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United Way Hometown Huddle Event Center, Beaumont • Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017

The United Way of Beaumont and North Jefferson County has shifted the focus of its new fundraiser called United Way Hometown Huddle scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Event Centre in downtown Beaumont.

According John Rollins, the director of Public Relations and Community Impact for United Way of Beaumont & North Jefferson County, instead of funds raised going their 21 local nonprofit partner agencies, now 100 percent of proceeds will go toward storm recovery.

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A Tasting for Some Other Place

The less fortunate in Beaumont rely heavily on the many programs Some Other Place has to offer. Founded in 1968 by the local religious community to address the unmet emergency needs of local residents, Some Other Place was created to give people looking for assistance somewhere to turn when they were told by other entities to go to “some other place” for relief.

Now, Some Other Place will turn to the community for help at the 15th annual A Tasting for Some Other Place fundraiser Tuesday, Aug. 15, from 5-7 p.m.

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Garage sale benefiting Harvest House on June 10

Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church is holding a garage sale to benefit Harvest House Ministry on June 10 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1350 North 23rd Street in Beaumont.

Harvest House is a non-profit dedicated to providing sex trafficking awareness and advocacy, mentoring, prevention and community mobilization in Southeast Texas. Their goal is to raise funds for long-term rehabilitation center for adolescent victims of sex trafficking.

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Samaritan Counseling Center's sixth annual clay shoot is May 13

The Samaritan Counseling Center of Southeast Texas is holding their sixth annual clay shoot benefitting children's programs on Saturday, May 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1-in-100 Gun Club in Lumberton.

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Taste of the Triangle returns Feb. 28

Carlo Busceme III

It’s a Fat Tuesday celebration like no other. The long-standing tradition of Taste of the Triangle will celebrate 34 years on Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Beaumont Civic Center.

Fat Tuesday is a day synonymous with food and festivity, and Southeast Texas’ premier foodie fest and fundraiser will have everything your belly desires. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the Beaumont Civic Center box office at 701 Main St. in downtown.

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Vinny Montalbano fundraiser

Vinny Montalbano

Friends don’t let friends fight cancer alone, especially if you are a friend to Vinny Montalbano. His friends and colleagues will hold a fundraiser Sunday, Feb. 19, at the Elks Lodge 311 at 11431 US 90 in Beaumont from 1-8 p.m.

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Miss Mardi Gras Scholarship Pageant of Southeast Texas 2017

Miss Mardi Gras of SETX hosted its second annual Scholarship Pageant on Feb. 11 in Beaumont at the Holiday Inn & Suites off of Walden Road. The pageant started in 2016 with Mardi Gras of SETX Inc.

There were seven age groups from 2 years old to 18. The 16-to-18-year-old contestants are interviewed, have a casual wear outfit session, and the beauty wear. The Scholarship Pageant awards a $1,000 scholarship in the Miss division.

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Beaux Arts Ball

Devise your disguise and make plans to attend the most spectacular party of the year. The Art Studio Inc. will host the Surrealist Beaux Arts Ball, a live art exhibition/fundraiser Jan. 21, to support its art education programs, encourage membership and celebrate the accomplishments of tenants and local artists.

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Eighth annual La Soirée set for Saturday, Jan. 21

Southeast Texans can take a journey down the Silk Road from India to Istanbul at the Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Foundation’s eighth annual La Soirée on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, inside the Beaumont Civic Center.

The theme is Arabian Nights, and guests will be transported to Royal Sultan’s palace for the party of the year. A profusion of light, color, sights, sounds and dances from around the world will transport those in attendance to another place in time

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Dinner for Life Gala

Champagne Room

Experience 1950s steamy Havana Nights with rum, rumba and romance during Harbor Foundation’s seventh annual Dinner for Life Gala honoring hospice spiritual counselors on Friday, Nov. 4, at the Event Centre in downtown Beaumont at 7 p.m. This gala fundraiser will include Cuban cuisine, Latin entertainment, live music from Champagne Room, and a silent auction. Individual tickets are $150, and a table for eight is $2,500.

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