Helping out

WINE TASTING'S SALES TO AID CHARITIES

The Frankie Lemmon Foundation and the North Raleigh Rotary Club will hold the annual Triangle Uncorked wine tasting from 1 to 5 p.m. Sept. 27 at Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park in Cary. All wines sampled will be available through local retail shops at a 10 percent discount, with 5 percent going to charities.

>The event will include vendors of artwork, jewelry and wine-associated memorabilia and musical entertainment. Guests may bring a picnic lunch and lawn chairs.

General admission will be $35 a person, and VIP admission will be $85. Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com.

EVENTS TO BENEFIT CANCER FUND

The Brandy Miller Cancer Fund will hold two fundraisers this month. A barbecue fundraiser will be held from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 15 at the Raleigh Elks Lodge, Leadmine and Millbrook roads in Raleigh. The event also will include a classic car cruise-in and entertainment. Plates are $9. For information, contact James Lloyd at jalloydjr@hotmail.com or 868-5457.

On Aug. 16, the fund will hold a car show at Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show will feature cars, trucks, motorcycles and tractors with more than 25 specialty trophies, vendors, race car displays and concessions. For more information, contact Nelson Ragan at 417-5753 or anragan@aol.com.

Proceeds from both events go to the fund, which helps to cover the costs of care for Brandy Miller and other children with cancer. You can learn more about the fund at www.brandymillercancerfund.org

BLOOD DRIVE IN CLAYTON

The Clayton Chamber of Commerce will hold a blood drive on Thursday at Main and Lombard streets in Clayton. For more information or to make an appointment, call Kim at 553-6352.