Aurora Noon Lions Club will celebrate Earth Day one day early with a tree-planting.
Noon Lions president Arvid Meyer of Aurora will lead the event at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at Blackberry Farm, 100 Barnes Road in Aurora.
Lions will plant a swamp white oak tree from the Fox Valley Park District’s nursery. The planting is part of the District’s memorial tree program.
Traditional Earth Day is April 22.
After the planting, Lions will be host to a dinner meeting at 5 p.m. at Luigi’s Pizza, 732 Prairie Street in Aurora. Prospective members interested in community service are invited.
Celebrating its 100th anniversary year, Aurora Noon Lions Club meets on the first and third Thursdays at Luigi’s Pizza.
With the motto “We Serve,” Lions volunteers focus on supporting causes including hearing and vision impairment, hunger, the environment, diabetes and childhood cancer. Call 630-921-1307 or visit auroranoonlions.org for more information.
—Al Benson