Mary Kay Harvey receives East Dundee service award
Mary Kay Harvey is the recipient of the East Dundee Community Service Award, which was presented at a dinner hosted by the Northern Kane County Chamber of Commerce.
Harvey is the president of the McNamee Foundation, according to the East Dundee village newsletter. In that role, she has organized activities, social media and marketing for the annual Thom McNamee St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Related to the parade, Harvey created and oversees the Shamrocks for Charity program, which has raised $27,000 for local food pantries since 2018. Over the last eight years, the foundation has donated more than $100,000 to community organizations through various initiatives.
As a member of the East Dundee Arts Council, Harvey manages the group’s social media and coordinates the village’s chalk art projects.
ECC hosting Domestic Violence Awareness rally
Elgin Community College’s Office of Student Life and Community Crisis Center will host a Domestic Violence Awareness Month Rally from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 at the main campus’ Seigle Auditorium, Building E, 1700 Spartan Drive.
Kane County Sheriff’s Office detective Nicole Krupp will be the keynote speaker and the event will end with a candle light vigil, a news release said.
The event is free and open to the public. “In Her Shoes” an interactive exhibit that depicts domestic violence scenarios and the victims face, will be presented from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the auditorium lobby.
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For more information, call the Office of Student Life at 847-214-7370 or the Community Crisis Center at 847-697-2380. A domestic violence guide with available resources is available at library.elgin.edu/domesticviolence.
Hanover Haunts set for Friday at Izaak Walton center
Hanover Township Department of Youth & Family Services will host Hanover Haunts from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, at the Izaak Walton Youth Center & Reserve, 899 Jay St., Elgin.
The event will feature games and crafts for the first two hours and a haunted trail intended for anyone 13 and older for the final two hours, according to a news release. Costumes are encouraged.
No registration is required to attend the free event.
For more information, call 630-483-5799 or email [email protected].
Rep. Ness holding annual Diaper Drive Oct. 30-Nov. 3
The office of State Rep. Suzanne Ness, D – Crystal Lake, will be holding its third annual Diaper Drive, collecting disposable diapers, wipes, diaper creams and other needed baby care supplies from Monday, Oct. 30 through Friday, Nov. 3
Dropoff locations include: Ness’ district office, 20 S. Grove St., Carpentersville; the Rakow Center, 665 Barrington Ave., Carpentersville; and Randall Oaks Recreation Center, 500 N. Randall Road, West Dundee.
All collected items will be given to local food pantries, according to a news release. For more information, call 224-484-862 or email [email protected].
Trick-or-treating hours set for Elgin, other towns
Elgin-area villages and cities have set recommended hours for trick-or-treating on Halloween, which this year is Tuesday, Oct. 31.
They are:
3 to 7 p.m. in Carpentersville, East Dundee, Elgin and West Dundee, according to the the websites for the respective municipalities;
3 to 8 p.m. in Sleepy Hollow.