King David Simpson, left, leads a toast with queen Kerry Griswold, right at West Aurora High School music department’s 34th annual Madrigal concerts Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 18-19, at the royal banquet hall (West cafeteria).
Aurora Noon Lions club will hold its first “Frosty Flapjacks” pancake breakfast fundraiser from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022 at Luigi’s Pizza and Fun Center, 732 Prairie Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Parking is free. The menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, mini donuts, orange
The American Legion Riders Post #181 from Sandwich will be host to “Bowl for Veterans” 9 pin, no-tap event Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022 at Sandwich Idle Hour Lanes (927 E. Railroad Street). Start times are at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.. There will be prizes for first, second, and third
Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA) members delivered hats, mittens, scarves, socks and cash donations for needy kids Monday, Dec. 13. Dick Schindel of Aurora, AARTA president, led a delegation that dropped off three garbage bags of Winter gear to Cities in Schools Aurora, a nonprofit. Additionally, $150 was donated
The Holiday Fundraiser will take place from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, O’Malley’s Pub & Eatery, 701 Hill Avenue, Aurora, which will help benefit the formation of the Boys & Girls Club in Aurora in collaboration with the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley. Doors will
The Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley will be host to a fundraising partnership with Katerina’s Authentic Greek Cuisine of Batavia 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15. Meals will cost $16.99 and include one entree and one dessert. Each meal ordered will contribute $3 to JFI. Entree choices are gyro
To support families in need, State representative Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is collecting menstrual hygiene products and diapers to benefit the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry’s Women’s Empowerment Pantry through December 10. “Accessibility issues with menstrual hygiene products or diapers can cause many long-term, negative consequences for low-income families,” said Hernandez.
Thanksgiving Day, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday! Then rest? Our society stays busy and in all seriousness all for good causes. Societies function better when their members believe in the world around them, in making a difference, and in helping others There are many facets in our lives
November 28, 2021Dear editor; The United Methodist Church of Plano wishes to thank everyone for supporting their Christmas sale November 20. The Christmas Sale consisted of Christmas decorations, greenery, snowmen, wreaths, Santas, dishes, ornaments. Donations from the Christmas sale went into the “Save the Windows” Fund which is to restore
Geneva-based Kane County Cougars baseball team is holding coat and boot drive for needy military veterans.From Monday, Dec. 6 until Friday, Dec. 17, fans are invited to drop off donations at the Cougars’ front office at Northwestern Medicine Field, 34W002 Cherry Lane in Geneva, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
As we celebrate Community Foundation Week and prepare for Thanksgiving, we at the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley (CFFRV) want to share our gratitude for your support, partnership, and ongoing dedication to making a difference in our community. We are thankful for our donors, whose generosity provides millions
Montgomery Boy Scout Troop 12, St. Luke’s Lutheran will be host to a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Santa Saturday, Nov. 27, at Montgomery VFW Post 7452, 121 N. River Street, Montgomery. The public is invited. Parking is free. From 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., all-you-can-eat pancakes
InterFaith Aurora will be host to its 14th annual “Thanksgiving Celebration of Music and Friendship” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, at the Cathedral of Grace St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2950 Bilter Road, Aurora. All presenting songs and religious praise from diverse congregations throughout the Aurora area will
The Salvation Army’s red kettle campaign is underway. A dozen Aurora Noon Lions Club members will ring hand bells for the Salvation Army Aurora Corps from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, outside the Jewel/Osco store at 1952 W. Galena Boulevard in Aurora. One day earlier, Army Aurora
Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora and Chicago Steel hockey team up in “Make A Goal To Fight Diabetes” night at Geneva’s Fox Valley Ice Arena Saturday, Nov. 6.
East Aurora High School and West Aurora High School historically have been rivals back to the annual football game that began in 1893. The game was typically the last game of the season, on Thanksgiving Day and played on Hurd’s Island. To celebrate and honor this crosstown tradition and rivalry,
The Fox River Valley knows the Aurora Festival of Lights as an annual event held from Thanksgiving through Christmas. What they may not realize is the Festival of Lights is an ongoing operation. Beginning as early as February, volunteers donate their time and energy to tackle everything from permits and
Members of 100+ Women Who Care of Will County held their big check presentation November 4 and donated $4,000 to Navarro Farm. Sherri Navarro, co-founder, was presented the check by 100+ Women Who Care members Kathy DeSalvo and Joanne Tomczcuk. “We are so grateful for the support of the 100+
The Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora will celebrate “Fight Diabetes” Awareness Night at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 at the Fox Valley Ice Arena, 1996 S. Kirk Road, Geneva. The Chicago Steel hockey team will face-off against the Dubuque Fighting Saints. Ceremonial Puck Drop at 7:05 p.m.. The Ceremonial Puck Drop
One in 10 individuals from northern Illinois, including one in eight children, is facing hunger this year due to the ongoing economic fallout from COVID-19. Neighbors in our communities are struggling to put food on the table, many facing this difficult reality for the first time in their lives. That
