The Desert Vista baseball program will be hosting its sixth annual golf tournament fundraiser on Jan. 26 at The Foothills Golf Club, 2201 E. Clubhouse Drive, with a noon shotgun start and a dinner and banquet to follow at 6 p.m. There will be a live auction, a silent auction and raffle. All the proceeds go the Desert Vista baseball booster club.

Cardinal wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is hosting a meet and greet fundraiser that doubles as a autographing signing event on Sept. 22 at North Phoenix Baptist Church, 5757 N. Central Ave., from noon to 2 p.m.

People with a desire to do good can accomplish just about anything if their hearts are in the right place. Peoria residents Ian and Erin Long are proof of that.  A friend of theirs had been helping to build new homes for the poor in Rocky Point for about 10 years and a few years ago moved down there full time to continue that work with an organization called 1Mission.

The community can support Tempe's James Madison Preparatory School, a public charter school, 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30 by shopping at Fresh and Easy, 425 W. Baseline Road, Tempe.

Williams Field High School’s wrestling program will hosts its second annual car show 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 2076 S. Higley Road, between Ray and Williams Field roads in Gilbert. Admission is free, and there will be vendors selling food and boutique wares, as well as a wing-eating contest, to raise funds for the team.

Seton Catholic Preparatory High School in Chandler will host the 24th annual “Seton After Dark” dinner and auction Nov. 5 at the Fiesta Resort Conference Center in Tempe.

Games, food, music, a silent auction, and prizes are in the mix as Gilbert Unified School District's Mesquite and Desert Ridge high schools host their eighth annual Special Education Scholarship Fundraising Event from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Southeast Regional Library Community Room, 775 N. Greenfield Road.

Slip on your boots and get ready for a western music show and barbecue for a cause. The East Valley Institute of Technology is partnering with Mesa United Way to bring the musical group "The Notations" to EVIT for a fundraiser dinner and concert Sept. 24.

In August, 14-year-old Dustin Cote was mowing his family's lawn in San Tan Valley when he accidentally sliced off several of his fingers on his left hand. According to a news release, his hand had slipped while working with wet grass near the mower, causing it to slide under the blade.

All schools with students in kindergarten through eighth grade within a 3-mile radius of a Fresh & Easy store are eligible to participate in Shop for Schools. Participating schools receive a $1 cash donation for every $20 receipt collected from any Fresh & Easy store from Sept. 15 through Dec. 31. The school that raises the most money in the state through receipt collection will also win a $5,000 bonus.