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Donate dresses for prom nights
My Sister's Dress Project is hosting dress drives now through Friday, April 10 to collect formal shoes, jewelry, shawls and gowns in new or gently used condition to help financially challenged young women attend prom. The following local businesses will accept dress and accessory donations during their own business hours: American Community Bank in Crystal Lake, McHenry and Woodstock; Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County in McHenry and Star 105 in Crystal Lake. With the average price of attending high school prom climbing to nearly $500, many teenagers would be unable to attend prom without this opportunity to purchase a dress for $20. All proceeds will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County. The dress sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 18 in the gymnasium at McHenry County College, 8900 S. Route 14 in Crystal Lake. For details, or to volunteer, call (815) 383-3855 or e-mail mysistersdress@gmail.com.
Bags tournament at VFW Post 2298
The Tri-City Evergreen Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2298, 117 S. First St. in West Dundee, is sponsoring a double elimination and blind partner draw indoors bags tournament at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 11. Sign-up is at 5 p.m. and partner draw is at 5:45 p.m. Snacks and sandwiches will be available as well as a full bar. For details and for early entry, call (847) 428-9006.
Village hosts shredding event
The East Dundee shredding event will take place from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 18, on the corner of Third and Railroad streets. Cars will queue along Railroad Street from the west. The event is free for East Dundee residents and $2 a car for nonresidents and $5 for nonresident trucks. Shred items like credit applications, personal mail, confidential documents and other papers. Bring the material in a cardboard box that is easily accessible from your car. Staff from the village will take the box and you can watch as it is thrown into an industrial shredder. Leave the paper clips and staples in. Do not include metal items larger than paper clips and staples, household garbage, electronics or computer equipment, yard waste and construction debris.