A 501(c)3 charity organization located in University Heights, the Karen Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis raises funds to provide respite care for families in Northeast Ohio caring for a loved suffering from MS. Over the last 15 years, the Karen Foundation made more than $150,000 in donations. The organization’s 16th Annual fundraiser takes place today from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Willoughby Brewing Company. This year’s theme is the 2016 unDraft Party – Watch the Browns Draft Wrong, While We Party Right! Cleveland Browns, Indians and Cavs alumni will be on hand. Additional celebrity athletes include Hanford Dixon and Jimmy Hanlin. Live music kicks off the party and lasts all day. There will also be a Grand Prize Raffle, an Epic Silent Auction, a Private Craft Beer Tasting and Tour with WBC Master Brewer and Super Awesome Caricature Artists. Emmett Golden from The Golden Boyz on ESPN Cleveland serves as the MC. Presale tickets are $40. (Niesel)
thekarenfoundation.org.