Kiwanis to serve pancakes, raise funds

The Lawrence Kiwanis Club will sponsor a Pancake Day March 2 at First Christian Church, 10th and Kentucky streets. An all-you-can-eat breakfast of sausage, pancakes and coffee will be served from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Money raised from the event will benefit the Kiwanis service fund, which is used for various civic and charitable projects, mainly youth and children’s programs.

Tickets for the breakfast are $5 for adults and $3 for children age 5 and younger. Tickets may be purchased from a Kiwanis member or at the door.

St. Patrick’s Day planners organize fund-raisers

Organizers of Lawrence’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade are staging several fund-raisers to prepare for the 15th annual event.

An acoustic concert on Feb. 28 at Brown Bear Brewing Co., 729 Mass., will feature Lawrence artist Tawni Freeland.

The annual celebrity and sports auction will be March 2 at Liberty Hall, 642 Mass. Silent auction tables will open at 6 p.m., and the live auction will begin at 7 p.m.

The annual Shamrock Shuffle 5K run will be March 9 on the levee behind Johnny’s Tavern, 401 N. Second St. Registration is set for 7 a.m., and the run will start at 8 a.m. Also that day, the Red Lyon Tavern, 944 Mass., will play host to a charity dart tournament. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade is 2 p.m. March 17.

Since its inception, the Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade has raised more than $172,000 for children’s charities in Douglas County. This year’s recipient is the Douglas County Infant Toddler Coordinating Care Council.

‘Yogathon’ pledges raise $800 for Drop-In Center

The Yoga Center of Lawrence raised $800 for the Community Drop-In Center during a “Yogathon” earlier this month.

Practitioners solicited pledges for participating and for doing difficult or unusual poses. More than 25 yoga students participated in the Feb. 3 event.

The Drop-In Center provides weekday snacks, social and job services for poor and homeless individuals.

KU bioethicist to discuss moral issues in research

Mary Faith Marshall, a nationally known bioethicist, will speak next month at Kansas University.

Marshall, a KU professor of medicine and bioethics and chairwoman of National Human Research Protections, will speak about “Ethical Issues in Biomedical Research: Balancing Self-Interest and Research Integrity” at 7 p.m. March 7 in the Kansas Union Ballroom.

The speech is the seventh annual Walter Sutton Ethics Lecture sponsored by the KU School of Business.

Organizers seek to raise $23,000 for MS Walk

Join Emily Fosha, community Multiple Sclerosis WALK chair, and take a walk Saturday, April 27, in the Lawrence MS WALK at Burcham Park, 200 Ind.

Last year the Lawrence MS WALK raised $20,000. Organizers hope to raise more than $23,000 in 2002.

Thirteen other communities in eastern Kansas also will participate in the MS WALK, including Ottawa and Topeka on May 4. The walk is from six to nine miles in length, and there is a three-mile handicapped accessible option.

Participants will be supported by family, friends and colleagues who will pledge donations or funds for each mile walked. Local sponsorship, commitment and generosity all make the walk possible. Proceeds from the walk help with local support and national research. Participants can walk as individuals or form a team.

To register for the MS WALK in Lawrence, contact the MS Society at (800) 745-7148.