Briefs: GE employees volunteer

More than 600 Chicago-area employees of General Electric participated in the company's sixth annual Community Day on Friday, working at, among others, projects at Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington and several local schools. At Crabtree, they cleaned up litter and helped with vegetation and habitat management on the more than thousand acres of prairie land. And they teamed up with Junior Achievement to teach elementary school children at Hunting Ridge and Pleasant Hill schools in Palatine, Heritage School in Streamwood and Riley School in Arlington Heights. GE also gave $75,000 to Junior Achievement of Chicago and $50,000 to the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

Rummage sale today

"Ms. Fitz" will be back today. Countryside School is hosting its 57th annual "Ms. Fitz Rummage Sale." The annual school fundraiser offers thousands of clothing items, toys, house wares, books, baby items, sporting goods and electronics. Besides the regular items for sale, the event also features the "Countryside Boutique" for such higher-end sale items as evening gowns, fur coats, jewelry, antiques, art and other collectibles. Proceeds from the fundraiser will help benefit not only Countryside School, but also Sunny Hill School and the Woodland Early Learning Center, both in Carpentersville. The sale is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Countryside School, 205 W. County Road, Barrington.

Historical society meets

The Bartlett Historical Society invites anyone with an interest in local history or who might like to get involved to attend its meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Bartlett Public Library, 500 S. Bartlett Road. The society will be discussing upcoming events, including "Tales of Old Bartlett," a storytelling program where members will re-enact pioneers; a joint photo exhibit with Arts in Bartlett of historic homes for the village hall gallery; and a planned walking tour.