With over 4000 non-profits in the Miami Valley, our community has proved to have a giving heart and here are 13 fundraisers that could use your support this month:
September 7 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Artini Dayton 2023 $60 – $80
Dayton Arcade 28 W. Third St., Dayton
Local artists will be teaming up with local bartenders and mixologists to craft cocktails inspired by their own creations! We’ll have a dozen Artini stations featuring spirited and nonalcoholic cocktails, and our guests get to determine who’s creations are the most creative, and who’s cocktails are the best tasting. Attendees will also be treated with tasty hors d’oeuvres, live music, and engaging art experiences. By the end of the evening, we’ll find out who crafted the Most Creative Artini and who served us the Best Tasting Artini!
September 7 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wine Tasting, Benefiting Dayton Children’s Hospital $85
Polen Farms 5099 Bigger Rd, Kettering
September 9 @ 5:00 pm
Stetsons & Sterling $100 – $200
Therapeutic Riding Institute 3960 Middle Run Rd., Spring Valley
This elegant, “western-chic” themed evening will include therapeutic riding & liberty demonstrations with TRI students, live bluegrass music by the legendary Dean Osborne Band, cocktails, wine, & beer, dinner, live auction, and heart-warming stories shared by TRI students. General admission begins at 5:00 pm.
Limited tickets are also available for a unique and intimate VIP experience beginning at 4:00 pm in our beautiful horse barn. This reception will include live acoustic bluegrass music by the Dean Osborne Band, hors d’oeuvres, bourbon tasting, & trick rider and liberty demonstration.
September 14 @ 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
A home for our hero veteran fun-raiser $43.61
The Brightside Event & Music Venue 905 E. Third Street, Dayton
Join us for a fun-filled evening of music and networking, as we raise funds to provide a new home for our hero veteran!
September 14 @ 5:30 pm
Wegerzyn Garden Party
Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark 1301 E. Siebenthaler Avenue, Dayton
Celebrate the Golden Garden at the annual Wegerzyn Garden Party! Join us Thursday, September 14 to toast half a century of fostering connections between people and nature at our treasured Gardens.
Enjoy live music, dinner, dancing and a 50/50 raffle as we look back at the last 50 years and ahead at the next half century at Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark.
Tickets are required! $100 for Foundation members and $150 for non-members.
50/50 raffle tickets are $25 per ticket or 6 for $100. Winner announced at Garden Party, but need not be present to win! Proceeds from this event benefit the Wegerzyn Gardens Foundation.
September 16 @ 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm
Rubber Duck Regatta
The 2023 URS Rubber Duck Regatta will be LIVE at Riverscape with the Hispanic Heritage Festival
United Rehabilitation Services is excited to bring the URS Rubber Duck Regatta, presented by Synchrony, at RiverScape Metropark, during the Hispanic Heritage Festival on Saturday, September 16, 2023 for one more year. Prize winners will be identified as the first eight individually assigned Ducks are pulled from the river! Winners will be announced at the Finale Event and will be notified via phone or email.
September 19 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Diced in Dayton: Chef’s Challenge $75 – $150
Top of the Market Banquet Center 32 Webster St., Dayton
Come raise your glass (and funds) to justice! Justice on Tap, our annual “happy hour” fundraiser, hosted by the Dayton Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, is happening Wednesday, September 20th
All proceeds benefit the Campaign for Equal Justice, supporting the critical civil legal services provided by ABLE, the Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project – VLP and LAWO in the Miami Valley region. Purchase tickets at: http://bit.ly/2023JTAP
September 20 @ 7:00 pm
Rock the Hill 4 Heroes
Dayton Masonic Center 525 W. Riverview Ave., Dayton
Benefit concert raising funds for the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Memorial’s permanent memorial construction fund. Join us with the uber talented international group – Leonid & Friends – as they perform at the iconic Dayton Masonic Center for their first performance in Dayton, Ohio.
We will be tasting both types. White and red.
September 22 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
SICSA’s 4th annual Poop Show
Hollywood Gaming Dayton Raceway 777 Hollywood Blvd, Dayton
How can a pile of poo win you $15,000?
During the event, a 2,000 square foot play yard onsite at the casino will be divided evenly into 1 foot squares. Each person that purchases a chance will be assigned at random to a square (one square per chance purchased). During the live event, a dog will be released into the play yard. Whomever is assigned to the square where the dog poops wins $15,000!
September 23 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Grandview Foundation Wiffle Ball Tournament $10
Yankee Park 7500 Yankee Rd., Centerville
Grab your friends and family to form a team of 5 (amateur skill level) and compete against other teams in the wiffle ball tournament. Cost is $50 per team, or $10 per individual.
Not only will you have a blast playing wiffle ball, but you will also be supporting a great cause. All proceeds from the event will support future RAGS programs through the Grandview Foundation.
There will be plenty of food and drinks available via food trucks and vendors, so bring your appetite (and your wallet!). Get ready for a day full of laughter and friendly competition. Games will be running all day, round-robin style. Schedule to follow after registration is complete. We can’t wait to see you there!
Poelking Lanes, 1403 Wilmington Pike, Dayton
Join us on September 30th, 12-4 PM, for a Bowling Fundraiser hosted by DATV! 
Doors swing open at 12, and the pins start flying at 1. 
Your $25 ticket includes shoe rental, endless fun, and support for community entertainment. 
Grab your friends and family, and let’s make a strike together!
