Luli Smith, back to camera, lights an Advent wreath candle with help from lead pastor Reverend Tammy Scott at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora Sunday.
The staff and students at P.H. Miller School and Centennial Elementary schools in Plano collected a total of $730 in cash donations for the Kendall County Food Pantry.
Open Roads ABATE collected approximately 45 packages of disposable underwear and diapers during the month of November.
The Naperville Park District’s Park Police is still collecting new, unwrapped toys for the 2024 DuPage County Toys for Tots campaign through Saturday, Dec. 14. “We thank everyone who has already donated so generously,” said Park Police Chief Steve Schindlbeck. “There is still time to drop off toys and give...
Starfish Animal Rescue will hold an animal adoption event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. “Pizza, Pinot and Paws!” will be hosted by Portofina Trattoria, 40W188 Campton Crossings Dr. in St. Charles. Animals available for adoption may be viewed. Information and applications for cat and dog adoptions...
Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora, is celebrating the Advent season by focusing on fighting local hunger. Sunday, Dec. 1, Reverend Tammy Scott, lead pastor, opened her Advent-season sermon series “From the Manger,” with “Hope Grows.” The series continues with “Peace Grows,” Dec. 8; “Joy Grows,”...
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley is holding their December “Mini Fundraiser”, at Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria, 1720 N. Orchard Road, in Aurora, Monday, Dec. 9, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.. Join with our members and friends of DCFV, by ordering online at: loumalnatis.com, in the mobile...
Aurora Lions Club members collected donations for the Aurora Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign Saturday, Nov. 23. From 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., 14 Lions rang handbells in one-hour shifts outside Jewel-Osco, at 1952 W. Galena Boulevard in Aurora from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.. Army Aurora Corps Major Joaquin...
Approximately 400 homemade buttermints came out of an Aurora oven recently for the 19th annual cookie and candy sale at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora. The sweets, in pink, green, yellow and white hues for the holidays, are an annual highlight of a sale sponsored by the church’s United...
The Kiwanis Club of Aurora is proudly living its mission to “Serve the Children of the World,” helping local kids stay warm this winter through its leadership of the citywide “Coats for Kids” initiative. Partnering with the City of Aurora, Cities In Schools Aurora, and local businesses, the Kiwanis Club...
Volunteers at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora made 128 sandwiches for hungry individuals in our area Saturday, Nov. 9. Let’s Go Fellowship, a church adult group, sponsored the project in a meeting at the church. Twenty-four volunteers made turkey and cheese and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that were...
Aurora Lions Club members will ring handbells for the Salvation Army Saturday, Nov. 23.Approximately 18 Aurora Lions will ring bells for SA’s Red Kettle campaign from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, outside Jewel-Osco, 1952 W. Galena Boulevard in Aurora. Aurora SA Corps Major Joaquin Rangel said the...
Open Roads ABATE is collecting baby diapers and adult disposable underwear during the month of November. Containers to drop donations off are at Ivana’s, 12 W. Main Street, Plano; Cooper’s Home Furnishings, 112 W. Main Street, Plano; Heartland Bank, 200 E. Church Street, Sandwich; and Yorkville Public Library, 902 Game...
Approximately 140 Aurora-area people in need celebrated an early Thanksgiving dinner Saturday, Nov. 9. “Feast of Hope,” a dinner with all the trimmings and winter-clothes giveaway, was co-sponsored by Lv Cares Foundation and Hand-in-Hand Humanity Haven, Inc., Aurora-based nonprofits. Sit-down and delivery dinner options were offered. LaVern Allen, Lv Cares...
Aurora Lions Club member, Joe Beary, distributes cookies at a club-sponsored lunch at Hesed House homeless shelter in Aurora.
Honors Society students at Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy in East Aurora School District 131 are helping Aurora Lions Club members collect sneakers for recycling. During October, society students collected 32 pairs of sneakers. Susan Koepke and Jay Short, Lions president and first vice president/co-service chair, respectively, visited the school to
Illinois State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, announced that her district office will once again serve as a Toys for Tots donation site this holiday season. Residents are invited to bring new toys, books, and unwrapped gifts (no stuffed animals) to Kifowit’s district office at 1677 Montgomery Road, suite 116 in...
Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street, Aurora, will be host to “Feast of Hope” an early Thanksgiving dinner for people in need from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. The sponsor is LV Cares, an Aurora-based nonprofit. Congregants and friends are requested to donate turkey, ham,...
Ten members from the Plano Methodist Church visited the Feed My Starving Children facility in Aurora, October 18.
A pop-up drive through food pantry will be held at Temple B’nai Israel, 400 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3. The public is invited. Clients should enter at Westminster’s lot and proceed to the Temple’s lot to receive food. The event is...
