Briefs: Give blood

Give blood from noon to 4 p.m. June 13 at Delnor-Community Hospital, 300 Randall Road, Geneva. Donors will receive a gift card for a free quart of Oberweis ice cream. To schedule an appointment, call Amber at (630) 208-3948 or e-mail amber.beu@delnor.com. Walk-ins are welcome. Photo identification is required.

Park pass discount

The Fox Valley Park District is offering coupon booklets that provide passes to aquatic parks and Blackberry Farm for low-income resident children. Each booklet has a value of $324 and can be purchased for $10 by families that are at or below the poverty level. The booklets contain four daily admission passes to Splash Country Water Park, Phillips Park Family Aquatic Center and Blackberry Farm. Application forms are available at any community center. To purchase a booklet, parents must apply in person -- with a completed application and proof of need -- at the district's administration office, 712 S. River St. in Aurora. Call (630) 897-0516.

Get a massage

The massage therapy program at Elgin Community College offers student-run massage clinics open to the public throughout the summer. Clinics are held Saturdays in June and July in the massage therapy clinic, Room 214 of the Advanced Technology Center on the main campus, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. The fee is $35 for an hourlong session. Massage therapy clinic III is a course in the final semester of student training designed to provide students with the opportunity to completely run their own clinical business with ECC supervisory staff on site. Students serve as both office managers and therapists to prepare themselves to enter their chosen profession after passing the national certification exam and obtaining a state of Illinois license. Call (847) 214-7323 or go online to www.elgin.edu/massage.

Traffic enforcement results

Aurora police issued 105 tickets as a result of two traffic enforcement campaigns last week on the city's east side. The traffic details were conducted to cut down on accidents, police said. Aside from the 105 tickets, eight motorists were given written warnings, four were warned verbally and three people were arrested. Two of the arrested drivers were held on traffic-related charges, but the third was charged with a narcotics offense. The campaigns are part of a yearlong effort to reduce accidents by 5 percent. The department reported crashes are up 1 percent for the year, despite the heightened patrols.

Battle of bands planned

Teen bands are sought for a battle June 14 at Island Park in Geneva. The first- and second-place bands will perform at Swedish Days June 16, and the winner will be entered in a Chicago regional contest. Send a demonstration tape, with a band information sheet, to the Geneva Park District, 710 Western Ave., Geneva. Entry fee is $25 for resident bands, $35 for nonresidents. The form is online at www.genevaparks.org.