Dance to Benefit Children’s Services
* Mission Without Borders will hold a benefit swing dance Saturday at Calvary Community Church, 5495 Via Rocas, Westlake Village. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with dance lessons beginning at 7 p.m. The program will include a performance by the Flyin’ Lindy Hoppers and swing music by Johnny K. Proceeds will benefit Mission Without Borders’ support services for children. $7 advance, $10 at the door. Tickets: (800) 245-9191.
Fiesta to Help Stagecoach Inn Museum
* The Conejo Valley Historical Society will hold its 35th annual Fiesta Del Triunfo benefit dinner at 6:30 p.m. July 16 at the Spanish Hills Country Club, 999 Crestview Ave., Camarillo. There will be music, dancing and a tribute to top volunteers of the Conejo Valley. Proceeds will benefit the Stagecoach Inn Museum. $70. Reservations: 495-8317 or 495-8774.
Restaurant Group to Host Golf Benefit
* The Ventura County chapter of the California Restaurant Assn. will host the Golf Funfest July 21 at the Buenaventura Golf Course, 5880 Olivas Park Drive, Ventura. Registration begins at 11 a.m. and there will be a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Proceeds benefit Ventura County’s Food Share program and the restaurant association’s political action committee. $100 registration includes a buffet dinner; $25 for dinner only. Information: (800) 794-4272.
Club Event to Assist Nutrition Program
* The Pleasant Valley Lions Club will sponsor its annual chicken and tri-tip barbecue to benefit the Ventura County Senior Nutrition Program from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 24 at 2220 Ventura Blvd., Camarillo. $6. Tickets: 388-4317.
Youth Club Presents Food, Wine Festival
* The Boys & Girls Club of Camarillo will hold its 12th annual “A Taste of Camarillo” food and wine festival from 1 to 4 p.m. July 25 at the Cal State Channel Islands campus, off Lewis Road, Camarillo. More than 60 wineries and 40 food vendors will provide taste samples. Wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres will be served beginning at 1 p.m. with a wine auction at 2 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by the Estrada Brothers Jazz Band. $45 advance, $50 at the event. Tickets: 482-8113.
Sale to Raise Money for Children’s Hospital
* The Ladies Oriental Shrine will host a benefit parking lot sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 25 at the Masonic Center, 341 South K St., Oxnard. Proceeds will benefit the Shriners Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles. Free admission. Information: 487-9710.
Rotary to Sponsor Kids’ Golf Tournament
* The Rotary Clubs of Camarillo will sponsor the seventh annual Care for Kids Golf Classic on July 26 at Spanish Hills Country Club, 999 Crestview Ave., Camarillo. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. with the shotgun start at noon. Cocktails will be served at 5:30 p.m., followed by an awards dinner and live and silent auctions. Proceeds will benefit Casa Pacifica, a crisis care and treatment center for abused and neglected children. $375. Registration: 445-7800.
Salsa Festival Includes a Dash of Exercise
* Organizers of the sixth annual Oxnard Salsa Festival will hold a 5K salsa dash July 31 beginning at Oxnard’s Heritage Square and ending at the festival site in Plaza Park. All runners who finish the race will be entered into a prize drawing. Proceeds will go toward preservation and revitalization work in downtown Oxnard. $20 entry includes a Salsa Festival tank top; $10 without the shirt. Information: 247-0197.
Tournament to Aid Wellness Community
* The Wellness Community Valley-Ventura will host its seventh annual Celebrity Golf Tournament Aug. 2 at the North Ranch Country Club, 4761 Valley Spring Drive, Westlake Village. Registration and continental breakfast will begin at 9 a.m. followed by the tournament at 11 a.m. An awards dinner, auction and celebrity reception will follow at about 4 p.m. Proceeds will benefit Wellness Community, which provides free support and educational services to cancer patients and their families. $295. Registration: 379-4777.
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Community Chest, a weekly listing of charitable fund-raising events, is compiled by Leo Smith. Please address items, with a publishable telephone number, to Community Chest, Los Angeles Times, 93 S. Chestnut St., Ventura 93001. Items can also be faxed to The Times at 653-7576 or 653-7548.