Community Corner

Holiday Greenery Fundraiser for Downers Grove North

Orders are due by Wednesday, Nov. 20.

Downers Grove North High School Classes of 2014 and 2015 are ready to take orders for holiday greenery.

Items for sale include poinsettias (6.5 inch pot) for $17, wreaths with bow (20-inch) for $18 and garland (17 feet) for $23.

Orders must be accompanied by a check made payable to "DGN Class of 2014 & 2015" and are due by Wednesday, Nov. 20.

Orders can be dropped off or sent to the attention of Erin Blatner at Downers Grove North High School, 4436 Main St, Downers Grove, IL, 60515. Include the item(s), quantity, and address and phone number with the order.

All items must be picked up  between 3:20 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Downers Grove North High School in the Student Cafeteria.

Also this week:

• DuPage County Heroin Forum: The forum will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, 3815 S. Highland Ave. The forum is free and open to the public. Parents, educators and students are all welcome and encouraged to attend. Sponsored by State Rep. Patti Bellock (R-Hinsdale) and State Rep. Sandy Pihos (R-Glen Ellyn), the forum will feature a panel including the Robert Crown Center for Health Education, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and DuPage County Coroner Dr. Richard Jorgensen.
 Solar Panel Workshop: The community is invited to a solar panel workshop detailing the benefits, obstacles, costs and possibile funding opportunities at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at the Downers Grove Public Library, 1050 Curtiss St. The workshop will include presentations by Downers Grove residents who have installed solar panels, industry experts and village staff. Registration is not required.
• Herrick Family ‘Fun’draiser: Herrick Middle School and the Herrick PTA will host a fundraiser Saturday, Nov. 23,  at Downers Grove North High School, 4436 Main St., in celebration of the spirit of Herrick Middle School. The event will feature the seventh and eighth grade Herrick Middle School Spartans taking on the Jefferson Junior High Wolverines basketball teams. The doors open at 6 p.m., and the games start at 6:30 p.m. The Herrick band will perform. Admission is $5 per person or $15 per family. There will also be a raffle for prizes and split the pot, as well as half-court “lottery shots.” Proceeds will benefit the Herrick PTA, which sponsors assemblies, field trips and programs at the school. In addition to sales at Herrick’s Parent-Teacher Conferences, tickets will also be available for purchase at the door the night of the event.
• Handbell Choir: The handbell choirs of First United Methodist Church present their “Hanging of the Greens 2013” Christmas Concert with The Evans Family Violin Ensemble from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, 1032 Maple Ave., Downers Grove. Tickets are $8 in advance; $10 at the door. Call the church 968-7120, or Pattie Barnes 953-0146 or e-mail bellhog@juno.com


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