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Donate for disaster relief

Barrington's United Methodist Church is collecting donations to help those suffering from recent natural disasters here and abroad. Through Sunday, the church is collecting money to assist those affected by the recent tornadoes in the U.S., the earthquake in China and the cyclone in Myanmar. Checks should be made payable to Barrington United Methodist Church and include "UMCOR" on the ledger. They can be sent to 98 Algonquin Road, Barrington, IL 60010. For more information, call (847) 836-5540 or visit http://barringtonumc.com/index.html.

Dist. 54 celebrates 50th

Fairview and Lakeview elementary schools in Hoffman Estates are celebrating their 50th anniversaries with a special historic exhibit featuring all Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 schools. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon June 7 at Fairview's gym, 375 Arizona Blvd. A luncheon which will honor village namesake Jack Hoffman for his contributions to District 54 will begin at 12:30 p.m. Luncheon tickets are $25 per person, and profits will benefit the Hoffman Estates History Museum. For more information, call Village Historian Pat Barch at (847) 755-9630.

Village meetings change

There's a slight change in the schedule for next week's Hoffman Estates village meetings. Already pushed to Tuesday because of Monday's Memorial Day holiday, the committee meetings will now start at 8 p.m. -- 30 minutes later than usual -- at village hall. A special planning, building and zoning committee meeting will take place after the three regularly scheduled meetings: finance, public health and safety and public works and utilities.