Tri-Cities club calendar

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The Kane County Genealogical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. March 27 in the first-floor meeting room of the Geneva History Center, 113 S. Third St., Geneva.

The guest speaker for the evening will be Mike Kater, historian and genealogist, who will present "My Cherokee Ancestry." He will discuss the resources and techniques used in researching lineage of native Americans.

All are welcome to attend.

The mission of the Kane County Genealogical Society is to gather and preserve regional historical records and serve as a county-wide educational resource for those interested in genealogy. For information about the meeting, visit the Web site at www.rootsweb.com/~ilkcgs.

The Zonta Club of St. Charles-Geneva-Batavia meets the first Tuesday of each month at Prairie Landing Golf Course, 2325 Longest Drive, West Chicago.

The next meeting will be April 1 with networking at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. Dinner costs $25.

Individuals interested in advancing the status of women are welcome to attend. Reservations must be called into Evelyn Canale at (630) 232-4165 by March 29.

For more information about Zonta, contact Colleen Lang, club president, at clang7872@yahoo.com or (630) 377-6449. Or visit www.zonta.org.

The Elias Kent Kane Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 1 p.m. April 1 at The Windings of Ferson Creek Clubhouse, Retreat Court, St. Charles

The program will be "Elias Kent Kane Chapter 20th Birthday Celebration" with guests including Betty Hartley Ford, Illinois State Regent.

Refreshments will be served. For information, contact Heather Simpson, Regent, at eliaskentkane@ ildar.org.

The Welcome Club of the Fox Valley invites those with an interest in knowing more about the club, and their various activities, to a "get acquainted membership coffee" at 9:30 a.m. March 27 at the home of board member Beverly Johnson. Call Judy (630) 497-0576 for information, location and directions.

The Welcome Club of the Fox Valley is a social and philanthropic organization for women in the area who are interested in meeting and making new friends through various social and fundraising activities.

The group meets regularly during the months of September through June. Each monthly meeting includes a "meet and greet," which starts the meeting, followed by a short general business meeting, an entertaining and informative program.

For membership information call Nora at (630) 587-9845, or Carol (630) 513-5773, or visit our Web site at welcomeclubfoxvalley.org.

The Kane County Chapter of the Audubon Society meets for programs and activities.

A bird walk will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday at Crabtree Nature Center, 3 Stover Road, Barrington. See water fowl and winter holdouts. Go north on Route 59 to Route 72, go east on Route 72 less than a mile to Palatine Road, and go a half-mile to preserve entrance on the left. Meet in the main parking lot. For information, call Chris Madsen at (630) 377-0773.

On March 29, a field trip/bird walk will be held at 7:30 a.m. at Lake Shabbona State Park. Meet at Peck Farm parking lot, Peck and Kaneville roads to car pool. For information call Bob Andrini at (630) 584-8386.

Or visit www.kanecountyaudubon.org. For information on the Illinois Audubon Society, call Tom Clay at (217) 544-BIRD (2473).

Elburn Seniors: Do you have cabin fever? Join the Elburn Seniors for a trip to the Meskwaki Casino in Tama, Iowa, on April 10-11. The cost of $95 includes double occupancy, one night at a hotel, bus fare, a $40 refund from the casino and a $6 food credit. The bus leaves from Lions Park in Elburn at 8 a.m. April 10 and returns at approximately 7 p.m. April 11.

The St. Charles Mothers' Club is having its inaugural Family Fest, Spring Beach Party from 1 to 4 p.m. April 6 at the St. Charles Park District's Gym. They are looking for sponsors.

The event will include a band, children's activities, a raffle, and food. Sponsors may make monetary donations for marketing exposure on pre-event promotional fliers and T-shirts provided at the event or donate items for the raffle. The event will be an opportunity to locally publicize your company to the hundreds of expected attendees at the venue and to many more through the promotional flier. Monetary sponsorship opportunities range $100 and $1,500. Sponsors are also welcome to buy a table at the event for $100.

Proceeds from the event will be used to support organizations geared toward helping women and children in the Fox Valley. Past recipients have included community programs such as the Sherry Costello Memorial Scholarship Fund which awards scholarships to mothers who are continuing their education to better their lives and the Breakfast Bar Program that provides breakfast bars to St. Charles Unit District 303 elementary schools for children who arrive at school having no breakfast. Last year, the club gave away more than $15,000 to those in need. If you are interested in this event, call (630) 217-MOMS to discuss the available sponsorship options. Or go to www.stcharlesmothersclub.org for information about the club.

The Pottawatomie Garden Club of St. Charles presents "The Grand Gardens of the Fox" garden walk on June 28.

The tour of six St. Charles gardens helps the Garden Club celebrate its 80th year of commitment to the community's beautification. Proceeds also help fund college scholarships. For more information, visit pottagarden club.org.

Elburn Lions: Bingo at 6 p.m. every Friday in Lions Park, 500 Filmore, Elburn, (630) 365-6315 or visit www.elburnlions.com.

Fox Valley Clutter Club: The new, free discussion group is being offered by Batavia professional organizer, Barb Gould for people seeking solutions to their clutter problems.

Gould, who owns Bright Start Organizing, will lead sessions from 7 to 8:30 p.m. March 25 at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave.

She will offer tips as well as suggest the best ways to donate unwanted belongings.

The meeting is open to the public, but seating is limited. For information about the Fox Valley Clutter Club or to reserve a space, visit BrightStartOrganizing.com or call Barb Gould at (630) 677-5604.

Dance Connection: The ballroom dancing club for people who want to learn ballroom from just social to ones looking to compete meets on Sunday afternoons from 2 to 3:30 at the St. Charles School of Dance. 1429 W Main St., St.

Charles. Call Chris Burdick at (630) 202-3222 or visit dupageflute@aol.com.

Kiwanis: The global organization of volunteers is dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time. Meetings are held on the first and third Thursday of every month at noon within the Delnor-Community Health and Wellness Center at 296 Randall Road. For information, visit www.kiwanis.org.

Batavia Chapter of Bachelor 'N' Bachelorettes Square Dancing Club is dancing in St. Charles every second and fourth Friday from 8 to 10:30 p.m. at the Free Methodist Church, Third and Walnut streets.

Dave Sutter will call the Square Dancing and Bev Sutter will cue the Round Dancing March 28.

Curt Braffet will call the Square Dancing and Anna and Howard Hoffman will cue the Round Dancing April 11.

Don and Doug Sprosty will call the Square Dancing and Doug Sprosty will cue the Round Dancing April 25.

Call for information, (630) 584-1343 or (630) 896-7133.