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The Pelham Police and Fire Departments will have their 2011 softball challenge Saturday, May 15  from 1-3 p.m. at Glover Field. Then it will be off to a fund raiser for the American Cancer Society that will include beer, food and fun for the kids.

Everyone is invited.

After the game go over to B&B’s Fifth Avenue Pub, 531 Fifth Ave. For $20  a head there will be beer and food,  the money going to benefit the American Cancer Society.

Seventh Street will be closed to vehicular traffic during the event. There will be face painting, a jumping castle, magic show and an ice cream truck for the young at heart.

The New Roc Harley Owners Group based in New Rochelle will host their annual Bike Run for Kids to benefit the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation on June 19 at New Roc Harley Davidson, 8 Industrial Lane in New Rochelle. There will be a motorcycle ride , barbecue, raffles and more with all proceeds going to charity. Registration is from 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at NewRoc Harley, 8 Industrial Lane; “Kickstands up” is at 11 a.m. The barbecue and raffle will follow. The suggested donation is $20 per bike, and $10 for passengers or walk-ins. The rain date is TBD.

A golf outing and dinner is set for May 2 at the Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck to raise money for homeless and runaway kids. The event is being sponsored by Covenant House, the largest privately funded agency helping homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth across the Americas. Participation in the outing includes green fees at the private golf club, a brunch, cocktail reception, and dinner, beverages and cigars on the course, contests, prizes, and incredible giveaways, as well as access to the silent auction. All proceeds will go directly to Covenant House.

The event will honor James Patrick Collins, the Chief Executive Officer of Global Crew Logistics/Corporate Travel Consultants II LLC. Mr. Collins founded the company in 1985, which specializes in providing travel management services for the aviation industry.

For more information about registration or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Brandy Zahner at Covenant House at 212.330.0523 or bzahner@covenanthouse.org.

Lisa Tidball at the Rye YMCA sent over these pictures taken by JoAnn Cancro Photography at the organization’s “March Madness” event at the Manursing Island Club. The March 11 event was to help support the Y’s Strong Kids Campaign.

She writes, “Fans enjoyed the live action of the Big East basketball games, played pop-a-shot and generously supported the raffles and silent auction. Approximately $75,000 was netted from the event, which will provide much needed support for the Rye YMCA’s financial assistance programs, program subsidies and community outreach.”

The photo above shows event Chairs: (LtoR) Mark Doran, Mary Ellen Doran, Jo Tice and Kevin Tice. More photos after the jump:

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Lymphoma survivor Steven M. Robbins of Port Chester is in the running for the 2011 “Man of the Year” award from the Long Island chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). He is the the Vice President, Asset Management for Capital One Equipment Leasing & Finance in Melville.

Each “Man & Woman of the Year” commits to raising a minimum of $20,000 over a 10-week period from March 1^st to May 10^th, 2011. To keep the competition high, competitors do not know how much money their fellow candidates are raising until the gala event at the close of the campaign. The highest male and female fundraisers are then awarded the titles of “Man of the Year” and “Woman of the Year,” respectively.

“As a recent survivor, the organization’s First Connection program, which is dedicated to helping newly diagnosed patients receive free peer support and information resources following diagnosis, was a tremendous support for me,” said Robbins said in a statement. “Accepting the nomination as a Man of the Year candidate is my way of giving back.”

For his fundraising event, Robbins will be running an auction on April 5^th for the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA that will raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  For more information on how you can support the “Man & Woman of the Year” campaign, visit: www.mwoy.org/li.

At Home on the Sound, a Larchmont/Mamaroneck-based non-profit that helps seniors remain in their homes as they age, is having its first big fundraiser, an Opera-in-Concert, on Oct. 3 at the Larchmont Avenue Church. The Opera Company of Brooklyn will be performing The Barber of Seville. The performance, which starts at 3:30 p.m., costs $35 per ticket ($30 for At Home members). The fundraiser will also include private luncheons before the performance.

From the announcement: “Founded in 2000, the OCB is known for taking its performances out of the traditional opera house, into more intimate settings. The troupe has performed in guests’ living rooms, Manhattan penthouses, and even at Fulton Ferry Landing…. Freeing the performance from the traditional venue is just part of the company’s goal to make opera more accessible and affordable to a wider and often younger audience.  There is no elaborate staging, and the costumes are modern dress. The opera-in-concert that remains focuses entirely on the music, the performers and their rapport with the audience.”

In exchange for an annual membership fee, At Home on the Sound offers transportation to and from appointments, home maintenance, computer help and other services to the some 7,000 seniors living in Larchmont/Mamaroneck.

A Mamaroneck woman is raising money for the Haitian relief effort and will be hosting a fundraiser next weekend. Danielle Sajous Yergo, the daughter of Haitian immigrants, said Greenbriar Equity Group LLC, a private equity firm based in Rye, will be donating money to Partners in Health in conjunction with the fundraiser, and she is seeking additional corporate sponsors.

The fundraiser, “Cocktails for a Cause,” is scheduled for 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 29 at the American Legion, 1 Locust Ave., in Larchmont. The suggested donation is $25. The event will include raffle items and a DJ. All proceeds will benefit the Partners in Health charity. Make checks only payable to Partners in Health. Reservations are not required.

Partners In Health (PIH) works to bring modern medical care to poor communities in nine countries around the world.