If a nonprofit wants an upcoming fundraiser to be considered for a calendar listing, email information to Nonprofit@PBN.com or Bessette@PBN.com at least four weeks in advance of the event.
Keeping veterans warm
Ocean State Job Lot is currently running its annual Buy, Give, Get coat donation program to support veterans in need. During the discount retailer’s program, any Job Lot customer who purchases a warm winter coat for $40 and gives it back to the store as a donation will receive a $40 Crazy Deal Gift Card for free to be used for any future purchase at a Job Lot location. The program runs through Dec. 28. For more information, visit Job Lot’s website.
Taking the plunge
The WARM Center and the center’s Welcome House of Peace Dale will hold its 17th annual Penguin Plunge on Sunday, Jan. 1, at noon at the Windjammer Surf Bar, 321 Atlantic Ave., Westerly. More than 250 participants are expected to take a cold plunge into the ocean on New Year’s Day to help support the organization and fight hunger and homelessness in Rhode Island. Registration costs $25. For more information and to register, visit Givelively.org.
A cold swim
The Narragansett Lions Club will hold its 2022 Pier Plunge on Sunday, Jan. 1, at noon at Narragansett Town Beach, 79 Boston Neck Road, Narragansett. All proceeds raised will support local charities. The first 350 participants who register will receive a free beach towel. Registration costs $20. For more information, visit Runsignup.com.
Laughs for dance
The Comedy Connection will hold a comedy fundraiser supporting Dance Attitudes’ Disney Performance Team on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 3 p.m. at the comedy venue, 39 Warren Ave., East Providence. The event will feature stand-up comedy acts. Tickets cost $25. For more information, visit the Comedy Connection’s website.
