Porter Place residents selling bracelets to help Hawaii
Some area seniors with dementia are trying to make a difference one bead at a time. In response to the devastating wildfires on Maui, residents at Porter Place in Tinley Park are making and selling bracelets made with traditional Hawaiian puka shells and beads to raise funds for those impacted by the tragedy.
The bracelets are on sale at Porter Place, 17833 Harlem Ave.
All of the funds raised in the sales will be donated to Hawai’i Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund which is providing financial resources that can be quickly deployed with a focus on rapid response and recovery.
“Having dementia doesn’t diminish the desire to help others both near and far.” said Jennifer Boonstra, life engagement director for Porter Place, an Anthem Memory Care community. “Our residents continue to be committed to serving others, and it brings them great joy to make a difference in the world.”
More information about the sale and donations is with Boonstra at [email protected].
Parade to close McCarthy Road Sept. 16
On Saturday, Sept. 16, 123rd street (McCarthy Road) will be closed between 96th Avenue and 80th Avenue from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the Palos Park Autumn in the Park Parade. The parade starts at 11 a.m. and leads to the event on the Palos Park Village Green, 8901 W 123rd St.
Genealogical & Historical Society presents map program
The South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society meets at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 at the SSGHS Library, 3000 W. 170th Place, Hazel Crest, for a program from Donald and Tanya Smith of Greeley-Howard-Norlin-Smith presenting “History of Chicagoland in Maps.”
The Smiths are closing their company, which has done land surveying and mapmaking since 1854. They begin with the brief history of how and why the land in the U.S. was originally divided & sold. A brief history follows of their family’s 168+ year Land Surveying & Map Making business. The Smiths will talk about the most interesting projects, including some of the many boundary disputes, from their historical archive. In addition to their PowerPoint presentation, they will display some antique instruments as well as some of the antique & vintage maps, plats, atlases from their unique historical archives.
More information is at ssghs.org
Chamber 57 Annual Breakfast set in Matteson
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is among those being honored at the 11th Annual Breakfast of Chamber 57 from 9 to 11 a.m. Sept. 14 at the Matteson Holiday Inn, 500 Holiday Plaza, in Matteson.
The event’s theme is Rising Beyond, A Celebration To Excellence, and the keynote speaker is Matthew Simpson, the African American Business Development manager of the Office of Minority Economic Development for the Illinois Department of Commerce.
Others to be honored include Isaac Greene, senior pastor at Life Church; and Bonita Estelle, External Affairs manager for ComEd. Tickets and information are at chamber57breakfast23.eventbrite.com
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.Walk where Freedom Seekers walked Sept. 23
Experts from the Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project will present the fascinating and historically accurate story of the hundreds, perhaps thousands of people escaping slavery, called “Freedom Seekers,” who traveled the Underground Railroad through the south Chicagoland region seeking freedom in the north prior to the Civil War at a Hike the Freedom Trail event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 23.
The tour will include a brief celebration of the one-year anniversary of the installation of a state historical marker on the site of the Ton Farm, along the Little Calumet River.
Led by professor Larry McClellan and Tom Shepherd of the Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project, the free tour is co-sponsored by the Forest Preserves of Cook County and the Calumet Heritage Partnership.
The tour will depart from the Beaubien Woods Boat Launch near 134th Street and the Little Calumet riverfront at 10 a.m. and will be partly by bus and partly a hike requiring moderate walking. The event is free but registration is required at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ejyfkd2p8412ba78&llr=xwordcfbb. More information is with Shepherd at [email protected] or 773-370-3305.
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