The Aurora and Fox Valley community are invited to Aurora Central Catholic High School, 1255 N. Edgelawn Dr. (corner Edgelawn & Indian Trail), Aurora, Saturday, March 14 from 7 a.m. to noon, for the all-you-can-eat Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast. The Kiwanis Club of Aurora in its 110th year presents its 75th
Pancakes, chili, and bingo will be featured in fundraisers by St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 27 S. Edgelawn Drive, Aurora Pancakes will be served Sunday, March 15, at 8:30 a.m., in Sanctuary Hall at the church. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, applesauce, coffee, juice, and milk. A freewill offering is requested.
The Friends of the Yorkville Public Library invite book-lovers of every age to one of the most anticipated literary events of the year: our Used Book Sale, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 7 at the Library, 902 Game Farm Rd, Yorkville. This year’s sale is bigger, better,
Pizza, prizes and raffles highlighted Aurora Lions Club’s second annual bowling fundraiser Sunday afternoon, March 1. “Rolling for a Cause” was held at Parkside Lanes in Aurora. In addition to three games of bowling, features were a pizza buffet, six raffle gift baskets and two door-prize gift baskets. Sixty-four bowlers
Suicide Prevention Services will host Spring into Art, an inaugural fundraiser this spring that will help the Fox Valley organization to continue its life-saving work. Spring into Art will be an evening of art, food, and spirited competition Thursday, March 19 at Society 57, 100 S. River St. in downtown
Loaves & Fishes Community Services is excited to announce that Chef Showdown will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 16, at the Linnea Eleanor Rutkowski Food Distribution Hub, 580 Exchange Court, Aurora. The popular event will raise funds for essential services for struggling families in DuPage,
“Rolling for a Cause,” an Aurora Lions Club bowling fundraiser, will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 1, at Parkside Lanes, 34W185 Montgomery Rd. in Aurora. The public is invited to participate as individuals or teams. In addition to three games of bowling, the third annual
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the launch of its first-ever Pot O’ Gold cash raffle. The new fundraiser will support the Chamber’s Inspire Scholarship program for Batavia Public High School seniors. Taking place throughout the month of March, the Pot O’ Gold Raffle will award 35
Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association will host Strike Out Hunger, a bus trip to the Chicago White Sox game Sunday, June 14. The charter-bus outing will benefit the Salvation Army Aurora Corps. Dick Schindel, AARTA president, said the public is invited. A tailgate party includes soda, water and table service.
It’s called the Northern Illinois Pottery Tour and it is an annual pottery tour that features more than 40 artists and highlights the exciting contemporary pottery scene. This year, the two-day tour on the first weekend of June is going official as a nonprofit organization. To help raise funds for
“Rolling for a Cause,” an Aurora Lions Club bowling fundraiser, will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 1, at Parkside Lanes, 34W185 Montgomery Rd. in Aurora. The public is invited to participate as individuals or teams. In addition to three games of bowling, the third annual
The Seattle Seahawks weren’t the only winners in Super Bowl 60 Sunday, Feb. 8. Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry won a $1,679 donation from St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Aurora. The church was among congregations nationwide who celebrated the national Souper Bowl of Caring, a movement tackling hunger in local
Celebrating Super Bowl 60, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Aurora is collecting donations next weekend to benefit Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry in Aurora. St. Mark’s pastor, the Rev. Krista Zimmerman, said her church is joining the national Souper Bowl of Caring, a movement to tackle hunger in local communities.
More than 20 Fox Valley restaurants will host a fundraiser for Aurora’s Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at Two Brothers Roundhouse, 205 N. Broadway in Aurora. The public is invited. Tickets are $75 for adults, $40 for children ages six to 12, and
Fran Berg of Aurora, left, is served pancakes and sides by Boy Scout Asher Cecala February 1 at New England Congregational Church in Aurora.
The Sunday School children at the Plano Methodist Church are excited about their current mission project and need help. They are collecting donations for a “Joy to the World” Basket from Heifer International. With a goal of $1,500, donations will be accepted through February 15. Donations help provide animals, training,
Scouting America (formerly Boy Scouts) Troop 3 at New England Congregational Church, 406 W. Galena Blvd. in Aurora, will hold a pancake breakfast fundraiser Sunday, Feb. 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Friendship Hall. Included will be a bake sale and raffles for a quilt and Blackhawks’ hockey
Celebrating Scout Sunday, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts at Faith Lutheran Church, 3000 Liberty St. in Aurora, will assist in worship and hold a pancake breakfast fundraiser Sunday, Feb. 8 from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.. Members of Faith’s Cub Scout Pack 643 and Scout Troop 508 will greet parishioners
The DuPage Care Center will host a fundraiser for the community to send Valentine wishes to Center residents. For a $5 donation, community members may send a balloon to a Care Center resident to spread cheer and warm wishes. In the past, the public sent nearly 1,000 heart-shaped, helium balloons
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley will hold it’s January “Meet and Greet”, organized by media chairperson, Ann McBride, to expose our Club and our mission, Saturday, Jan. 17, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Legacy Nutrition & Fitness, 77 S. River Street, in downtown Aurora. Legacy
