Thanksgiving dinner in Plano Nov. 8
A complete turkey supper with all the trimmings will be available from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8 at Plano United Methodist Church, Hale and Clark Streets, in Plano. Food will be served at 5 p.m. with seating or carry outs.
Reservations for the 5 p.m. seating can be made by calling 630-552-3700 or 630-552-1191. If there is no answer, please leave a message and someone will get back to you.
— Linda Oleson
CIS Turkey Fest Nov. 10 in Aurora
The annual Communities In Schools (CIS) Turkey Fest fundraiser will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 at Mike & Denise’s Pizzeria & Pub, 1760 N Farnsworth Avenue, Aurora. The event will be a fun way to support the ongoing services CIS provides to Aurora students.
As many as one in five children shows signs of a mental health disorder. CIS provides approximately 4,880 hours of counseling services to our East Aurora and West Aurora School Districts every year at no cost to the schools, and at no cost to the students or their families. Last year alone CIS invested an estimated $180,000 of social work services into Aurora public schools. We help organize Coats For Kids, the largest coat drive in Aurora, and distribute 1,800 new Winter coats to children each year.
—Communities In School of Aurora
Naperville 5K Turkey Trot family fun
The Naperville Noon Lions will be host to its 21st annual 5K Turkey Trot Thanksgiving Day morning Thursday, Nov. 22, at 8 a.m.. It is a family-friendly, fun event that will begin at Naperville Central High School, 440 Aurora Avenue, in Naperville. Registration is available only at napervilleturkeytrot.com. All proceeds from this event will go to support individuals who have low vision and are blind and cannot afford necessary services. Call 630-364-3922 for more information.
—Naperville Noon Lions Club