The Assistance League of Redlands will present its third annual gala fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. June 25 at the Redlands Country Club.
The event will include cocktails, dinner and a musical tribute to Sinatra by entertainer Dan Westfall.
There will also be silent and live auction. Among the items up for bids are four tickets to a wine-pairing dinner at the Redlands Country Club; a wine and appetizer party for 16; an original watercolor of the winning bidder’s home or pet or local historic building, donated by a local artist; and a Lebanese dinner party.
Tickets are $75, and attire is cocktail wear.
For reservations or information, call Dee at 951-313-4559.
The featured entertainer, Dan Westfall, worked many years in the entertainment industry in Hollywood. He recently performed in the Legends Lounge in Palm Springs after an 11-year stint with the Palm Springs Follies.
He is also noted for being the caretaker of Cheetah the Chimp from the original Tarzan movies. Together and via the sale of Cheetah’s “paintings,” they have raised thousands of dollars for charities. Westfall and Cheetah have stars in the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.
The Assistance League is a 501(c)(3) charity, and proceeds from the event will support the Assistance League’s philanthropies.
The league’s all-volunteer membership supports eight philanthropies in Redlands and nearby communities.
The league’s low-cost Dental Center serves approximately 2,000 qualifying patients yearly, and 1,700 kindergartners were screened or given dental hygiene instruction and supplies.
Operation School Bell provided new school clothing and shoes to more than 700 children from low-income families this year.
The Assistance League recognized 346 children at its annual Adapted Physical Education awards luncheon this year, and each child received an award.
The league’s Assault Survivor Kits Committee oversees distribution of survivor kits to victims of assault.
The Professional Women of Redlands Committee provides five $1,000 scholarships to local high school students.
The league treats approximately 45 middle and high school students to new clothes and grooming items via the Teens Be Seen/Urgent Essentials program, and the two newest programs the league has adopted — YouthHope and Academic Case Carrier programs — will receive like items including portable food.
