Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association presents a $1,200 replica check and Winter gear for kids Monday, Dec. 14, to Aurora Communities in Schools for a CIS Coats for Kids drive. From left are Dick Schindel, AARTA president; Kathy Navota, co-chair, AARTA Supporting Kids; Theresa Shoemaker, executive director, CIS; and Meg Safarik, AARTA treasurer. Retired teachers from Aurora, Batavia and Kaneland collected Winter gear and raised funds from monetary donations and sales of box lunches at a drive-thru luncheon December 1, at Gaslite Manor banquets in Aurora.Al Benson/The Voice
