Aurora Junior Woman’s Club ready to put on show
Playing Cruella De Vil in this year's Aurora Junior Woman's Club production of "The Descendants," long-time member Sue Rahn, who is sometimes cast in a male role in the traditionally...
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Program looks to get Aurora kids reading
When Janet Momper was in college, she worked at a reading clinic that offered one-on-one reading assistance for students. "I always felt that one-on-one was always the gold standard," said...
Equine Dreams uses horses to help those with disabilities
Windy Kopecky began volunteering for Equine Dreams when she was a college student at Northern Illinois University in 1998. Over the years, she has moved farther and farther away from...
Aurora students to lend a hand on Day of Service
On Monday, students from Aurora area high schools and Waubonsee Community College will spend the day helping out at Aurora's Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry. These students will join others who...
Fox Valley group looks to help those with serious illnesses eat better
For more than four years, teen and adult volunteers of the local nonprofit Fox Valley Food for Health have gathered two days a week preparing organic healthy meals that are...
Semicolon tattoos offer a way to raise awareness of suicide
For the fourth time over the last year, a local tattoo artist has volunteered his services to raise money for a local organization dedicated to reducing the risk of suicide....
Giving Tree a special tradition at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
No one at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Aurora can remember a time when its members didn't choose tags from its Angel Tree to provide gifts to those less fortunate....
Volunteers keep Salvation Army bells ringing
Bells will be ringing throughout the Fox Valley this holiday season, thanks to the many volunteers ringing bells for the Salvation Army. This time of year, the greatest impact can...
Holy Angels Living Nativity to benefit food pantry
More than 40 choir students at Holy Angels Catholic School in Aurora are lending their voices to create the school's first live nativity to benefit the parish's food pantry. The...
Lifelong Learning offers many classes for seniors
In the fall of 1996, Plano's Lin Bargemann was one of four individuals who lent their hands as facilitators for programs that were being offered to seniors 55 years old...