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Giving Calendar: March/April 2023

Feb 24, 2023 10:10AM ● By Omaha Magazine
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Featured Event

22nd Annual Celebrity Chef Event 
Benefiting: FOOD BANK FOR THE HEARTLAND
Location: CHI Health Center, 455 N. 10th St., Omaha
Acclaimed chef, restaurateur, New York Times bestselling author, and television host Marcus Samuelsson, a dedicated advocate in the fight against hunger, will help Food Bank for the Heartland raise 2.4 million meals. Chef Samuelsson will fuse insightful storytelling and engaging live demonstrations during an evening of entertainment paired with delicious food that benefits Heartland neighbors in need.
March 4
HEAT THE STREETS RUN & WALK FOR WARMTH
Benefits: Dollar Energy Fund Utility Assistance
Location: Aksarben Village
March 11
THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY
Benefits: Nebraska Ataxia
Location: 7400 Western Ave.
March 18
THE OMAHA SPORTS COMMISSION SPELLING BEE
Benefits: the winner’s trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC
Location: Strauss Performing Arts Center, UNO
March 19
UNO BASEBALL FUNDRAISER
Benefits:  UNO Baseball
Location: Tal Anderson Field
March 19
GUNS & HOSES HOCKEY CHALLENGE
Benefits: First Responders Foundation
Location: Baxter Arena
March 19
OMAHA ST. PADDY’S HALF MARATHON
Benefits: Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy 
Location: TBA
March 20
OMAHA ST. PADDY’S HALF 7K RUN/WALK
Benefits: Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy 
Location: TBA
March 21
ROCK YOUR SOCKS FOR WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY
Benefits: Down Syndrome Alliance of the Midlands 
Location: TBA
March 24
8TH ANNUAL GALA “ROARING TWENTIES”
Benefits: Bennington Public Schools Foundation 
Location: TBA
March 24
YP SUMMIT
Benefits: Greater Omaha Chamber Young Professionals Scholarship  
Location: TBA
March 25
OMAHA MOM PROM 2023
Benefits:  Nebraska Diaper Bank
Location: The Steppe Center, La Vista
March 25
THE GATHERING
Benefits: CUES School System (Sacred Heart, All Saints, and Holy Name) 
Location: CHI Health Center
March 26
TOY DRIVE
Benefits: Open Door Mission 
Location: Virtual Event
March 26
HOPS & GRAPES 2023
Benefits: P4K 
Location: UNO Scott Conference Center
March 31—April 1
VINNEBRASKA
Benefits: Stephen Center 
Location: Omaha Marriott Downtown
April 1
OUT OF THE DARKNESS CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY CAMPUS WALK
Benefits: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 
Location: Creighton University
April 1
WOMEN WITH DRIVE
Benefits: women in golf (Omaha Sports Commission)
Location: Miracle Hills Golf Course
April 8
THE EARLY BIRD 10-MILE RUN
Benefits: Nebraska Medicine
Location: Walnut Grove Park/Lake Zorinsky
April 11
THE OMAHA STREET SCHOOL GALA 2023
Benefits: Omaha Street School 
Location: TBA
April 13—14
HEARTLAND JUVENILE SERVICES ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
Benefits: Heartland Juvenile Services Association
Location: Hilton Omaha
April 14
CABARET 2023
Benefits: Child Saving Institute
Location: Embassy Suites Omaha La Vista Hotel & Conference Center
April 14–15
ANNUAL KICKS FOR A CURE WEEKEND 
Benefits: Kicks for a Cure
Location: Marriott Downtown Omaha & Creighton’s Morrison Stadium
ROCKIN’ ROSIE 2023
Benefits: Rose Theater
Location: Omaha Design Center
April 16
42ND ANNUAL CORPORATE CUP
Benefits: American Lung Association
Location: Aksarben Village
April 16
ART & SOUP 2023
Benefits: Visiting Nurse Association’s Shelter Nursing Program 
Location: Omaha Design Center
April 17
KEYNOTE SPEAKER LUNCHEON
Benefits: Ronald McDonald House Charities in Omaha 
Location: Scott Conference Center
April 18—19
SPEAKING OF CHILDREN LUNCHEON & CONFERENCE
Benefits: National Children’s Alliance 
Location: Embassy Suites by Hilton Omaha LaVista Hotel & Conference Center
April 21
THIRD ANNUAL NIGHT OF ENDLESS STARS GALA
Benefits: Endless Journey Hospice 
Location: The DC Centre
April 22
TAILS N’ TRAILS HALD MARATHON, 10K, 5K AND 1-MILE WALK
Benefits: Pug Partners of Nebraska; Hands, Hearts & Paws; Muddy Paws Second Chance Rescue; The Good Life Bulldog Rescue; Harbor of Hope Dog Rescue
Location: Chalco Hills Recreation Area
April 22
2023 JDRF ONE NIGHT—BETTER TOGETHER GALA
Benefits: JDRF Nebraska and Iowa Chapter 
Location: CHI Health Center
April 22
ARTVENTURE 2023
Benefits: Girl Scouts of Nebraska
Location: UNO Mammel Hall
April 22
EARTH DAY OMAHA 2023
Benefits: Earth Day Omaha
Location: Elmwood Park
April 22
AAZK RACE AGAINST EXTINCTION FOOTPRINTS FOR THE FUTURE
Benefits: Painted Dog Conservation  
Location: Ski Hill Loop, Honey Creek, IA
April 25
BOOSTER BANQUET
Benefits: Boys Town
Location: Embassy Suites LaVista
April 27
BREAD FOR THE JOURNEY SPRING TABLE ‘23
Benefits: Bread for the Journey Omaha
Location: Field Club of Omaha
PANCAN PURPLE STRIDE
Benefits: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network  
Location: Miller’s Landing
April 30
HAVANA NIGHTS
Benefits: Gross Catholic High School 
Location: Papillion Landing
grosscatholic.org

Event times and details are correct as of presstime but are subject to change. 

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This article originally appeared in the March/April 2023 issue of Omaha Magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.  
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