CHARITY WEDDING GOWN SALE from Brides Against Breast Cancer. Thousands of gowns and accessories on sale, preview shopping spree 9 to 11 a.m. Jan. 22, $20; general sale 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 22, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 23 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 24, Doubletree Hotel Portland, 1000 N.E. Multnomah St., free. * 971-255-3404.
USED BOOK DRIVE, sponsored by Brownie Troop 41005 to benefit the students and teachers at Marysville Elementary School in Portland. A donation barrel is available through Jan. 29 during regular school hours at Illahee Elementary School, 19401 S.E. First St., Camas. * 360-931-7819.
CLIMB AGAINST THE ODDS APPLICATIONS now being accepted for the Breast Cancer Fund’s climb of Mount Shasta in California in June. The team will be made up of 40 men and women from across the country whose lives have been touched by cancer. Team members are required to fundraise a minimum of $6,000 and there is a $1,750 registration fee. Applications are due Jan. 31. * http://www.breastcancerfund.org/climb, 866-760-8223 ext. 30.
DINNER AND SILENT AUCTION to benefit Altrusa International of Clark County, 5 p.m. auction, 6:30 p.m. dinner on Jan. 16 at Ruby Tuesday’s, 916 S.E. 164th Ave., $26 per person, includes tax and gratuity. Reservations and payment due by Monday. Rescheduled from Dec. 12. * Teresa Everist, 360-921-0611.
ALZHEIMER’S CRAB DINNER FUNDRAISER, sponsored by the Harold W. Busch Walkers, 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Big Foot Inn, 105 17th St., Washougal. Dungeness crab dinner, $20; second crab is $12. * Linda S. Busch Pfeifle, 360-901-7752.