By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley held their fourth annual “Tee Off to Defeat Diabetes” Golf Outing, Saturday, June 6, at Bliss Creek Golf Course, 1 Golf View Road, in Sugar Grove. With rain in the forecast and temperatures expected to be in the high
Registration is now open for the DuPage Care Center’s 22nd annual Golf Outing and Dinner to support residents of the Care Center. The golf outing will take place Friday, June 26 at Prairie Landing Golf Club in West Chicago and will feature 18 holes of golf, lunch, dinner, contests, and
The Aurora Food Pantry Radiothon will take place Friday, June 12, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Aurora Food Pantry, 1110 Jericho Road, Aurora. The major fundraiser event will feature a live broadcast with Scott Mackay from 95.9 The River, BBQ, open bar, raffles, and silent auction. All
Banana Split, 820 Church Rd., Aurora, will host a fundraiser to benefit SPARK, the early education initiative of Fox Valley United Way, Friday, June 12 from noon to 9 p.m.. A percentage of all proceeds from the day will support SPARK’s work connecting families with young children to high-quality early
The National Association of Letter Carriers and the National Rural Letter Carriers Association will partner with Loaves & Fishes Community Services during the 34th Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Saturday, May 9. Each year, residents are encouraged to place healthy, unexpired, non-perishable items in bags by their mailboxes on
Hesed House in Aurora, the second-largest homeless shelter in Illinois, will host its Derby Party fundraiser Saturday, May 2 from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. at White Eagle Golf Club, 3400 Club Dr., Naperville. The event will have derby inspired drinks and food. Attendees must be 21 or older. Derby
Join the CASA Kane County Derby Party to support children in foster care, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 2 at Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling, 106 S. Riverside Avenue, St. Charles. Go bold, go fancy, go fabulous – dust off your most over-the-top Kentucky Derby hat and get
Just Shave It 2026, Sunday, April 26, from noon to 3 p.m. at Pollyanna Brewing Company, 106 S. Riverside Ave. in St. Charles, will bring participants together to shave or cut their hair to honor and support kids with cancer. Participants will raise money by asking family and friends to
There was a major fire at Bob Pietrusiak’s house in Aurora January 25. In the middle of the night, his son, Eric, woke him up as he was calling 911. In the rush to get out, Bob slipped on the floor in his bare feet and knelt on embers, resulting
The Aurora and Fox Valley community are invited to the all-you-can-eat Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast from 7 a.m. (new start time) to noon Saturday, March 14, Aurora Central Catholic High School, 1255 N. Edgelawn Dr. (corner Edgelawn & Indian Trail), Aurora. Kiwanis Club of Aurora Pancake chairman Nick Knudtson noted, “I’m
The Aurora and Fox Valley community are invited to Aurora Central Catholic High School, 1255 N. Edgelawn Dr. (corner Edgelawn & Indian Trail), Aurora, Saturday, March 14 from 7 a.m. to noon, for the all-you-can-eat Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast. The Kiwanis Club of Aurora in its 110th year presents its 75th
Pancakes, chili, and bingo will be featured in fundraisers by St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 27 S. Edgelawn Drive, Aurora Pancakes will be served Sunday, March 15, at 8:30 a.m., in Sanctuary Hall at the church. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, applesauce, coffee, juice, and milk. A freewill offering is requested.
“Rolling for a Cause,” an Aurora Lions Club bowling fundraiser, will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 1, at Parkside Lanes, 34W185 Montgomery Rd. in Aurora. The public is invited to participate as individuals or teams. In addition to three games of bowling, the third annual
More than 20 Fox Valley restaurants will host a fundraiser for Aurora’s Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at Two Brothers Roundhouse, 205 N. Broadway in Aurora. The public is invited. Tickets are $75 for adults, $40 for children ages six to 12, and
The Sunday School children at the Plano Methodist Church are excited about their current mission project and need help. They are collecting donations for a “Joy to the World” Basket from Heifer International. With a goal of $1,500, donations will be accepted through February 15. Donations help provide animals, training,
Scouting America (formerly Boy Scouts) Troop 3 at New England Congregational Church, 406 W. Galena Blvd. in Aurora, will hold a pancake breakfast fundraiser Sunday, Feb. 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Friendship Hall. Included will be a bake sale and raffles for a quilt and Blackhawks’ hockey
Celebrating Scout Sunday, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts at Faith Lutheran Church, 3000 Liberty St. in Aurora, will assist in worship and hold a pancake breakfast fundraiser Sunday, Feb. 8 from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.. Members of Faith’s Cub Scout Pack 643 and Scout Troop 508 will greet parishioners
The DuPage Care Center will host a fundraiser for the community to send Valentine wishes to Center residents. For a $5 donation, community members may send a balloon to a Care Center resident to spread cheer and warm wishes. In the past, the public sent nearly 1,000 heart-shaped, helium balloons
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley will hold it’s January “Meet and Greet”, organized by media chairperson, Ann McBride, to expose our Club and our mission, Saturday, Jan. 17, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Legacy Nutrition & Fitness, 77 S. River Street, in downtown Aurora. Legacy
Carrying an adoptable pup, Dori O’Brien of Geneva sells raffle tickets at “Santa Paws,” a 14th annual fundraiser for Starfish Animal Rescue December 6 in Geneva.
