Simi Youth Club Holds Blood Drive

The Boys & Girls Club of Simi Valley will host a blood drive for United Blood Services from 1:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at 2850 Lemon Drive. Information: 527-4437.

College Foundation to Sponsor Concerts

The Ventura College Foundation sponsors a benefit concert series from 6 to 8 p.m. every other Saturday through September at the outdoor stage on campus, 4667 Telegraph Road. Brother Orphan will perform Saturday, followed by Bob Jones on Aug. 21, Acadiana on Sept. 11 and Blues Stew on Sept. 25. Proceeds will go toward the Phoenix Scholarship Program for Reentry Students at Ventura College. $5 advance, $7 at the gate. Information: 654-6461.

Road Rally to Raise Funds for Needy Children

Mission Without Borders will stage its “Summer Drive For Kids” road rally Aug. 14 beginning at 751 Daily Drive, Camarillo. Proceeds from the navigational contest will go toward the organization’s programs for children in need worldwide. $50. Registration: (800) 245-9191.

Salsa Music Festival at Lake Casitas

The California Salsa Music Festival, sponsored by the Ventura-East Rotary Club, will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 28 at Lake Casitas, off Highway 150, outside Ojai. Along with music there will be salsa dance instruction, dance contests and food. Proceeds will go toward the Rotary Club’s scholarship fund. $12 advance, $15 at the door for adults; free for children 12 and younger. Tickets: (888) 491-7342.

Ojai Inn Presents Golf, Tennis Classic

The Ojai Valley Inn & Spa will host the 10th annual Golf & Tennis Classic Aug. 30 at 905 Country Club Drive, Ojai. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit St. John’s Regional Medical Center and St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital. The entry fee for the golf tournament is $450, which includes breakfast, lunch, a cocktail reception and dinner; or $750, which also includes overnight accommodations and a spa treatment. The tennis tournament entry fee is $200 and $450 for the respective packages. Information: 988-2721 or 988-2724.

Transplant Group Plans Lunch, Golf Event

The Ventura chapter of Transplant Recipients International and the Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center will host its inaugural Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Luncheon and Auction from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Sherwood County Club, 320 Stafford Road, Thousand Oaks. Dr. Ronald Busuttil, president of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and Phoenix Suns basketball announcer Keith Erickson, a former Los Angeles Laker, will be the guest speakers. $50. Information: 492-9810 or 884-1648.

Links Benefit for Ventura Youth Club

The 16th annual Golden Oaks Invitational Golf Tournament, a benefit for the Boys & Girls Club of Ventura, will be held Sept. 13 at the Saticoy Country Club, 4450 N. Clubhouse Drive. The tournament will include hole-in-one, longest drive, putting and closest-to-the-pin contests. $250 includes lunch and an awards banquet. Reservation deadline is Aug. 20. Call 641-5585.

Rotary Club to Help Sponsor Golf Tourney

The Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise will be among the sponsors of the Fall Classic Golf Tournament to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Simi Valley, Sept. 15 at the Simi Hills Golf Course, 5031 Alamo St. The 10th annual benefit will include lunch, door prizes and dinner served at the Boys & Girls Club. $125. Information: 527-4437.

Family Services Event to Feature LPGA Pros

Interface Children Family Services will hold its fifth annual Women’s Golf Clinic-Learn With the Pros on Sept. 27 at Las Posas Country Club, 955 Fairway Drive, Camarillo. LPGA teaching pros will offer clinics appropriate for beginning to experienced golfers. Breakfast, lunch, a cocktail reception and a silent auction will be included. Proceeds will support Interface’s domestic violence programs. $200. Information: 485-6114, Ext. 640.

Community Chest, a weekly listing of charitable fund-raising events, is compiled by Leo Smith. Please address items, with a publishable telephone number, to Community Chest, Los Angeles Times, 93 S. Chestnut St., Ventura 93001. Items can also be faxed to The Times at 653-7576 or 653-7548.