Foundation awards $200,000 to Elgin-area charities
The Seigle Foundation has awarded grants totaling nearly $200,000 to six Elgin-area nonprofits for housing-related efforts.
Grant recipients were Community Crisis Center, Marklund Children’s Home, Fellowship Housing Corp., CASA Kane County, Consumer Credit Counseling Service and Prairie State Legal Services, according to a news release.
In addition to housing, Seigle Foundation is focused on funding nonprofit projects related to food, education and the arts. Nonprofit organizations serving the Elgin and Dundee communities are eligible to apply.
For more information go to SeigleFoundation.org.
ECC group launches $3M ‘Bright Futures’ campaign
The Elgin Community College Foundation has launched a student-centered Bright Futures campaign with the goal of raising $3 million.
Funds will be used for three main purposes, according to a news release:
Equipping ECC students with personalized coaching, financial support and resources;
Providing targeted support to help at-risk students complete the final year of their ECC studies;
Investing in ECC career readiness programs that address the region’s most critical workforce needs.
More than $1.8 million has already been committed to the effort.
To learn more about the ECC Foundation’s Bright Futures campaign, go to elgin.edu/brightfutures
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.Elgin, South Elgin holding daddy daughter dances
Tickets are on sale now for daddy daughter dances in February hosted by the parks and recreation departments in Elgin and South Elgin.
The Elgin dance will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, and Saturday, Feb. 3, in the Heritage Ballroom at the Edward Schock Centre, 100 Symphony Way.
This year’s theme is Disney’s animated film “Encanto.” The event will feature props, decorations and character visits from the movie as well as dancing, a catered buffet, games and prizes.
The city also will host an Encanto-themed daddy-daughter princess tea from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, in the Heritage Ballroom.
Tickets for the dance are $25 for adults, $15 per child. Tickets for the princess tea time are $10 for adults, $10 for each child. For tickets and more information, go to www.hemmens.org/tickets.
The South Elgin dance will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at Corron Elementary School, 455 Thornwood Way. The night will feature snacks, crafts, beverages, photos and a DJ.
The cost is $55 per father/daughter for village residents and $65 per couple for nonresidents. Each additional child is $15. To register, go to www.southelgin.com/registration, Section #43602.
Master gardeners holding winter seed workshop
Kane County Master Gardeners will hold a workshop on winter seed sowing techniques on Wednesday, Jan. 10, in St. Charles.
Winter sowing is a cost-effective, low-maintenance way of starting plants outdoors, during winter, for next year’s garden, according to a news release. Frost-tolerant native plants and perennials can withstand the cold temperatures of early winter.
Seeds are planted in containers that act as “mini greenhouses,” the release said.
The workshop will run from 10 a.m. to noon at the Kane County Extension office. 535 S. Randall Road. Registration is required by Jan. 5. Cost to attend is $5.
For more information, go to go.illinois.edu/KaneWinterSowing2024.