We will honor Congresswoman Underwood and Congresswoman Schakowsky with the 2022 Alliance for Retired Americans Retiree Hero Award for their flawless voting records on issues impacting seniors and workers, and will hear from them the challenges and opportunities for our priorities in Congress.
The Kane County Democrats will be doing our annual Adopt a Highway cleanup on May 20th at 5:00pm. Pizza and light snacks will be provided beforehand.
Please meet at Steve’s house, 1707 Patricia Lane St Charles, and after pizza, we will clean the west side of Kirk Rd between Division and Main St in St Charles. We will have garbage bags and gloves. Dress appropriately for the weather. It is NOT rain or shine, but baring that we will be good to go.
Please RSVP with Steve for purposes of food.
Elgin Township Democrats Community Blood Drive Saturday, May 21, 2022 | 10am – 2pm
Blood Drive Location
Side Street Studio Arts
15 Ziegler Drive
Elgin, IL 60120
Blood drive will take place in the first floor gallery.
To schedule an appointment go to www.versiti.org/IL, call (800) 7TO-GIVE or contact verntepe@gmail.com.
Every donation impacts and saves up to 3 lives !!!
Photo I.D. required.
Helpful tip: Make sure to eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of water before donating.
Donate to versiti for a chance to win a $75 e-gift card, so you can stream your favorite movie or download the latest game!
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Representative Hirschauer is a member of the Illinois House of Representatives Veterans’ Affairs Committee. She is inviting local veterans to share their thoughts on legislation and how it affects military veterans, their families, and communities, over breakfast at the VFW in West Chicago.
Seats are still available, but the favor of an RSVP is requested via registration form or a call (331-465-9661) or email to the office by Friday afternoon.
Join the Kane County Democrats and the Aurora Township Democrats for this year’s Pride Parade through downtown Aurora! Bring your signs, your rainbow gear and get ready to march in this fun and high-energy showing of love!
Please contact Deb Fisher if you are interested in joining the group to march. She will be sending out more information as the date draws nearer.
Join the Kane County Democrats this summer and march with us in the annual Swedish Days Parade! Lineup begins at noon and step-off is at 1:00pm. More information will be forthcoming.
Please bring Dem-friendly signs, wave your American flags, and bring candy to hand out to the kiddos!
Join the Elgin Township Democrats in Elgin’s Fourth of July Parade!
The parade steps off Monday, July 4th at 9am at Slade and Douglas Avenue. Please join the Elgin Dems float by 8:30am.
The Elgin Dems will be staged on Grove Avenue at GROVE A. This should be the section of Grove Ave between Slade and Lincoln. (You can ask a gate captain at N Grove Ave and Ann St for directions to GROVE A if you need them.)
Dress for the weather and wear an Elgin / Kane County Democrats or candidate shirt if you have one. Signs are encouraged as well.
(Do you have a friend who feels they need to march too? Invite them along to meet with like minded people. The camaraderie and conversation with others who try to make a positive difference can help.)
Please join Meridian Health & State Representative Barbara Hernandez for an Aurora Community Health Fair on Saturday, July 9th from 11am to 3pm at the Prisco Community Center, Room 104.
- Neighborhood project
- Aurora food pantry
- Aurora township
- Oak street
- Senior services associates
- East aurora counseling
- NAMI Kane
- Alive Center
- Two Rivers Head Start
- Community Health Partnership of IL
- Association for individual development
- Aurora public library
- Kane County health dept
- Veterans outreach
- Fox valley park district
- VNA healthcare education
- VNA healthcare immunization
- Family Focus
- Open Door HIV
- BCBS IL
- Aetna
- Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry
- Readerlink Recruiting
Sat Aug 13 – 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Inflation hits the poor the hardest and makes their life very difficult. This means that they rely on the Food Banks even more. The BEST WAY to donate is to make a check out to ECM (Elgin Cooperative Ministry) – OR – pick up a few extra items while you are at the store.
Two Locations
Settlers Park, 3046 Sutton St, Elgin, IL 60124 (West of Long Common)
210 Wing Park Blvd, Elgin, IL 60123 (Carl and Cherryl Strathmann’s home)
What Is Needed
- Food items: cereal, canned foods, granola bars, peenut butter, pasta, rice, pasta sauce, veggies, fruit and meat.
- Cleaning supplies: sponges, paper towels, laundry detergent, bleach, all purpose cleaners, dish soap.
- Toiletries: soap, deodorant, razors, feminine hygiene products, shower gel, diapers, toilet paper.
The most effective donation is always money so the food pantries can buy what is needed in bulk. Make checks out to:
- ECM – Elgin Cooperative Ministry
- FFGE – Food for Greater Elgin
Can’t make it to the food drive? Contact Vern and drop off at his home. He’ll make sure the donations get to the food drive.
