Olivia Ports Band at Arcada June 30 The Olivia Ports Band will present Dreams & Wishes: A Make-A-Wish fundraiser at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 30. Ticket sales will be donated to Make-A-Wish to further their mission of granting wishes to children with critical...
The fourth annual Batavia Dinner Table will start at 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4 on Downtown Batavia’s North River Street Woonerf. The funds from the 200-person, family-style farm to table community gathering each year, are donated to the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry, in Downtown Batavia. To date, nearly $20,000 has...
Pancake breakfast at Montgomery FD Montgomery and Countryside Fire Protection District will hold its annual pancake breakfast fundraiser from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, June 9. The breakfast will be held at department headquarters, 198 S. Railroad Street in Montgomery. The public is invited. The menu will include pancakes,...
First Fridays in Aurora is open to any organization which wants to participate, and, thereby increase visibility for visitors to the events in the Downtown area. The Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora will hold a fundraiser from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, June 7 at SciTech Hands On Museum, 18...
Marine Corps League Golf Classic Aug. 14 The Fox Valley Marine Corps League will donate the proceeds of its 12th annual Golf Classic at Bliss Creek Golf Course in Sugar Grove to veterans and their families, specifically to help those affected by food insecurity. The outing is set for Wednesday,...
4-H Pork Chop Dinner June 20 The annual Friends of Extension and 4-H Foundation Pork Chop Dinner will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 20 at the University of Illinois Extension office, 7775B IL Route 47, Yorkville. Each pork meal includes applesauce, coleslaw, baked beans, dinner...
Woman’s Club of Aurora president Cathy Martin will close the 2018-2019 Club year Tuesday, May 14 at Belle Salle Banquets in Aurora by honoring past Club presidents: Esther Amos, Martha Bein, Dorothy Ellis, Jean Haselhorst, Rosemary Hauser, Barbara Penner, Judy Pessetti, and Dorothy Sullivan. Membership chairman Dawn Magana will present...
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive May 11 The second Saturday in May is the largest one-day food drive in the Nation. It will take place in more than 10,000 cities and towns, and the food is collected by those men and women carrying our mail across the country. When postal...
The Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry was host to its first “Party at the Pantry” Tuesday, April 23 during evening distribution hours. The goal of the event was to introduce new individuals to the Pantry’s mission and give them a hands-on volunteer experience. The event was a huge success! Guests...
Exchange Club of Aurora nine scholarship recipients from Aurora schools pose at the annual Scholarship Award Luncheon, Tuesday, at Support Techs – Gallery 1904, 1 E. Benton Street, in Aurora. The A.C.E. Award (Accepting the Challenge of Excellence) honors students from East Aurora and West Aurora High Schools who have...
Matt Brolley, Montgomery Village president, takes a swing at the Greater Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Golf Outing at Top Golf in Naperville Friday. Proceeds support the Waubonsee Community College Scholarship Fund. Established 20 years ago, the GMACC founders had a vision to establish a network of Montgomery-area businesses...
Simply Destinee Youth Center’s 2nd Annual “Dancing with the Stars” fundraiser last week at Gaslite Manor in Aurora brings smiles and additional funds from a supportive group. A dozen couples ranging from community celebrities to community business owners were paired with dance students to compete against each other. Votes were...
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive May 11 The second Saturday in May is the largest one-day food drive in the Nation. It will take place in more than 10,000 cities and towns, and the food is collected by those men and women carrying our mail across the country. When postal...
Aurora Veterans Advisory Council and the Fox Valley Park District will present the fourth annual Cruise Night from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 25 at McCullough Park, 100 W. Illinois Avenue, Aurora. There will be many classes of cars, including stock and classic cars from 1940 and later....
Aurora Noon Lions Club members from left Michele Needham, Plainfield; Doug Needham, Plainfield; and Ken Leask, Aurora, left, put a pile of pancakes on plates during the Lions’ annual Easter Bunny Breakfast fundraiser Saturday at Luigi’s Pizza in Aurora. Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in Aurora will receive a minimum of...
Chef Mark Grimes, middle, holds a trophy after Che Figata was announced the winner of the Loaves & Fishes’ second annual Naperville Chef Showdown fundraiser, Wednesday, April 17 in Naperville. The competition was between two teams led by chef Crispin Plata from Mesón Sabika and chef Grimes from Che Figata....
Fox Valley Habitat 5B’s dinner April 27 Those in attendance can treat their families to dinner from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27 p.m. with 5B’s BBQ. It will be held in the parking lot at Oswego Presbyterian Church, 1976 Route 25 in Oswego. 5B’s will serve pork...
Smiles reflect an enjoyable day at the annual Wine on the Fox in Oswego last year. Photo by LockedInPhotography.com Wine on the Fox, presented by john greene Realtor, returns to Oswego Saturday and Sunday, May 4-5, 2019, and volunteers are needed to help make the event a success. Proceeds from Wine...
Chuck Adams, executive director of Indivisible Aurora, left, and Richard Irvin, mayor of Aurora, Tuesday, announce the reversal of the cancellation of the 2019 Aurora Pride Parade. The announcement took place at Irvin’s media briefing event at City Hall, April 16. Indivisible Aurora needed $17,000 to cover expenses. See Amy...
By Amy Roth – The Pride Parade and Festival in Aurora is back on again less than a week after its cancelation. Mayor Richard Irvin of Aurora announced Tuesday afternoon standing next to Chuck Adams, executive director of community advocacy group Indivisible Aurora, organizer of the event. The announcement came...
