( He did, however, donate his services as a speaker at a $ 100-a-plate fundraiser for Republican Congressman Jack Kemp.

The game is sometimes used as a fundraiser for charity.

Both through his charitable foundation and individually, Hefner also contributes to charities outside the sphere of politics and publishing, throwing fundraiser events for Much Love Animal Rescue as well as Generation Rescue, a controversial autism campaign organization supported by Jenny McCarthy.

Botham has been a prodigious fundraiser for charitable causes, undertaking a total of 12 long-distance charity walks.

In 2001, Spacey co-hosted, with Judi Dench, the Unite for the Future Gala, a UK fundraiser for the British Victims of 9 / 11 and Médecins Sans Frontières at London's Old Vic Theatre, produced by Harvey Goldsmith and Dominic Madden.

Glocal Forum serves as the fundraiser, program planner and coordinator for the WAF centre.

* raised over $ 100, 000 for the Mars Society hosting a fundraiser banquet with James Cameron, May 5, 2001

A fundraising party, or fundraiser, is a party that is held for the purpose of collecting money that will be given to some person or to some institution, such as a school, charity, business, or political campaign.

The band performed for President Bill Clinton at a 1994 Democratic Party fundraiser in Seattle.

As its primary annual, celebrity-studded fundraiser, Real Men Charities sponsors " Real Men Cook " events and programs in fifteen cities nationwide, where African American men gather to present their best recipes — some original, others handed down for generations — for charity.

Twain's first break finally came on February 8, 1987, when Bell staged a fundraiser for the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation at the Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto where Twain performed with Broadway star Bernadette Peters, jazz guitarist Don Ross, and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Invitations for Agnew to give speeches across the country flooded into his office, and he became a top fundraiser for the Republican Party.

Rahm Emanuel worked for the Daley campaign as a fundraiser, David Axelrod as campaign strategist, William Daley as chief strategist, and Forrest Claypool as a campaign aide.

On October 7, 1967, at a one thousand dollars a plate fundraiser for President Johnson ’ s reelection campaign, Daley and Johnson met together for a private meeting.

On August 3, 2012, Eastwood attended a fundraiser for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, stating that Romney would boost the country and " restore a decent tax system ... so that there's a fairness and people are not pitted against one another as who's paying taxes and who isn't.

Coughlin and Kenna were also known for hosting the First Ward Ball, an annual fundraiser which brought together gangsters, safecrackers, prostitutes, politicians, businessmen, gamblers, and other types as well.

Pat Robertson was a fundraiser for the Nicaraguan Contras.

Although they claimed the list was short and their role was minor, the Tribune, in particular, revealed emails through a FOIA finding that White had received a recommendation for a relative of convicted fundraiser Tony Rezko to be admitted.

He was noted for ending several strikes along the Montreal waterfront where he met fellow lawyer W. David Angus, who would later become a valuable fundraiser for his campaigns.

This was the site of the old Buckheister's Hotel where in 1900 the then 18-year-old John Barrymore made his stage debut in the play A Man of the World, directed by his father Maurice Barrymore for a Fort Lee Fire House fundraiser.

On 14 March 2009, Gibb teamed with Olivia Newton-John to present the one-hour finale performance at a star-studded 12-hour live concert at Sydney's Sydney Cricket Ground, part of Sound Relief, a fundraiser to aid victims of the February 2009 Victorian Bushfires that devastated large tracts of heavily wooded and populated south-eastern Australia, where the Gibb family once lived.

Liam Gallagher organised this multi star-studded event as a fundraiser for the devastating event that happened on 11 March 2011.

Documents filed with Wade's plea say that he took Harris to dinner in March 2005, a year after the illegal contributions, where they discussed the possibility of another fundraiser and the possibility of getting funding for a Navy counterintelligence program placed in Harris's district.

In March 2011, the provincial Liberals held their first fundraiser of the year.

Established in 1970, the March for Babies, previously called WalkAmerica, is the largest fundraiser of the year for the March of Dimes, as well as the oldest nationwide charitable walking event.

At a March 2004 fundraiser on Long Island attended by President Bush, Billionaires for Bush came to show their " support ", with men dressed in tuxedos with top hats and women in evening gowns and long gloves.

