JANUARY Tennis Pro Am — To benefit Newborn Hope, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Colorado Springs Racquet Club, 2529 N. Murray Blvd. Registration: secure.qgiv.com/event/newbornhopeproam2026. TreeCycle Christmas Tree Recycling — To benefit Colorado Springs Youth Sports, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m .-4 p.m. Saturdays, through Saturday, Rocky Top Resources, 1755 E. Las Vegas St., $5 suggested minimum donation per tree. All decorations, stands and spikes must be removed from trees before drop-off. Tree debris, other than from Christmas trees, cannot be accepted; csyouthsports.net/treecycle. Pikes Peak Hospice Patriotic Blanket Drive — Through March 2. Donations of new handmade red, white and blue throw blankets for veteran hospice patients can be dropped off at 2550 Tenderfoot Hill St. or purchase blankets through Pikes Peak Hospice’s Amazon Wish at tinyurl.com/46dyz8e2. FEBRUARY Spread the Love Food Drive (Peanut Butter and Jelly) — To benefit Care and Share Food Bank, Feb. 2-13. Go online for donation locations: careandshare.org/events/spreadthelove. Chinese New Year Dinner — To benefit Golden Lotus Foundation, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 17, Dragon King Chinese Kitchen, 5825 Galley Road. Reservations required by Monday: goldenlotusfoundation.org/events. Lunar New Year Buffet Lunch — To benefit Golden Lotus Foundation, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 28, Tasty Korean Restaurant, 1609 LaShelle Way. Reservations required by Feb. 22: goldenlotusfoundation.org/events. MARCH 34th Annual Colorado Springs Wine Festival: Wines of South America — To benefit the Colorado Springs Conservatory, March 4-7, various Colorado Springs locations. Tickets: winefestivalofcoloradosprings.com. Colorado Springs Plunge 5K — To benefit Special Olympics Colorado, 9 a.m. March 7, Rock Ledge Ranch, 3105 Gateway Road. Registration: p2p.onecause.com/2026cosplunge. Friends of PPLD’s Big Spring Book Sale — For members only, 4:30-7:30 p.m. March 12, 10 a.m.-noon March 13. For general public, noon-4 p.m. March 13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 14, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. March 15, East Library, 5550 N. Union Blvd. Sign up for membership at door or online; friendsofppld.org/big-book-sales. St. Patrick’s 25th Gala Celebration — To benefit Catholic Charities of Central Colorado, 5 p.m. March 14, Cheyenne Mountain Resort, 3225 Broadmoor Valley Road. Tickets: ccharitiescc.org/event/st-patricks-day-shamrock-shindig. Pikes Peak State College Presents Equinox: A Scholarship Soirée — To benefit culinary and hospitality scholarship at Pikes Peak State College, 5-8 p.m. March 14, The Broadmore’s Cheyenne Lodge, 4199 S. Club Drive. Reservations: tinyurl.com/bdcwp838. Recipe for Hope — To benefit Care and Share Food Bank, noon March 17, The Broadmoor, 1 Lake Ave. Registration: [email protected]. APRIL 100+ Women Who Care Colorado Springs — 5:30 p.m. April 15, The Warehouse Restaurant, 25 W. Cimarron St.; 100wwccs.com. Angel Gala — To benefit Angels of America’s Fallen, 5:30 p.m. April 18, Hotel Polaris, 898 North Gate Blvd. Tickets: aoafallen.org. MAY Fur Ball — To benefit the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, 4:30-9:30 p.m. May 9, DoubleTree hotel, 1775 E. Cheyenne Mountain. Tickets: hsppr.org/events/fur-ball-2026. — Email event details at least two weeks in advance to [email protected] with Community Calendar in the subject line. ...read more read less