Feed the Need meal packing at Naperville’s North Central College
A previous Feed the Need meal packing event is shown at Naperville’s North Central College (NCC) recreation center.
United Methodist Church of Plano donates to Feed My Starving Children
The United Methodist Church of Plano gives a donation to Feed My Starving Children February 7, as well as sending 12 volunteers to work in bagging much-needed food for children in other countries.
Women-only mobile food pantry at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Aurora
Volunteers hand out free food and household products February 9 at a women-only mobile food pantry distribution by Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry.
From truck to trunk: Aurora mobile food pantry sets Thursday, Feb. 9, women-only groceries giveaway
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 27 S. Edgelawn Dr. in Aurora, will be host to Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry’s mobile pantry in a women-only giveaway from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9. The public is invited. Identification or registration is not required said Rebecca Dunnigan, mobile pantry coordinator
Rotary Club of Montgomery provides support for youth leader
Rotarian Joe Yen, left, presents Gabriel Bradford a speaker gift at the Rotary Club of Montgomery meeting Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Montgomery Village Hall. The Rotary Club sponsored Bradford’s attendance to RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) in 2022, a weekend getaway for youth leaders. Each year thousands of young people
Metea Valley student helps at Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry
Cameron Leys of Naperville, left, helps a patron load groceries Monday, Jan. 16, at Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry in Aurora. Leys, 15, is a sophomore at Metea Valley High School in Aurora.
Help homeless in Australia
Ryan Dowd, director of mission and strategy at Hesed House homeless shelter in Aurora, recently trained organizations in Australia for those individuals facing homelessness and how to serve them. Dowd taught important engagement strategies developed over the years at Hesed House to help more persons care for those in need
Knights of Columbus Council 14929 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Aurora donates to Aurora’s Association for Individual Development
Members of Knights of Columbus Council 14929 at Our Lady of Good Counsel (OLGC) Catholic Church in Aurora pose with a $925 donation to Aurora’s Association for Individual Development (AID).
Toasting for a Cause Feb. 6
Loaves & Fishes, in partnership with Catch 35 in Naperville, will be host to Toasting for a Cause from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6. This popular event was paused during the pandemic, but is back and better than ever. Guests attending this signature event will enjoy a
St. Charles Breakfast Rotary’s Koats for Kids project raises $18,000
Generosity + Caring + Compassion = Success! That is the recipe for what was achieved for this year’s St. Charles Breakfast Rotary’s Koats for Kids project.
Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry’s drive-thru pantry at Iglesia Bautista Emmanuel Church
Volunteers load a patron’s vehicle Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry’s drive-thru pantry Saturday, Jan. 7, at Iglesia Bautista Emmanuel Church in Aurora.
Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry offers help, hope
Our community of volunteers and charitable givers is incredible! Last year was another record-breaker, with approximately 1,600 visits to our Food Pantry for the first time. Most never dreamed they would ever need to rely on the kindness of strangers to feed their families. This years report shows a 47%
Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry gives Holiday Stockings
Becky Dunnigan, community impact manager, gives Christmas stockings to a patron at the Pantry Monday, Dec. 19 when the Pantry opened a three-day giveaway of 400 stockings. Separate stocking were available for boys and girls.
Marmion Academy delivers toys donated to Aurora’s Dominican Literacy Center
James Sanders, Marmion Academy theology instructor, delivers toys donated to Aurora’s Dominican Literacy Center by Marmion sophomores for an annual holiday service project.
Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA) donates Winter gear to Aurora Communities in Schools
Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA) officials deliver 500 caps, mittens, and scarves for kids to Aurora Communities in Schools December 8.
Wesley United Methodist Church gives loaves of bread to others
During a December 4 worship service, congregants at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora take loaves of bread to give to others as a sign of welcome.
Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry food drive most successful
The Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry (AAIFP) was host to its 15th Annual Holiday Food Drive last month. The community stepped up in a big way. With a total of 11,374 pounds of groceries and more than $115,000 donated in just three weeks, this year’s drive was the most successful.
Aurora Salvation Army red kettle bells at Woodman’s Food Market in North Aurora
West Aurora High School honors society students join Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora members in ringing Aurora Salvation Army red kettle bells Saturday, Dec. 3, at Woodman’s Food Market in North Aurora.
Diabetes Club of Fox Valley seeks two DADs for twins
By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley are raising funds, to assist Jackson and Elliot Webster in obtaining two Diabetic Alert Dogs (DADs), from Medical Mutts in Indianapolis, Ind.. Jackson and Elliot are seven-year- old twins, who live in Aurora, Ill., with parents, Paul and Luma
Gray’s Mill host to the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley
The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley is holding its first Holiday Party Fundraiser, Thursday, Dec. 8, at the historic Gray’s Mill Estate, 211 N. River Street, Montgomery. The club members have planned an old fashioned holiday party, with an optional $20 wrapped gift exchange game, along with Basket Raffles. Social