On March 8, 2009, Gaynor was honored with the 2009 Boston Youth Moves Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Chita Rivera at Swellegance, the Boston Youth Moves annual fundraiser in Boston.

Friedrich Karlheinz Hermann Schreiber ( born March 25, 1934 ) is a German and Canadian citizen, an industrialist, lobbyist, fundraiser, arms dealer and businessman.

Audrey Elizabeth Callaghan, Lady Callaghan of Cardiff ( née Moulton ; 28 July 1913 – 15 March 2005 ) was the wife of British Prime Minister James Callaghan and was herself a politician and campaigner and fundraiser for children's health and welfare.

OCSA's Gala fundraiser is the other large event and is held in coastal Orange County towards the end of March.

New to the San Felipe Calendar of Events is the International Blues & Arts Fiesta, a San Felipe Lions Club fundraiser held the last Saturday in March.

Giuseppe ( Joe ) Morselli ( 1944-30 March 2006 ) was a Quebec businessman who owned a successful cafeteria enterprise and was a major fundraiser for the Liberal Party of Canada in Quebec.

In March 2006, the committee said it would inquire into party funding and would interview the Labour party's chief fundraiser Lord Levy who had been implicated in the Cash for Peerages scandal.

Terry was an active fundraiser in Big Bear Lake, CA where she served as host for the March of Dimes Celebrity Ski Classic from 1993-1996.

* March 20, 2007: a Code Pink protester interrupted a Hillary Rodham Clinton fundraiser in Washington DC and was removed by security.

* For many years, Eure was a fundraiser for the March of Dimes, and has also raised money through telethons and fund-raising campaigns for groups like the Variety Club and the Special Olympics.

The event began by local Shriners as a fundraiser to support the Shriners Children's Hospital.

On June 8, 2009, Voight hosted a Republican congressional fundraiser, and he also made his own speech within the event, criticizing President Obama.

The event began by local Shriners as a fundraiser to support the Shriners Children's Hospital.

* Sturgeon Point Light Station Sanctuary Bay Sailboat Race-A fundraiser for the Alcona County Historical Society, including a community event on the beach, is held the first Saturday in August.

The fundraiser has been an annual event for over 70 years.

The event has been held annually since 1969 and is the school's primary fundraiser.

The first fundraiser was a dunk tank and was an " official " event.

The EFF now has an event named " The Summit " hosted by the Vegas 2. 0 crew that is an open event and fundraiser.

The event also served as a fundraiser for Liberal women in Canadian politics.

The date and time chosen for the event inadvertently conflicted with another charity fundraiser, Sport Aid, which was organized by USA for Africa on the same day.

On January 31, 2012, Carter was honored as one of the 35 greatest McDonald's All-Americans, and on February 23, 2012, President Obama, an avid NCAA and NBA basketball fan, gave praise to Carter at a fundraiser event, referring to Carter's game as a " huge treat for me ever since he ’ s been playing for the Tar Heels.

Bands throughout Madison are making a strong effort to organize and play fundraiser events, donating the event proceeds to go toward supplementing Stubblefield's dialysis treatment and subsequent medical bills.

In 1995, he inaugurated the Trevor Linden Foundation to raise money for local charities and also hosts an annual golfing event as a fundraiser for BC Children's Hospital.

Party in the Park was a fundraiser event for the Prince's Trust, but was cancelled in 2005 due to the Live 8 concerts, when the Prince's Trust received £ 1. 6 million in compensation from the Live 8 text message hotline.

According to singer Vuokko Hovatta the fundraiser was a one-off event and there are no plans for further Ultra Bra gigs.

The sell-out black tie fundraiser is an event where the voice care community comes together to recognize winners of these prestigious awards.

GM offered the Wintergarden a venue for the annual Fash Bash, a fashion event and fundraiser coordinated by the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Until the sudden format change in December 2011, KGO hosted an annual fundraiser called the KGO Cure-a-Thon to help raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society with all of the station's regular programming pre-empted for an entire day during the event.

To celebrate the Winter Solstice and as a fundraiser, the farm also holds an annual bonfire event.

The Drive is a fundraiser for the school and is by far the biggest event of the year.