Davenport, Iowa - Share the Power of a Wish®! Make?A?Wish® Iowa invites you to participate in the 4th Annual Walk for Wishes on Saturday, October 12, at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport, Iowa. This event raises funds to help improve the lives of Iowa's children with lifethreatening medical conditions by granting them their one true wish.

Runners and walkers of all ages may participate in the 5k or 10k race that starts at 10 a.m. or the one mile walk which starts at 10:30 a.m. Awards go to the top three male and female finishers and to the top fundraising team. Registration is $25 and includes a t?shirt (same day race registration is available for $35 per person). Register as a team or as an individual by visiting www.getmeregistered.com and search for Make?A?Wish!

Join us at the post?race party for food, refreshments and the awards presentation. There will be plenty of family?fun activities including a bounce house, face?painting, children's games, raffle prizes, fire trucks, and a sno?cone truck!

Sponsors include : Alcoa, Online Freight Services, Illini Dental Associates, Hy?Vee, Panera Bakery & Café, River Bandits, Papa Murphy's, QC Family Focus, Quad?City Times, Barrel House and QC Golf Cars.

Make?A?Wish grants the wishes of children with life?threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. This past year, 179 wishes were granted to children from 2 ½ and up to 18 years all across the state of Iowa. Please visit www.iowa.wish.org for more information.

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Come Join the Scott County Employee's United Way Campaign Committee for

Post-Halloween Trivia Night!

Saturday, November 2 at 7:00 pm - Doors Open at 6:30 pm

Knights of Columbus, 1111 W 35^th Street, Davenport

Purchase your full table of 8 players ($80 per table) by October 25^th and you get

EITHER a 9^th player at your table for FREE ($10 value) OR you get your mulligans for FREE ($5 value)

Contact Renee (Renee.Luze-Johnson@scottcountyiowa.com) for more details or to sign up your full table!

Quad Cities event has raised over $400,000 for humanitarian needs during nine-year history

BETTENDORF, IA - Organizers of the Quad Cities Night to Honor Israel today announced plans for their 10th annual celebration. Set for Thursday, Oct. 17th at 7:00 PM (with a pre-show musical performance at 6:30 PM), Calvary Church of the Quad Cities (4700 53rd St., Moline, IL) hosts the evening of singing, dancing and praise to honor the importance of Israel. There is no charge, but a free will offering will be made.

This year's keynote speaker is Diana Hagee. She is the wife of Pastor John Hagee, founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio Texas. The author of a best-selling book, "The King's Daughter," Mrs. Hagee is the founder of the King's Daughter, Becoming a Woman of God National Conferences. She was presented the prestigious Lion of Judah award by the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston for the long-standing work she and Pastor Hagee do within Israel and currently works with Christians United for Israel, which was founded by her husband in 2006.

A free will offering this year will be used to bomb-proof the pre-school at Kibbutz Nahal Oz (http://eng.negev-net.org.il/htmls/article.aspx?C2004=12747) against missile attacks from Gaza only 700 yards away. In addition, funding will be directed toward medical equipment and supplies for Magen David Adom in Israel (www.mdais.com) ambulances in Sderot located one mile from Gaza.

During the previous nine years of the Quad Cities Night to Honor Israel, the event has generated $421,000 for Jewish immigration, underground hospital emergency rooms and computer labs for immigrant children to learn Hebrew and basic life skills in addition to other humanitarian causes.

Other speakers will include Roey Gilad, Consul General of Israel to the Midwest, and two Augustana College students who will share their experiences from the Christians United for Israel meeting this past summer in Washington, D.C. The special pre-show at 6:30 PM will feature the Java Jews and their "highly-caffeinated" klezmer music from Des Moines, IA.

"In this 10th year of our remarkable journey we are pleased to bring together Jews, Christians, Pastors, and Rabbis for one common purpose which is to speak up and stand up for Israel," said Tom McGovern, Chairman of the event and Iowa State Director of Christians United for Israel. "We hope the Quad Cities region will join us again for an unforgettable night of praising, singing, dancing, celebrating and giving."

Quad Cities Night to Honor Israel (www.qcnthi.com) is a non-conversionary tribute to the nation of Israel and the Jewish people of the world. Its purpose is to promote respect and understanding between Christians and Jews to emphasize that the beliefs held in common are far greater than the differences that separate.

It is organized by the Quad Cities Association of Evangelicals (www.qcae.org) and by the Iowa State Chapter of the Christians United for Israel (www.cufi.org).

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Le Claire, Iowa, September 30, 2013 - Mississippi River Distilling Company is welcoming the flavors of fall back with their release of Iowa Coffee Company Liqueur on October 4, 2013.  This is the third year for this popular fall seasonal spirit.

Iowa Coffee Company Liqueur is another great collaboration between two Iowa businesses.  MRDC takes hand roasted Peruvian blend coffee beans from Iowa Coffee Company, a Des Moines area small business, and infuses it into River Pilot Vodka.  Along the process, fresh cinnamon sticks and vanilla beans are added.  This has become a great fall tradition enjoyed around the state!

MRDC welcomes everyone to come out this Friday, October 4, from 5:30-8:00 p.m. for First Friday and a taste of this great spirit and much more!  While supplies last, everyone who purchases a bottle of MRDC spirits will receive a free coffee mug that says, "Move over coffee.  This is a job for alcohol."  The cocktails featured in the tasting room include Cider and Rye, which uses Cody Road Rye Whiskey, apple cider, a splash of fresh squeezed lemon juice, maple syrup and a dash of sage.  This recipe also works great with either River Pilot Vodka or River Baron Artisan Spirit.  The second cocktail, the Java Pumpkin, showcases Iowa Coffee Company liqueur.  It's a combination of Iowa Coffee Company Liqueur, River Pilot Vodka, pumpkin liqueur, milk and a dash of nutmeg.  Chef Steph will be handing out samples of coffee marinated steak and coffee latte cake, both made with Iowa Coffee Company Liqueur.

The rest of Le Claire will be busy too with wine samples and live music at Wide River Winery, live music at Faithful Pilot, booze cake at Razzleberries, red velvet cupcakes at Aunt Hattie's, along with other shops staying open late.

Mississippi River Distilling Company is open from 10 AM to 5 PM Monday through Saturday and from 12 to 5 PM Sundays.  Free tours are offered to the public daily on the hour from 12 to 4 PM or by appointment.  The tour takes visitors through the entire distilling process.  Tours end in the Grand Tasting Room with free samples of products for those patrons over 21 years of age.