Dine out, do good

Throughout August, you can bring in a new, unwrapped toy -- or treat bags, or party favors -- to any of the four Charlotte-area Wolfman Pizza locations and get a free 8-inch, one-topping pizza. The donations go to Birthday Blessings, a nonprofit that does birthday celebrations for homeless children and their families. Donate $25 or more in cash or goodies and you get a limited edition T-shirt from Wolfman while supplies last. You can also enter to win a free pizza party for 10 to 15. (FYI: Wolfman donates the meal for one birthday celebration every month for Birhday Blessings, and provides the food for its annual golf event.) For more info on the nonprofit, which now celebrates about 60 birthdays each month and has done more than 1,100 of the events since 2005, go to www.birthdayblessings.org. “Every child deserves to feel special on their birthday," says volunteer executive director Amy Cervantes.