Briefs: Naperville Easter Seals opening
Easter Seals is opening a new location in Naperville named after former state House Speaker Lee A. Daniels. Easter Seals DuPage and the Fox Valley Region will dedicate the center in a ceremony from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at the new location, 1323 Bond St., Suite 119. Easter Seals strives to enable infants, children and adults with disabilities to achieve maximum independence and provide support for the families who love and care for them. The DuPage and Fox Valley Region group is one of the largest pediatric outpatient rehabilitation centers in the country, serving more than 3,000 infants, children and young adults with developmental disabilities each year.
Marching band concert
The Glenbard East High School Marching Rams will present the 2008 Instant Replay concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29. The Marching Rams will fill the Glenbard East main gym, at 1014 S. Main Street in Lombard, with sounds from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and today. They'll feature tunes from each of this year's four football halftime shows and a command repeat performance of their homecoming superhero spoof. Admission is $2 for students and $3 for adults. Doors open at 6:45 p.m.
Restoration donation
Peabody Energy is donating $125,000 over five years to the DuPage County Forest Preserve to help with the restoration of Mayslake Hall at an estate in Oak Brook previously owned by the founders of the company. The estate also was once used by an order of friars as a spiritual retreat. The building and adjacent land was purchased by the forest preserve in 1993. Mayslake Hall has been undergoing a series of repairs since it was purchased.
Book drive a success
As part of Glenbard District 87's Advocating Character Through Service Committee, students collected about 18,800 books for the Glenbard Gives Books project. The collection encouraged students to donate new or gently used books for ages prekindergarten through high school to benefit Chicago Public Schools and children served by local nonprofit organizations.
Trick-or-treat for UNICEF
This year, all Lombard District 44 elementary schools will demonstrate the Character Counts! Pillar of Caring by participating in Trick-or-treat for UNICEF. Students will carry a collection box along with their candy bags as they visit neighborhood homes on Halloween. Funds collected will be totaled by volunteers at Harris Bank of Lombard and forwarded to UNICEF's main office.