DuPage County briefs

Pantry collects supplies

Woodridge Community Pantry is helping get children off to a good start through its School Supply Collection Days during August. To participate, residents can visit the pantry's Web site at wcpinc.org, click on "Adopt a Student for School Supplies," find school supply lists, and choose a school and grade level to support. After purchasing the items, put them in a bag, box or backpack labeled with the school name and grade level. The pantry also will accept any quantities of the following items: pencils, pens (black, blue and red), washable colored markers, colored pencils, folders, 3-ring binders, loose-leaf paper (wide-rule only), spiral notebooks (wide-rule), scissors (blunt or sharp tip), erasers and rulers. For details, call (630) 512-9921.

Girl Scouts collect books

Junior Girl Scout Troop 1548 out of Pleasant Lane School in Lombard is collecting new and used children's books to benefit the DuPage County Regional Office of Education's Parents as Teachers Program for financially disadvantaged families. This is troop members' final step in achieving the Bronze Award, the highest community service award given to Junior Girl Scouts. The books may be dropped off between Aug. 1 and 15 at the following Lombard locations: Mr. Z's Supermarket, 401 S. Main St.; Helen Plum Library, 110 W. Maple St.; Hobby Lobby, 255 W. Roosevelt Road; and Clancy's Corner Butcher Shop, S. Park St.

Register for preschool

Registration has opened for Fox Valley Park District's Creative Play Preschool programs for children ages 3 to 5. Classes begin in early September with a variety of class levels and times at the Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Ave., Aurora, and the Eola Community Center, 555 S. Eola Road, Aurora. Options include school programs for two, three or five days a week, with each session lasting for three months. Children must be completely toilet-trained. For details, contact Rose Gloor at Prisco at (630) 859-8606 or Carrie Johnson at Eola at (630) 851-8990.