A book-signing, blanket collection, and fundraiser, for Ukraine will be the highlight of the June meeting of Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA).
The Aurora-based nonprofit social-service group will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, at Gaslite Manor, 2485 Church Road in Aurora. Retired teachers, administrators, support staff members, and spouses, are invited. Lunch is $20. Reservation deadline is Friday, May 27.
Batavia resident and retired West Aurora School District 129 teacher Willie Etta Wright will sign her second book, “Grandpa Lou, What Can You Do?” Earlier she published “Grandma Mable, Are You Able?”
Cash donations for Ukraine refugees will be accepted. AARTA will match members’ donations up to $500. Donations will go to Kane County Teachers Credit Union, Aurora, for forwarding to Selfreliance Foundation’s Ukraine Relief Fund.
Blankets being home-made by members, will be collected for an annual distribution to a half-dozen Fox Valley area nursing homes. The project, formerly called “Warm Fuzzies,” has been renamed Friendship Blankets.
Adult and children’s books will be accepted for an annual members’ exchange at the meeting. Unclaimed books will be donated to the Big Rock Library.
For luncheon reservations, or, for more information, call Dick Schindel 630-921-1307 or send to aurorartdtchrs@outlook.com.
—Al Benson