Seminole Casino Coconut Creek will hold its first Fresh Harvest Food Drive every Tuesday evening from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. in November.

The casino’s Fresh Harvest restaurant is offering dinner for $5 to guests who bring at least five canned or non-perishable food items such as bread, cereal, juice and juice boxes, peanut butter and jelly.

The donated food will be collected and distributed by Feed South Florida, a non-profit organization originally formed as the Daily Bread Food Bank in 1981. Its mission is to feed the needy and educate and engage the community to fight hunger and poverty locally. A fire recently destroyed its Broward warehouse and it relocated to 2501 SW 32 Terrace, in Pembroke Park but since then, more than 3,000 meals have been donated to help replenish what was lost due to smoke and fumes.

Susan Wise, the morning DJ on LITE 101.5 FM, also will be at the casino during the food drive, according to a Coconut Creek news release.

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More than 200 walkers gathered for the Steps for Life walk Saturday at the Isle Casino & Racing.

The benefit for Gilda's Club of South Florida raised almost $5,000, and is one of several events the Isle's parent company has been a part of at its casinos across the country this month.

For more info, go to www.gildasclubsouthflorida.org.

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Isle Casino Pompano Park will host Steps For Life, a 3-mile walk to benefit Gilda’s Club of South Florida on Saturday.

Registration starts at 8:30 a.m.; the walk begins at 9 a.m.

A $25 registration fee includes breakfast, T-shirt, keychain and stuffed Sparkle dog (a Gilda's Club staple).

Walkers may bring their dogs along to participate. To register, visit the Isle at 1800 SW Third St., or go to www.gildasclubsouthflorida.org.

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United Way of Broward and Miami-Dade Counties are the beneficiaries of a one-night cruise Nov. 29-30 on Royal Caribbean International’s newest ship, Oasis of the Seas.

United Way gets the profits from the sale of the cabins plus gets a cut from the ship’s casino profits for the night.. The casino, called "Casino Royale," has 450 slot machines, 27 table games (including blackjack, roulette and craps) and a poker room.

Staterooms and sponsorships from $1,000 to $100,000. (But if you offered more, I bet they'd take it.)

Contact Tamara Klingler, United Way of Miami-Dade, (305) 646-7120, klingler@unitedwaymiami.org; Michael Maucker, United Way of Broward, (954) 462-4850 ext. 118, mmaucker@unitedwaybroward.org or Fran Folic, Bitner Goodman, (954) 730-7730, ext. 117, fran@bitnergoodman.com

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A casino night Thursday will raise money for an 11-year-old Boca Raton girl who needs medical help.

The girl, Jessie Robinson, has a disease called NF (Neurofibromatosis) type 1, which means doctors have found tumors growing around her optic nerves, according to casino night promoters. She will go blind if she cannot get help, they said.

She is hoping to get treatment with a specialist in Boston and the family is trying to raise money.

Mike Henry, a co-owner of Gatsby’s Boca Raton will host a casino night, at 8 p.m. July 30. Cocktails begin an hour earlier.

Tickets at the door are $30 and include one drink, food and 50 chips to play blackjack, craps, roulette and slots with.

At the end of the night, you convert your chips into raffle tickets and try to win prizes.

Casino Party Nights Florida Inc. is the host (954-926-4219).

Contributions are also encouraged at any Washington Mutual Bank c/o Katya Robinson and The Benevolent Fund of Jessie Robinson (Account No. 3184417159).

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The third annual poker tournament to benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Hollywood Beach Marriott in Hollywood, Florida (on A1A, south of Johnson Street).

The event is in memory of past board member and friend to youth, Dennis Sutton.

Cost is $200. Spectator tickets are $25.The grand prize is a seat at the World Series of Poker – a $10,000 value; award eligibility based on a 150 player minimum – or win a $5,000 Visa Card. Second place receives a diamond tennis bracelet.

For more information or to register, call 954-537-1010 or email Matt Organ, MOrgan@bgcbc.org or Megan Johansen, MJohansen@bgcbc.org.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County helps young people improve their lives by building self-esteem and developing values and skills during their critical period of growth, according to a press release. It serves more than 13,000 at-risk youth, ages 7-18 each year from its 13 Broward County-area clubs. The website is www.bgcbc.org.

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Hooters girls will wash your car at the Hard Rock, and if you're a fan of the tight orange shorts and tank tops, they've upgraded (!?).

They'll wear bikinis.

It's for a good cause. A really good cause. Senior Troop Chief Thomas J. Valentine, a platoon leader for an elite Special Warfare Navy SEAL unit, was killed in a parachute jump on Feb. 14, 2007. He left behind his wife, Christina, who has worked for Hooters for 15 years, and two young children.

A man named Valentine dying on Feb. 14 ...

The car wash is from 1-3 p.m. Feb. 14 in the Seminole Paradise Parking lot adjacent to Hooters. It's technically free, but a $20 donation is encouraged.

There's also a “Take a Toss at the Boss,” Bruce Earle, Hooters Hollywood general manager, who will take on your water-balloon toss if you donate $5.

For more information, call the Seminole Auto Salon at 954-581-7188 or visit www.SeminoleAutoSalon.com.

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