going to the Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center. Each time you dine, you can also enter to win a $1,000 shopping spree from Grand Boulevard. Radio station Coast 93.3 is the presenting media sponsor for the event.

Restaurant week culminates on Friday, November 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Grand Park, when the winner of the $1,000 shopping spree will be drawn by special guest and author, Sister Schubert, of Sister Schubert rolls fame. Coast 93.3 will be on hand in Grand Park that night from 6 pm. to 8 p.m. with a live remote and a DJ playing music from their “80s all weekend”. Sister Schubert will also sign copies of her new cookbook Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters. Proceeds of her glossy 180-page coffee-table cookbook go to Sasha’s Home, an orphanage in the Ukraine supported by Sister Schubert.

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The Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center is hosting an Open House celebrating 12 years of serving the children in our community. On October 15, 2009 from 4 to 6 p.m. head over to 401 McEwen Drive in Niceville to celebrate with them. For more information or to RSVP, contact Jen Floro at 850.833.9237 ext. 283 or jen@eccac.org.

In recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Hard Rock Cafe Destin will rock out for the fight against breast cancer. On Saturday, October 17, 2009, Hard Rock Cafe Destin will host the 2nd Annual PINKTOBER™ Fashion Show featuring nurses from the Women’s Diagnostic Center at Sacred Heart Hospital. The event will benefit Hard Rock’s PINKTOBER Fund at Sacred Heart Hospital, which provides underprivileged women with financial assistance for mammograms. Throughout the month of October, guests at Hard Rock Cafe Destin will have the chance to enter and win a PINKTOBER guitar signed by Collective Soul and benefiting the cause. This stop is part of Hard Rock International’s a month-long, PINKTOBER™ breast cancer awareness campaign.

The 2009 PINKTOBER program marks the 10-year anniversary of Hard Rock’s support of raising awareness and funds for breast cancer research. The PINKTOBER campaign includes a series of live music events at Hard Rock venues around the world that feature both established and emerging artists rockin’ for a cause. Hard Rock properties will also offer a limited-edition 2009 PINKTOBER Breast Cancer Awareness Pin, T-shirt and Key chain and feature a line of special PINK drinks. Proceeds* from the sale of special limited-edition 2009 Hard Rock PINKTOBER merchandise will benefit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

*75% of the retail price of each Pin sold and 15% of the retail price of each T-shirt and Key chain sold goes directly to the cause

This Saturday, starting at noon, Shades will be hosting a Fall Fest to benefit the Meghan Burkhart Smith Foundation. The delicious food including Pig Roast and BBQ plates will be prepared by Cajun Connection and local bands including New Fangled Theory will be playing country music. Several lives football games will be playing on the big screens including Alabama vs. Ole Miss, Auburn vs. Arkansas, Florida vs. LSU and Georgia vs. Tenn. Guests can enter a raffle for a mere $5 donation and win great prizes like a golf package from Camp Creek Golf Course or a vacation from Pelican Real Estate.

For all of you pet-lovers out there, Fonville Press at Alys Beach will be hosting a Howl-o-ween and Pet Parade event on October 23, 2009 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Pumpkin Painting, Face Painting and Howl-o-ween treats will be available and all donations go to support Alaqua Animal Refuge.