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player ready...A celebration of the life of Elgin activist Danise Habun will be held Sunday, Oct. 19, at Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren in Elgin, according to Congregation Kneseth Israel Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein.
Attendees are asked to gather at noon at the 783 Highland Ave. church, which is 15 minutes before the memorial begins, Klein said.
Habun, 65, was undergoing cancer treatment when she died Aug. 16 at her Elgin home.
She was dedicated to advocating for causes and doing work for a large number of Elgin-area nonprofits and government groups, including the YWCA, Open Door Clinic, Elgin Community Task Force on Policing, City of Elgin’s Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast and Food Drive, Elgin Pride, African-American Coalition of Kane County, Elgin Human Relations Commission and many others.
After the memorial, people are asked to take part in the Elgin Crop Hunger Walk in Habun’s memory, Klein said.
The 2-mile walk begins at 2 p.m. from the downtown plaza between Elgin City Hall and The Hemmens Cultural Center. It raises money for Food for Greater Elgin, All People’s Interfaith Food Pantry, Bethesda Church of God in Christ, Centro de Información, Community Crisis Center and other Elgin organizations.
Elgin Cooperative Ministry leads the event in collaboration with Centro de Información and Church World Service, according to a web post for the walk.
Go to events.crophungerwalk.org/crophungerwalks/event/elginil for more information or to register to participate.
Mike Danahey is a freelance reporter for The Courier-News.