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Scrapbook event to help fight MS
The Machonis family of Bartlett will host the second annual "Crop for a Cause: Making MS a Memory" in Schaumburg March 1. This is a scrapbook night and silent auction to raise money for multiple sclerosis.
The event will run from 3 to 11 p.m. at Our Redeemer's United Methodist Church, 1600 W. Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg. A special early registration price of $25 per person is in effect through Feb. 1.
Each ticket will cover space for one person to scrapbook, a light dinner, and many free giveaways.
There is no admission fee for the silent auction, which will include a range of items from movie and restaurant certificates to a one-week stay at a condo in Maui. All of the money raised will go directly to The National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
For details, visit cropforacausemakingmsamemory.com.
Registration is required. Details are online for the 2008 MS Walk as well. Registration forms, with checks made out to The National MS Society, should be sent to Laura Machonis, 126 Amherst Drive, Bartlett, IL 60103.
Wanted: anime whiz to lead clubs
The Schaumburg District Public Library needs a new leader for its two anime clubs.
The Japanese animation art form has reached cult status in the U.S., and the library holds two monthly clubs at its Schaumburg and Hanover Park locations.
Interested? Know how to draw in the anime and manga style? Have a knowledge of Japanese pop culture?
Contact Shannon Townsend at guardiansun@gmail.com.
Volunteers wanted for weekend retreat
The Association for Individual Development is looking for volunteers to help run its third annual Weekend Retreat May 30 to June 1 at Wild Rose Program Center in St. Charles. The weekend retreat is for individuals ages 18 and older with disabilities.
Ideally, 15 volunteers are needed to assist with the 33 adults the facility can accommodate. Scheduled activities for the weekend will include cooking out, sports, crafts, games, nature studies and campfires.
The cost for residents of Kane, Kendall or DeKalb counties and Hanover Township is $150. For nonresidents, the cost is $185. For details, call Diana Hulst at (630) 966-4251.