By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley held their fourth annual “Tee Off to Defeat Diabetes” Golf Outing, Saturday, June 6, at Bliss Creek Golf Course, 1 Golf View Road, in Sugar Grove. With rain in the forecast and temperatures expected to be in the high
Registration is now open for the DuPage Care Center’s 22nd annual Golf Outing and Dinner to support residents of the Care Center. The golf outing will take place Friday, June 26 at Prairie Landing Golf Club in West Chicago and will feature 18 holes of golf, lunch, dinner, contests, and
The Aurora Food Pantry Radiothon will take place Friday, June 12, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Aurora Food Pantry, 1110 Jericho Road, Aurora. The major fundraiser event will feature a live broadcast with Scott Mackay from 95.9 The River, BBQ, open bar, raffles, and silent auction. All
Banana Split, 820 Church Rd., Aurora, will host a fundraiser to benefit SPARK, the early education initiative of Fox Valley United Way, Friday, June 12 from noon to 9 p.m.. A percentage of all proceeds from the day will support SPARK’s work connecting families with young children to high-quality early
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley’s 4th Annual “Tee Off to Defeat Diabetes” Golf Outing and Banquet is only a few days away, with a deadline of Sunday, May 31, at 10 p.m. to signup for the golf package(s) or steak dinner(s) only. Join us Saturday, June
KidsMatter invites the community to stop by our School’s Out event at Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria Thursday, June 4 to welcome in summer and support our mission. Hosting School’s Out as a GroupRaise fundraiser, Lou Malnati’s will contribute 20% of all sales to KidsMatter between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m. from
The 23rd annual Cop on a Rooftop fundraiser benefiting Special Olympics Illinois will take place from 5 a.m. to noon Friday, May 15. Law enforcement officers will collect donations from Dunkin’ rooftops to support year-round programming for Special Olympics athletes across Illinois. Donators will receive free donut coupon with any
Kiwanis Club of Aurora members and others pose for a photo while helping with the National Association of Letter Carrier’s national “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive at the Aurora Post Office, May 9.
Scientel Solutions will present the ninth Annual ‘Putting for Veterans’ Golf Outing, Monday, June 1 at White Eagle Golf Club, 3400 Club Drive, Naperville. All proceeds will directly impact local area veteran organizations, including Aurora Veterans Advisory Council, Fox Valley Marines Corp., and Naperville Responds for Veterans. For more information
The National Association of Letter Carriers and the National Rural Letter Carriers Association will partner with Loaves & Fishes Community Services during the 34th Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Saturday, May 9. Each year, residents are encouraged to place healthy, unexpired, non-perishable items in bags by their mailboxes on
The Batavia Lions Club will hold their most colorful fundraiser of the year, Plant Sale Fundraiser, Friday, May 8 and Saturday, May 9. This year marks the 44th annual plant day for the service organization. Locally-grown hanging baskets will be available for $30 each and would make a wonderful Mother’s
Hesed House in Aurora, the second-largest homeless shelter in Illinois, will host its Derby Party fundraiser Saturday, May 2 from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. at White Eagle Golf Club, 3400 Club Dr., Naperville. The event will have derby inspired drinks and food. Attendees must be 21 or older. Derby
Join the CASA Kane County Derby Party to support children in foster care, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 2 at Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling, 106 S. Riverside Avenue, St. Charles. Go bold, go fancy, go fabulous – dust off your most over-the-top Kentucky Derby hat and get
Just Shave It 2026, Sunday, April 26, from noon to 3 p.m. at Pollyanna Brewing Company, 106 S. Riverside Ave. in St. Charles, will bring participants together to shave or cut their hair to honor and support kids with cancer. Participants will raise money by asking family and friends to
Every year, thousands of dogs, cats, small mammals, and wildlife count on Anderson Humane for a second chance. The Walk4Animals & 5K helps the animal shelter continue its commitment to creating a more humane world for animals and the people who love them. Join the purple wave by running in
Scouting America Boy Troop 26 will hold a pancake breakfast and bake sale fundraiser Sunday, April 12. The public is invited. The event will take place from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Connor Hall at Holy Angels Church, 180 S. Russell Ave. in Aurora. The menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes
Celebrating “Spring Fling,” Aurora Lions club will hold its annual spring pancake breakfast fundraiser Saturday, April 11 from 8 a.m. to noon. The event will be held at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 27 E. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. The public is invited to pose for photos with the Easter bunny.
Emily Rengald, left, and Rose O’Horo serve pancakes at the Salvation Army Aurora Corps community center Saturday, April 4.
Kiwanis Club of Aurora president and main chef, Lucas Albright, points at the many pancakes and sausages to be served at the 75th Annual Kiwanis Club of Aurora Pancake Breakfast, March 14 at Aurora Central Catholic High School.
There was a major fire at Bob Pietrusiak’s house in Aurora January 25. In the middle of the night, his son, Eric, woke him up as he was calling 911. In the rush to get out, Bob slipped on the floor in his bare feet and knelt on embers, resulting
