The Aurora Rotary Club is hosting a Virtual 5k Fun Run to raise money for End Polio Now, Fox Valley Park Foundation, and Waterford Place. This is a virtual race June 7 – 13. Contact gtimm@midwestmanagementinc.com or log onto facebook.com/AuroraRotaryClub for more information. — Aurora Rotary Club
By Judd Lofchie During the COVID-19, our school districts and government have stepped up! The Federal government increased the reimbursement rate to help schools keep feeding students. The West Aurora School District has distributed more than 308,000 meals since the outbreak started. They distribute breakfast and lunches Monday through Friday
Aurora is working together to meet the growing needs of our community amid COVID-19. Aurora families can receive free groceries at the Pop-Up Food Pantry from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, May 28. The Drive-thru will be at Phillips Park, 1000 Ray Moses Drive. Please enter at Smith Boulevard
Aurora Downtown’s Boss Babes’ Virtual Derby Party fundraiser for Fox Valley United Way and Mutual Ground May 22 raised nearly $1,500.
Reuland Food Service, 115 Oak Avenue in Aurora, will hold a drive-thru barbecue fundraiser from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 30, for the benefit of two Aurora food pantries. The public is invited. According to a press release, 10% of proceeds will benefit Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry
State representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) will be host to a blood drive in partnership with Troy Township and Versiti Blood Center of Illinois, Tuesday, June 16 at Troy Township Community Center in Shorewood, 25448 W. Seil Road, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.. As a safety precaution, donations will be
The village of Montgomery, Montgomery Foundation, Engineering Enterprises, Inc. (EEI) and atlasGO announced Friday, May 1, a partnership for “Miles for Meals,” a 31 miles in 31 days virtual run/walk challenge. All proceeds will benefit the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry. Centerpiece of the challenge is atlasGO (www.atlasgo.org), a fitness
The Aurora Actionaires Foundation, Inc. donated 1,000 masks to the Aurora Housing Authority to assist in providing mandatory protective face covering for our seniors, families, and the disabled during this COVID-19 pandemic. They additionally donated to both the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry and the Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry. These
The board of directors of the Aurora Women’s Empowerment Foundation (AWEF) announced its 2020 grant recipients. The sum of $20,000 was granted to the Dominican Literacy Program to purchase new tutoring materials. The Dominican Literacy Center, Aurora, is a community-based organization sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Springfield. The Center
Aurora Police Department and Emergency Management Agency assist with traffic congestion on Jericho Road. Due to the COVID-19 closures, the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry is serving four times the amount clients per week and is continuously providing fresh produce, meat, and dairy to more than 800 families during each
Sheridan Gurbal, foreground, and Barb Bikum, background, receive donations during a drive-up food drive May 1 to replenish Holy Angels Catholic Church Food Pantry.
Captains Rich and Linnea Forney took the call in the late afternoon that an Aurora family needed help. The couple runs The Salvation Army Aurora Corps and Community Center on the City’s East Side. They spend their days answering calls from residents in need and preparing for the Corps’ twice-weekly
State representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) will be host to a blood drive in partnership with Plainfield Township, Plainfield Area Chamber of Commerce, and Versiti Blood Center of Illinois. The event will take place from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 14 at Plainfield Township Community Center, 15014 S. Des
Laboratory workers at Edward Hospital in Naperville celebrate recent breakfast donations, from congregants at Flowing Forth United Methodist Church in Aurora.
Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry will participate on the global day of generosity and unity, Tuesday, May 5, a day to come together and give back in response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19, no matter who or where we are. We will bring together our leaders, partners, communities and
The Yetee in Aurora is collaborating with many businesses around the Fox Valley area by creating T-shirts to support them and their employees during the difficult times caused by COVID-19. In partnership with artists Chris Hodge abd Jon Schratz, The Yetee is offering T-shirts for All Spoked Up- Bike Shop,
The Aurora Downtown COVID-19 Response Fund will distribute 35 COVID-19 relief grants totaling $12,250. Aurora Downtown, a nonprofit group of business and property owners, launched the fund earlier this month. The fund accepted grant applications from businesses located in SSA #One to help provide financial relief from the pandemic. Aurora
Not all heroes wear capes! Thanks to some of the Aurora Public Library (APL) staff members and volunteer heroes, face shields were created using Aurora Public Library’s 3D printers for health-care workers in the Fox Valley area. At the Library we continue to seek for innovative ways to serve our
A collage photo of food distribution at the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry on Jericho Road, reflects the demand that COVID-19 has placed on agencies which seek to help communities.
The Aurora Noon Lions Club donated $252 to the Feeding the Frontline project by Reuland Food Service in Aurora. Rodrigo “Bobby” Menendez, Noon Lions president, said the grant will provide funds for 42 donated lunches to the Aurora Police Department personnel. The Lions’ donation was made possible through fundraisers, including
