Fox Valley briefs

U-46 hires accounting firm to manage finances:Elgin Area School District U-46 school board members voted this week to hire an accounting firm to take over finances as they look for a new chief financial officer to replace Ron Ally, who leaves in July for Harper College. U-46 will pay Chicago-based Baker Tilly will pay one of the firm's partners $250 an hour, a manager $200 an hour and accountants $150 an hour. Board members said they believe the move will allow them more time to conduct a thorough search for Ally's replacement.Dundee Breast Cancer FundraiserThe Dundee Township Park District will hold its Breast Cancer Group Exercise fundraiser from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today at the park district, 665 Barrington Ave., Carpentersville. Exercise classes range from yoga to pilates to Zumba. A $5 per class donation is recommended, and all proceeds will go to the Susan G. Komen fund. For details, call Helen D. Shumate at (847)-428-7131.Haiti relief continues: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Elgin is still working to help survivors of the deadly January earthquake in Haiti. From June 13 to June 25, the church will open its Nesler Road campus at 195 Nesler Road for drop-offs of clean clothes, children's shoes, sandals, tools, food, basic medical supplies and more. For more information or to schedule a drop-off, call (847) 741-7788 or visit gselgin.org.