Tri-Cities club briefs
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Knights of Columbus: Tri-Cities Soccer Association had the privilege of hosting the first "Knights of Columbus - Soccer Challenge" put on by the St. Charles Chapter. In what turned into a successful event, local boys and girls ages 10 to 14 were invited to participate in the open-goal penalty kick competition on Sept. 27 at West Side Park. Points were awarded when a shot was made into a 5, 10 or 20 point quadrant of the goal. The "counsel competition" includes 15 shots and Nathan Berillo, 14, had the highest score of 170 points. The champions of each boys and girls age bracket are invited to compete at the regional event to be held on Sunday, Nov. 1 in Joliet. Champions of this event can go on to the state and then national events. The Knights of Columbus thanks Tri-Cities Soccer for hosting this event. Tri-Cities Soccer Association prides itself on staying involved in the community and working with other organizations in the area.
VVA Chapter 693: Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 693 will host a buffet dinner to benefit local veterans from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1 at Villa Verone, 416 Hamilton St., Geneva. The buffet dinner begins with a cocktail hour from 5 to 6 p.m. It will feature menu items chosen by Villa Verone owner Pietro Verone. Dinner tickets are $25 per person and available by calling Stanley Herzog at (630) 232-1423. All proceeds from the dinner will go to improving the quality of life for veterans. The fundraising dinner will feature a raffle with prizes donated by local Geneva merchants. The support from the community is a tribute to the veterans. The funds from last year's dinner were used to take the veterans from Hines VA Hospital to various games, including the Kane County Cougars, DePaul basketball, White Sox, and Chicago Wolves. A menu is provided for the veterans before or after the game, depending on the schedule. Additionally the proceeds were used for personal care items and Christmas cards for hospitalized veterans and donations to Lazarus House, National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum, Hines Paralyzed Athletics, and National League of POW/MIA Families, Hines Canteen, books and telephone cards.
American Legion Post 75: The Fox River-Geneva American Legion Post 75 is accepting applications for the American Legion 2010 High School Oratorical Scholarship Program. It is a speech competition on the U.S. Constitution that awards $11,200 in scholarships at the state-level and an additional $128,000 in scholarships at the national-level. The competition is open to all high school students who are permanent U.S. residents under the age of 20 years. The competition is conducted in two parts. A preliminary competition to select the representatives for Geneva Post 75 will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9. The competition to select the representatives for Kane County will be conducted on Wednesday, Nov. 18. All students interested in competing in this year's oratorical contest should contact the post no later than Monday, Nov. 2 at al.post75@gmail.com providing their name, grade level, phone number and e-mail address.
Welcome Club: The Welcome Club of the Fox Valley will host its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2 at the Fox Valley Presbyterian Church, 227 East Side Drive, Geneva. This month, Betsey Sanchez will be creating simple and tasty holiday gifts that you can re-create in your own kitchen. Among her many credits, she and her husband owned Chez Francois for 12 years. The club offers free activities, including breakfast, lunch and evening activities for everyone, from book groups to theater outings, memoir writing to mah-jongg. You do not have to be a new resident to join. It is also a philanthropic organization. This year, they are supporting the Northern Illinois Food Bank. For membership, call Carol Attig at (630) 482-9090 or visit welcomeclubfoxvalley.org.
Geneva Garden Club: The Geneva Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting at noon Tuesday, Nov. 3 at the Geneva History Center, 113 S. Third St., Geneva. Refreshments will be served at 11:30 a.m. This month's topic will be "Pioneer Gardens." For details, call (630) 232-4268 or visit GenevaGardenClub.com.
Fox Valley Woodworkers Club: On Tuesday, Nov. 3, Fox Valley Woodworkers Club will meet from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church, 8 S. Lincoln Ave. in Batavia. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. For details, visit fvwwc.org.
Sips and Startups: Sips and Startups is a midweek forum where new and prospective business owners can pick up the basics of running a company, enjoy a cup of coffee and meet other new business owners in an informal setting. It meets from 8 to 9 a.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at Limestone Coffee and Tea, 15 E. Wilson, Batavia. The next meeting is Wednesday, Nov. 4. Introductory meetings are free; there is a modest charge for continued forum membership. Reservations are requested but not required. For information visit advantage-biz.com or contact Ellen Huxtable at ellen@advantage-biz.com or (630) 879-6511.
Timely Talkers Toastmasters: Timely Talkers Toastmasters Club will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 4 and 18 at Valley Community Bank Clock Tower Plaza 75 S. Randall Road, North Aurora. Timely Talkers Toastmasters Club of North Aurora invites all people interested in improving their oral communication and leadership skills to attend the supportive group. For information, call Terry Rueffer (630) 761-1790 or e-mail info@timelytalkers.org.
Geneva American Legion: The Fox River-Geneva American Legion Post 75 will be offering a "First Friday Fish Fry." On the first Friday of every month, a variety of seafood and chicken entrees with a wide selection of side dishes will be available at a cost of $7.50-$9, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Legion Hall, 22 S. Second St., Geneva. Cocktails, beer, wine and nonalcoholic beverages can be purchased from the cash bar. For details, call (630) 232-2171.
Cub Scout Pack 643: You are never too young, or too old, to learn the effects of homelessness and the Cub Scouts of Pack 643 are about to find out. To help raise awareness of homelessness in DuPage County, the families of these young Cub Scouts invite you to come and learn about homelessness at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 next to the Oaks Clubhouse grounds, 300 N Oakhurst Drive in the Oakhurst subdivision, off Eola Road just south of McCoy. They will set up a makeshift city where scouts and their families will spend the night outside in tents, boxes or cars to raise awareness about family homelessness and raise money for Bridge Communities' Transitional Housing program. The public is invited to stop by, talk with the Cub Scouts and leave a donation. All donations go to Bridge Communities and Hesed House. For information, contact Manuel Cordero at pack643@me.com or (630) 445-1311.
