High School tennis: West Aurora vs. Rosary
West Aurora High School girls tennis players hit return shots August 24 against Rosary of Aurora
One 5B’s Meal Sept. 1 will help youth
The Urban Youth Ministry in Aurora will present a fundraiser to help make a difference in a child’s life one day at a time. The 5B’s meal will be at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 10 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1. Those who
Fox Valley Therapy Dog Club makes a big difference
The evening news recently carried stories of tragic events, with follow-up stories of Therapy Dogs and sometimes other trained therapy animals visiting the afflicted area. For the past 20 years the Fox Valley Therapy Dog Club (FVTDC) has had team members answer the call when tragedy strikes. The canine/human teams
Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry volunteers fill 750 backpacks with school supplies
Volunteers fill 750 backpacks with school supplies Wednesday for a giveaway by Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry.
Church, Pantry, serve families with annual drive-through
A drive-through pantry at a Naperville church Saturday, Aug. 13 served 383 families, including 951 children. Calvary Church, 9S200 S. Route 59, was host to the second annual event from noon to 2 p.m. in collaboration with Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry in Aurora. Rebecca Dunnigan, Interfaith outreach and special
Change in Kendall County Community Satellite Food Pantry food distribution date
The Kendall County Community Satellite Food Pantry, normally held on the third Friday of the month at First Lutheran Church of Plano, will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5 (instead of August 19.) All those in need are welcome to drive-thru and pick up fresh
Record donation for Mutual Ground
Giving to women and children living in the Mutual Ground domestic violence and sexual assault shelter in Aurora was the focus of last weekend’s Christmas in July event in the State’s second-largest city. Aurorans turned out in record numbers to donate more than one ton of much-needed toiletries and $6,000
Top job In project: United Methodist Church of Geneva’s Appalachia Service Project
Adam Drexler, from top down, Georgia Harrelson, and Ryan Kelly, perform roof repairs during United Methodist Church of Geneva’s Appalachia Service Project in the Charleston, W. Va. area.
Wayside Cross Ministries receives bottled water from Aurora Noon Lions Club
Aurora Noon Lions Club member Paul Buddy of Aurora, right, watches Thursday, July 13, as Wayside Cross Ministries workers unload 1,800 bottles of water donated by Aurora Lions.
‘The Izzo’ waste composter Joe Izzo remembered
Marie Wilkinson’s legacy of fighting hunger for community neighbors is at the forefront of the Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry (MWFP), and a recent donor gift has made that mission even more possible. Friend of the MWFP, Joseph Izzo, formed a nonprofit called RationAll Food Rescue, where he rescued food from
Event July 12 for late Naperville resident
Eight months ago, a tragic event at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas took the life of 21-year-old Naperville resident and University of Dayton senior, Franco Patino. In his memory, Dayton students, family, and friends will hold a fundraising event to support the Franco Patino Memorial Endowed Fund for students
Golf benefit for Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry July 9
Knights of Columbus, St. Joseph Council 14795 in Aurora, will hold a benefit golf outing Saturday, July 9, at Phillips Park golf course in Aurora. Proceeds will benefit Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in Aurora. The event will open with a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m.. Admission is a $100 donation.
Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry to receive State funds
Representatives and volunteers of the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry pose in front of food displays following the announcement that for the first time in its 41-year history, as a nonprofit it will be a part of the next State budget and will receive $350,000 in State funds.
Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity groundbreaking, homeowner remarks
Jenna Strohmenger of Aurora, second from left, future Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity homeowner, gives remarks at a groundbreaking ceremony Sunday, June 12
Northern Illinois Food Bank to offer meals for Aurora children
Beginning this week, all children in Aurora will have access to free, nutritious meals all Summer. Through the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program, the Northern Illinois Food Bank will offer its Meals on the Move program for Aurora children 18 years old and younger. Free and nutritious boxed meals will
Kendall County PADS, non-profit, dissolves
By Tom Siebert, Assistant director for community relations Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) of Kendall County After several years of providing meals, shelter, and social services to the area’s unhoused community, Kendall County PADS has decided to dissolve the nonprofit homeless support organization. Citing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic
National Association of Letter Carriers, “Stamp Out Hunger”
Aurora post office workers and Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry volunteers load a truck from the Aurora pantry with food collected from postal patrons May 14.
National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) food pick-up Saturday, May 14
During the regular mail delivery, or, earlier in the morning, volunteers and members of the NALC (National Association of Letter Carriers) will hold the annual Nation-wide, non-perishable items, food drive. Items go adjacent to delivery sites. Donations stay in communities.
Exchange students learn and donate to the Fox Valley Animal Welfare League
Tracey and Gandi Falcon of Aurora held a service project May 5, Cinco de Meow-O, for American Field Service (AFS) Exchange students.
Prayers and Squares Quilters, creates for Ukraine
Dedicated women are sewing quilts for Ukraine.