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On Saturday, July 22nd at 11:00 a.m., Founders’ Days are hosting their 59th annual parade as part of the Founders’ Days celebration. The goal of the parade is to show off the best of the best and celebrate how the Algonquin and surrounding communities are shaped by those who are a part of it — from its social organizations to its businesses; from its local leaders to its Fire, Police, and other village entities.

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What to Wear: Dress for the weather, but please wear your Dundee Dems t-shirt if you have one. If you are not wearing a Candidate’s tee shirt, please wear seasonal attire in honor of the day.

Please bring candidate signs. The parade’s theme is A Circus so wear your best clown outfit.

Candy: please bring bags of wrapped hard candy. No water guns!

Line up for the parade will begin at 9 AM. Walkers usually include statewide candidates and McHenry County and Kane County candidates.

Join State Representative Barbara Hernandez as she hosts a fundraiser for Marisela Villegas for Kane County Recorder.

Pizza and soda will be provided. Parking available in rear and front of location.

Sponsorships available

• $50 – Individual Supporter
• $100 – Bronze
• $250 – Silver
• $500 – Gold
• $1,000 – Platinum

Please RSVP to VillegasForKane@gmail.com

Make checks payable to:
Friends of Marisela Villegas

Send checks to:
1325 Solfisburg Ave
Aurora, IL 60505

The Kane County Democratoc Women present a forum on off-target damage caused by herbicide drift from agricultural and lawn applications. Why drift happens, how to identify herbicide damage in your environment, and what can and can’t be done to stop it.

Featured Speakers

Sue Styer
Retired Science Teacher

Patsy Hirsch
Community Garden Advisor

RSVP on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/events/1302874343646122/

The Kane County Democratic Women (KCDW) will host a forum on “The Environmental Drift!” on Thursday, July 27, 2023, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Kane County Government Center, Building A, 719 S. Batavia Ave., Geneva, IL.

The purpose of the forum is to bring the community together to create awareness of herbicides and lawn applications that are sprayed in the environment and signs that these chemicals are drifting into other areas and affecting vegetable gardens, trees, and native plants and possibly our health. The presentation will include PowerPoint slides that show the effects of herbicides, and attendees will learn about the broken regulatory system and ways community members can advocate for change. Several weeks later, a tour of the speaker’s property is available to see firsthand the effects of chemical drift on keystone oak trees that are 100 to 200 years old.  Our forum speakers include:

• Sue Styer: Sue grew up in a family of gardeners. She is a retired science teacher who teaches local community classes on gardening and composting as a volunteer. Sue grows vegetables and native plants and does natural areas restoration.
• Patti Hirsch: Patti grew up on a family dairy farm that also raised vegetables. Patti volunteers at a local community garden where she teaches people how to grow their own food and how to compost, while helping them to reconnect with nature through natural areas restoration activities.

The forum is free and open to the public. Questions regarding the Women & Power Speaker Series or the Kane County Democratic Women can be sent to KCDW Chair, Carolyn Bird Salazar at kcdw@kcdwomen.com

ABOUT THE KANE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC WOMEN: The mission of the KCDW is to harness the political power of Democratic women to create positive social change through engagement, education, and empowerment. Meetings are open to the public and held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. They alternate between Oak Street Bar and Grill Restaurant in North Aurora and Carmina’s Mexican Restaurant in Elgin.

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi invites you to join him for his August town hall at Gilberts Village Hall at 87 Galligan Road in
Gilberts on Wednesday, August 2nd at 6:00pm.

You can RSVP for my town hall on EventBrite

Lauren Underwood will be hosting a town hall in Aurora.

Thursday, August 10 at 5:30 p.m.
Doors Open: 5:00 p.m.

Aurora East High School Auditorium
500 Tomcat Ln, Aurora, IL 60505

RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/augtownhalls2023

This year all of the proceeds will be going to:
Community Crisis Center Inc (www.crisiscenter.org)

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 CCC (Community Crisis Center) – OR – FFGA (Food for Greater Elgin) – OR – pick up a few extra items while you are at the store. Either way – early donations can be dropped off at my home – 2814 Beacon Point Cir.

What They Need Most

1st – MONEY – MAKE CHECKS OUT TO “CCC”

2nd – Pop top/easy open foods are best for homeless individuals

• CANNED MEAT MEALS: BEEF STEW, CHILI, RAVIOLI, SPAM, CHICKEN
• SPAGHETTI NOODLES 1# BAGS
• TUNA – CAN OR POUCH; WHITE RICE 1# BAG/BOX
• Canned fruit; Cereal/oatmeal (small packets)
• Peanut butter; Jelly; Macaroni & cheese – boxed
• Pinto beans, dry 1# bags
• Saltine crackers; Soup/Ramen noodles
• Spaghetti/marinara sauce; Spaghettio-types

Three Locations

1. Settlers Park
2. Gail Borden Library
3. Strathmann House (210 Wing Park Blvd)

!!!AND SPECIAL THANKS TO THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY DONATED!!!

The Hampshire Dems will be marching in the Coon Creek Country Days parade in Hampshire on Sunday, 8/13 at noon.

Moire info available at: http://www.hcccd.com/index.html

You’re Invited to the Judge Kimberly Digiovanni Campaign Kickoff.

August 30th 2023 | 4:30-7:30PM
Eden on the River | 1 Illinois St, St. Charles

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE | $75.00 Per Person

RSVP by August 28th | Contact Diana@lawhess.com or barreirodt@comcast.net for Ticket Purchases

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: CITIZENS FOR JUDGE KIMBERLY DIGIOVANNI
Checks can be mailed to 2400 E. Main Street, Suite 103-333
St Charles, IL 60174