Tri-Cities briefs
MainStreet grant:The "Come Grow With Us" community garden in Batavia has received the inaugural Batavia MainStreet Innovation Fund grant. The program supplies up to $250 in seed money for nonprofit or community projects in downtown Batavia. To apply for a grant, visit downtownbatavia.com or call (630) 761-3528. The garden is using its money for irrigation hardware, soil testing and fuel.Community garage sale:The South Elgin Rehabilitation and Health Care Center will hold a community garage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at 746 W. Spring St. Participants may set up their own garage sale and keep their profits or donate items for the rehabilitation staff to sell and raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Space reservations are required. For more information, call Mary Dwyer at (630) 677-5828 or e-mail mdwyer@petersenhealthcare.net.Concert in the park: St. Charles East High School's Wind Ensemble and Jazz Workshop, along with the Elgin Community College Concert Band, are scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. June 23 at the Lincoln Park music pavilion at West Main and North Fourth Streets in St. Charles. The free concert, to feature patriotic selections, is part of the St. Charles Park District's annual Concert in the Park series. For more information, call (630) 377-4797 or visit stcharleseastbands.com.Geneva sports display:The Geneva History Center is seeking donations and loan items to help stage an exhibition on Geneva sports in July. It seeks sports memorabilia and uniforms before 1970; women's sports memorabilia before 1975; memorabilia or uniforms pertaining to the 1927 Geneva High School football team; 1920s and 1930s Geneva High School track and field teams; the 1940s Geneva High School football teams; 1930s and 1940s Geneva High School wrestling teams; the 1963 Geneva High School basketball team; the 1968 Geneva High School football team; and memorabilia pertaining to women's high school basketball from 1900-1912 and the Geneva High School Girls' Athletic Association. Contact Jessica McTague at (630) 232-4951 or at cur 8 tor@genevahistorycenter.org.