COMMUNITY FUND-RAISERS

The Soka University scholarship endowment fund benefits from Aliso Viejo’s New Year’s Eve gala, “Passport to the Real New Millennium.” Dec. 31, 6 p.m. On campus, 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo. $100 per person. (949) 472-3051. E-mail: info@soka.edu.

Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation and the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce benefit from the Mighty Ducks Fanfair 2001 featuring coaches and players and opportunities to skate with Ducks players. Jan. 7, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. $25 per person. (714) 703-2545.

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation benefits from the grand opening of Downtown Disney, a food, shopping and entertainment area at the new Disneyland Resort. Jan. 11, 7 p.m.-midnight. $250 per person. (310) 314-1459.

The Bowers Museum of Cultural Arts holds “A Royal Celebration,” the 2001 gala. Jan. 13, 6 p.m. Four Seasons, 690 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. $500 per person. (714) 547-8304.

North Orange County chapter of Heritage Pointe, a nonprofit Jewish retirement home, sponsors a post-Hanukkah party, featuring dinner, stories and songs, including a medley of Yiddish songs dealing with food. Jan. 14, 5:30 p.m. Fairway Village recreation room, Fullerton. $20. Reservations required by Jan. 8. (714) 441-2499.

Children’s Hospital of Orange County benefits from a sneak peek at Disney’s California Adventure. Jan. 15, 2 p.m. $50 (includes parking). Tickets only available by mail with checks or money orders payable to CHOC Foundation and mailed to Disneyland Resort, Ticket Mail Order Services, P.O. Box 61061, Anaheim, CA 92803-6161. (949) 261-2216.

Cokie Roberts, ABC News journalist, is the keynote speaker at the Jewish National Fund Orange County / Long Beach Regional Tree of Life gala benefiting the efforts to end the water crisis in Israel. Jan. 17, 6 p.m. Grand Californian Hotel, 1600 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim. $500 per person. (714) 957-4540.

The Orange County Performing Arts Center benefits from a talk by Sheriff Mike Carona on his first two years in office. Copies of a book about addiction that Carona co-wrote, “Save My Son,” will be on sale. Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m. Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana. $25. (714) 538-3602.

Cal State Fullerton’s benefit for scholarships, Front and Center, features comedian Whoopi Goldberg. Feb. 3, 8 p.m. Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, 2695 E. Katella Ave. $18 to $80 for arena seating; table seating $600 and up. (714) 278-3480.