Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in Aurora distributed free feminine-hygiene products Wednesday, July 26. Diane Renner, Pantry executive director, said Wood Dale-based Zam Zam Foundation provided the products valued at $1,500. Abdule Maten, foundation CEO, was among ZZF employees participating. Founded in 2020, ZZF is a nonprofit producing hygiene products to...
Women in Aurora are seeking to help other women who are facing current challenges and difficulties.Aurora City Hall’s employee resource group has launched a monthlong Women’s History Month campaign to collect much-needed supplies for unhoused women in the community. The P.O.W.E.R. Women’s Group, an acronym for Presenting Opportunities Where Everyone...
In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, State representative Barbara Hernandez (83rd District), D-Aurora, is collecting feminine hygiene products to be donated to Mutual Ground, a crisis intervention center in Aurora. The collection will be through the end of October. “The individuals who utilize Mutual Ground’s services have been placed...
Girl Scouts: What are they up to these days? There are impressive projects by some girls. One girl scout in Naperville, Amelia, has chosen Days for Girls (DFG) as her Gold Award project. She has embraced the mission to create a freer, dignified, and educated world by providing girls access...
