Geneva 5K benefits Cancers Society
Jayni Wunderlich figures running and eating ice cream can somehow fit together under the category of both being examples of life's simple pleasures.
The two will come together on July 31 when Graham's Fine Chocolate and Ice Cream will host its first Sundae 5K at Island Park in Geneva.
Wunderlich, the daughter of Graham's owners Bob and Becky Untied, had another important reason in mind when helping put together this 5K event.
“A portion of the proceeds will go toward the Mikey Wunderlich Foundation for the American Cancer Society, a charity my family personally started to help my mother-in-law pay for medical expenses when she was battling cervical cancer,” Wunderlich said in a news release about the event. “She passed away last February, but the foundation is still active in sending money to the American Cancer Society.”
The race will start at 8 a.m. and runners can sign up for a fee of $39 until July 24 ($45 after that date) at grahamschocolate.com. Each runner will receive a green fleece vest and they will find out exactly how ice cream fits in with running — with a free sundae at the finish line.
It's party time: They're calling it a festival kickoff party tonight at Bistro One, but the St. Charles Arts Council and others have been working pretty hard for a long time to conceive and promote the St. Charles Summer Theater Festival.The cooperation of all theater and art venues in being a part of this concept is exactly what organizers of the arts council had in mind when it was first created. Fox Valley Repertory at Pheasant Run, Arcada Theater, Steel Beam Theatre, Norris Cultural Arts Center, Fine Line Creative Arts Center and the St. Charles Park District are all promoting a series of upcoming events as part of the festival.No, it's not quite on the scale of the monthlong St. Charles Arts and Music Festival of the past, but it is an excellent way to promote the city's arts offerings starting Thursday through July 31. For young anglers: My friends who enjoy outdoorsmen activities can't believe I have not caught a fish since I was a youngster in Indian Guides. They are even more astounded when they hear I have gone fishing only a handful of times since.Still, I have always liked the idea of young people learning how to fish and how to catch-and-release properly. After all, despite living in Illinois, there is a lot of water around us here in the Fox Valley and Great Lakes regions. I didn't come from a family of fishermen, and I don't recall anyone conducting fishing derbies for kids. As such, it almost feels like a civic duty that I should mention the Fishing Derby for Kids taking place from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Blackberry Farm in Aurora for ages 4 to 15. Registration ends Wednesday, so call (630) 892-1550 for information.There is a certain thrill in catching that first fish in your life #8212; as evidenced by the fact I still remember that day in Indian Guides along the DuPage River.dheun@sbcglobal.net