LWV: The Leagues of Women Voters in Geneva, St. Charles and Batavia have invited Ralph Martire, executive director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, to present a discussion of ways to overhaul Illinois' tax system to better fund education. The event is planed from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9 at the Geneva Public Library, 127 James St. Martire was the principal author of a study that identified revenue enhancement proposals designed to address the 2002 fiscal crises in the state of Illinois. Five of the proposals identified in that study ultimately became law. Martire also is a key member of the research team that produces the "State of Working Illinois" reports, which detail industry, employment, wage and benefit trends in Illinois over the last 15 years. More information is available from education@lwvgenstc.org. For information about the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, visit CTBAonline.org.
Rotary Club: The Rotary Club of Batavia has begun its 21st annual Corvette Raffle. Ticket price is $100 with only 800 tickets sold. The grand prize is a 2010 Corvette Convertible (or $40,000 cash) with seven other cash prizes. Tickets are available from Rotary Club members; by calling Avenue Chevrolet at (630) 879-1255; by mail at Rotary Club of Batavia, P.O. Box 111, Batavia, IL 60510 or on the Web site: www.bataviarotaryclub.org. The raffle will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 at Avenue Chevrolet, McKee and Randall roads. Proceeds are returned to the community through donations to various community social programs. The Rotary Club of Batavia meets at 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Apple Villa Restaurant on Randall Road.
Geneva Mothers Club: The Mothers Club of Geneva will have its 35th annual "Holiday Art & Craft Show" from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 at Geneva High School, 416 McKinley Ave. More than 100 art and crafters will be selling gifts for the holidays. There also will be a luncheon and homestyle bakery. Admission is $4 or free for those under age 12. Proceeds benefit many local nonprofit organizations. For details, call Katie Tabor at (630) 345-4020 or visit mothersclubofgeneva.com.
St. Charles Mothers' Club: The club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16 at Tri-City Health Partnership, 318 Walnut St. in St. Charles. For those interested, after the meeting the group will head over to St. Charlies Pub, 312 W. Main St., St. Charles. The club meets on the third Monday of every month. For information, call (630) 217-MOMS or visit stcharlesmothersclub.org.
Batavia Woman's Club: Tickets are on sale now for the Batavia Woman's Club annual luncheon and fashion show. This year's show, "Make a Difference - in the Life of a Child" benefiting CASA Kane County, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 21 at the St. Charles Country Club, 1250 Country Club Road. The show features fashions from the Fashion Walk Shops of Geneva along with a silent auction, basket raffle, 50/50 raffle, and door prizes. Doors open at 11 a.m. and lunch is served at 12:15 p.m. Tickets are $40. "Adopt A Bear" sponsorship is also available for $25. The bears will be given to children served by the CASA program. To order tickets or "Adopt A Bear", call Kellee at (630) 326-9152 or e-mail fashionshow@bataviawomansclub.org and include your name, address and phone number.
Dance clubs: The approach of autumn brings the usual location change for International Folk Dancing and Silk and Thistle Scottish country dancing at Fermilab, back to Kuhn Village Barn. There will be dancing Tuesdays (Scottish) and Thursdays (international), through the season, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The barn is on Sauk Boulevard, on the east side of the Fermilab site in Batavia. Fermilab's Barn Dance also is returning to the barn, with dances at 6 p.m. the second Sunday of the month and at 2 p.m. the third Sunday of the month, beginning in November. English country dancing meets the first Sunday of the month through the rest of the season. English dancing begins at 1 p.m. with an hour for experienced dancers, then at 2 p.m. with dances for everyone. Newcomers are welcome. All dances are fully taught and walked through. There is often a potluck supper following the dancing. To get on an e-mail reminder list for when this group meets, e-mail folkdance@fnal.gov. The public is always welcome to join any of the dance groups, and there is no need to come with a partner. In general, there is no charge for the instruction, but donations are accepted. The barn dance, which always has live music, requests $6 from adults and $3 for seniors and teens. More information on international, Scottish and English country dancing is available by calling (630) 584-0825 or (630) 840-8194, or e-mailing folkdance@fnal.gov. For barn dancing, call (630) 840-2061 or (630) 897-3655, or e-mail garren@fnal.gov. Or visit fnal.gov/orgs/folkclub/folkdance.html.
Fox Valley Divorce Support Group: The Fox Valley Divorce Support Group meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at the Infusion Tea Shoppe, 205 W. State in Geneva. New members should come at 6:45 p.m. The meeting is free and open to all. The Fox Valley Divorce Support Group provides help and information to those in all stages of the divorce process and is open to people of all faiths. Besides providing information through guest speakers, the group offers fellowship and emotional support. David and Judy Janis are the group's facilitators. Their own experiences of unsought divorces have enabled them to offer help and counsel to others who are going through the pain and challenges of divorce. For details, visit www.foxvalleydivorcesupport.org or call (630) 208-1724.
Campton Hills Rotary Club: The club meets at noon every Tuesday at Old Towne Pub, 40W290 LaFox Road in Campton Hills. To learn more about Rotary, log onto www.rotary.org.
Toastmaster Club: The Talk of the Town Batavia Toastmasters Club invites you to hone your public speaking, communications, and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive environment. The group meets from 7 to 8:15 a.m. Fridays at the Panera Bread, 154 W. Wilson St. in Batavia. For details, e-mail pjmcgold@yahoo.com.