Out & About with Kim Riggs: Life's pleasures - golf, massage, wine, books, all for good causes

Here's to your Health Golf Tournament

Carson Tahoe Regional Hospital annual golf tournament has to be fun with Ray and Genevieve Frederick's involvement. The course is Genoa Lakes Golf Club and Resort so I am sure this event will be not only fun but a challenge. For the price it's a deal and a chance to win $10,000 hole-in-one sponsored by Casey, Neilon and Assoc., LLC.

WHO: Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare Foundation

WHAT: Golf cart, a sleeve of balls, personalized bag tag, tee prizes, bloody marys and margaritas on the course, tasty barbecue and team awards.

WHEN: Friday, May 14. 8 a.m. registration, light breakfast and putting contest

WHERE: Genoa Lakes Golf Club and Resort

COST: Individual players $125; teams of four $500

CALL: CTRH Foundation at 445-5161. Players and sponsorship forms can be e-mailed.

Nevada Bank teams up with March of Dimes

March for Babies is the largest fundraising event for March of Dimes. The local Nevada State Bank on College Parkway is having a fundraising garage sale in the parking lot on Saturday. With a little help from Massage Envy, they will give individuals chair massages for donations. On Saturday, May 1 at Mills Park, you can sign up for the walk. One out of every seven babies born in Nevada is born preterm. Two hundred babies born each year in Nevada will never celebrate their first birthday. Those are very scary numbers. Help Nevada State Bank in helping March for Babies campaign.

WHO: Nevada State Bank

WHAT: Garage sale and massages

WHEN: starts 8 a.m. Saturday

WHERE: 1525 College Parkway

CALL: Sue Jones, AVP at 884-5504

WEB: www.marchofdimes.com/ nevada

TAG BOOKS ... you're it ...

The tag sale book sale is this weekend. This event is fun for children and parents as well. Come down to support Bordewich-Bray PTA's annual tag sale. All funds from this sale go to the continued support of enrichment programs for the remainder of the year. PTA has funded and organized several enrichment programs this year to assist children's creativity and learning process.

WHO: Bordewich-Bray PTA

WHAT: Best-selling reading system books and games inspiring a life-long love of reading

WHEN: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday

WHERE: Bordewich-Bray at 110 Thompson St. at W. King Street

CALL: 283-2400

PROCEEDS BENEFIT: Lego Club, Robotics Club, Spanish Club, Creativity Club

CARSON CITY SEARCH & RESCUE 2010 WINE TASTING

Get your leathers out and come down and check out a bike. Say hello to my good friend JC at the Harley Davidson dealership while supporting a great program. Enjoy wine, microbrews, appetizers, live music from the Western Ragtime Band and Chris Bayer. Support the men and women who make all the difference in a local emergency. This non-profit organization is volunteer based. They sssist and support several groups throughout the year. Bonnie Betts guarantees a great time so come on down.

WHO: Carson City Sheriff's Search & Rescue

WHAT: 2010 Wine Tasting Event

WHEN: 5-8p.m. Saturday

WHERE: Carson City Harley Davidson Dealership, 2900 Research Way

COST: $20; or $30 includes an etched wine glass

CONTACT: Bonnie Betts at 450-3615 or order tickets on-line

WEB: www.carsonsar.com (application for volunteers are available)

DON'T FORGET: Sign up now! 17th Annual Gourmand Golf Tournament, which will be held May 2 at Eagle Valley Golf Course in Carson City. Register to play at the Cracker Box, Js' Old Town Bistro or Adele's Restaurant and Lounge

• To have your information included, contact Kim Riggs at kimriggs@att.net.