Min. Golf Fun Raiser in Yorkville
The Friends of the Yorkville Public Library will be host to its sixth annual Mini Golf FUN Raiser Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. This event will take place on both floors inside the Library. Players hit balls between the book shelves and around obstacles provided by decorators of each hole.
This popular family event has drawn more than 1,400 players in the past five years. Players of all ages will play the 18-hole course. All profits will go directly to the Yorkville Library to support programs and services for the community.
A person or a business can be a sponsor for the event by donating an item for the raffle, or by volunteering that day. Please contact the Yorkville Library at 630-553-4354 or www.yorkville.lib.il.us.
Tickets are $5 per person to play the course. Tickets for the raffle items will be sold beginning Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. Tickets for mini golf and for the raffle may be purchased on the day of the event.
The Yorkville Public Library is at 902 Game Farm Road. 630-553-4354. www.yorkville.lib.il.us.
— Friends of the Yorkville Public Library
Wilkinson Food Pantry volunteers helpful
End of the Year giving presents challenges in light of so many needs.
One place to start the process is to look at operation costs. There are several websites that can guide potential donors. A recent article in The Voice reported on a national non-profit organization, Southwest Key, that compensates its executive director $1.5 Million annually, although it is 1/10 the size of American Red Cross, whose executive director is paid what still seems like a generous amount of $600,000.
First, 98% of the work done by the Wilkinson Pantry in Aurora is done by volunteers, many of whom donate up to 20 hours per week.
If you choose a community donation, you may want to consider the Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry, 834 N. Highland Avenue, Aurora, IL 60506.
—Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry