VENTURA COUNTY NEWS : Community Chest : Skaters to Raise Funds for Quake Victims

* The Oxnard Ice Skating Center will hold a Skate for Quake Relief benefit from 4:30 to 6 p.m. today at 830 Wagon Wheel Road, Oxnard. All proceeds from admission to the special skating session will go to the American Red Cross for use in relief efforts in Turkey. The $8.50 fee includes skating and skate rental. Information: 988-4440, Ext. 11.

Many Mansions Plans Golf Tournament

* The Many Mansions fourth annual Sparky Anderson Golf Tournament will be held from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday at Los Robles Golf Course, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. The benefit will include breakfast, lunch, an auction and an appearance by former Detroit Tigers manager Sparky Anderson. Proceeds will benefit Many Mansions’ affordable housing and support services for low-income residents of Ventura County. $125. Information: 496-4948, Ext. 23.

Organ Transplant Groups to Host Auction

* The Ventura chapter of Transplant Recipients International and the Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center will host the inaugural Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Luncheon and Auction from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Sherwood County Club, 320 Stafford Road, Thousand Oaks. Dr. Ronald Busuttil, president of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, and Phoenix Suns basketball announcer Keith Erickson, a former Los Angeles Laker, will be guest speakers. $50. Information: 492-9810 or 884-1648.

24-Hour Walks to Benefit Cancer Society

* The American Cancer Society will hold Relay for Life fund-raisers at four Ventura County locations in September. Noncompetitive, 24-hour walks will be held Saturday and Sept. 12 at Camarillo and Oxnard high schools, and Sept. 25-26 at Newbury Park High School and Simi Valley’s Royal High School. Relay teams will raise sponsorship money to benefit the Cancer Society’s research, educational programs and services to cancer patients and their families. Registration: 983-8864 for Camarillo and Oxnard; 497-0114 for Newbury Park; 527-5360 for Simi Valley.

Chandler Museum Hosts Private Tours

* The Otis Chandler Vintage Museum of Transportation and Wildlife will host a fund-raiser for the American Heart Assn. Sept. 12 from 2 to 5 p.m. at 1421 Emerson Ave., Oxnard. Wine and appetizers will be served and guests will receive a private tour of the museum’s collection of antique and classic automobiles. No children under 12. $25. Reservations: 445-7050.

Newbury Park Rotarians Plan Oktoberfest

* The Rotary Club of Newbury Park will host its 13th annual Oktoberfest from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 12 at Conejo Creek Park North, at Highway 23 and Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. There will be German music, dancing and food, as well as arts and crafts booths and children’s activities. Proceeds will benefit local charities. Free admission. Information: 373-1405.

Moorpark High School to Host 8K, 2K Runs

* The fourth annual Ventura County 8K Championship and 2K Family Run/Walk will be held Sept. 12 at Moorpark High School, 4500 Tierra Rejada Road. Registration will begin at 6:30 a.m. with the 8K starting at 8 a.m. and the 2K beginning at 9 a.m. Both courses will begin on a trail behind the high school and finish on the school track. Proceeds will benefit Moorpark High School students. Registration for the 8K run is $17 including a souvenir T-shirt, $10 without a T-shirt in advance; $20 at the gate. Sign-ups for the 2K run/walk are $10 with a T-shirt, $5 without a T-shirt in advance; $12 and $7 at the gate. Information: (818) 678-8024.

Simi Rotary Club to Present Car Show

* The Simi Valley Rotary Club will host a benefit Simi Valley Days Car Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 12 at 4100 Los Angeles Ave. Proceeds will benefit charitable and nonprofit groups in Simi Valley. $20 per car to enter the show; admission is $5 adults, $1 children 12 and younger, or $10 per family. Information: 527-3300.

Rotary Club to Help Sponsor Golf Tourney

* The Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise will be among the sponsors of the Fall Classic Golf Tournament to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Simi Valley, Sept. 15 at the Simi Hills Golf Course, 5031 Alamo St. The 10th annual benefit will include lunch, door prizes and dinner served at the Boys & Girls Club. $125. Information: 527-4437.

Theater Company Offers a Taste of Italy

* The San Buenaventura Foundation for the Arts will present “Romeo and Juliet: An Evening in Verona,” a one-hour production of Shakespeare’s tragic love story, at 6 p.m. Sept. 16, 22 and 23, at Nona’s Courtyard, 67 S. California St., Ventura. The benefit will include a three-course Veronese meal, Renaissance music and an auction of Italian items. Proceeds will support the Rubicon Theatre Company’s Shakespeare in the Schools Project. $250. Reservations: 667-2900.

Gurney Tourney at Harbor Village

* Businesses, clubs and other organizations will compete in the Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Assn.’s annual Gurney Tourney, a benefit bed race, at 10 a.m. Sept. 18 in the Ventura Harbor Village parking lot, off Spinnaker Drive. A costume contest will precede the race at 9:15 a.m. Sponsorships are $500 and $300, with proceeds benefiting the association’s youth bereavement programs. Information: 642-0239, Ext. 766.

Santa Paula Youth Club Plans Dinner

* The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Paula will hold its annual dinner-auction at 6 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Santa Paula Community Center, 530 W. Main St. Items up for bid will include dinners, surfing lessons and Lake Tahoe condominium packages. $40. Tickets: 525-7910.

Memorial Softball Tournament Coming Up

* The Ventura Department of Community Services will hold its second annual Jeff Richardson Memorial Softball Tournament benefit Sept. 19 at Camino Real Park, at Dean Drive and Varsity Street, Ventura. Proceeds from the coed contest, which will include children’s activities and a barbecue, will support local youth sports programs. Richardson, who died in 1998, was involved with youth and adult sports. $150 per team. Registration deadline is Friday. Call 658-4738 or 659-4178.

Dinner Dance to Help Fund Lecture Series

* The Conejo Valley Adult School’s parenting program advisory board will hold a benefit harvest moon dinner dance from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Sept. 24 at Tierra Rejada Family Farm, 3370 Moorpark Road, Moorpark. Entertainment will be provided by Teresa Russell & Cocobilli. Proceeds will support the adult school’s Parent Talk Lecture Series. $22.50. Tickets: 492-8837.

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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.