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The Growing Place in Aurora invites you to decorate a giant pumpkin for PumpkinPalooza October 8 & 9
Becca Massat
Sep 27, 2016 5:17 PM - Calling all pumpkin artists! Every year, The Growing Place in Aurora brings in giant pumpkins and decorates them for PumpkinPalooza. This year they are inviting you to help. Kids and parents attending PumpkinPalooza Oct 8 & 9 (and the following week) will be voting for their favorite pumpkin. First prize is a $100 gift card to The Growing Place, second prize is a $50 gift card and third prize is a $25 gift card. All decorating teams will also get to take their giant pumpkin home.
College of DuPage Offers New Landscape Contracting and Management Degree

Sep 27, 2016 5:13 PM - The new Landscape Contracting and Management degree at College of DuPage will prepare graduates to design, implement and maintain landscape projects in horticulture-related careers. Recently approved by the Illinois Community College Board, the 71-credit hour program will give students the skills to design and construct landscapes, estimate and bid projects, understand plant health care, and manage ground maintenance. The program incorporates hands-on training using the most advanced equipment and components available in the industry, said Brian Clement, instructor in the Horticulture program.
College of DuPage Student Enjoys Summer Chemistry Internship in Croatia

Sep 27, 2016 5:14 PM - College of DuPage student Marco Hartnett gained valuable experience working in his own lab space during a summer chemistry internship at the University of Split in Croatia. The Naperville resident, who is pursuing a career in chemical engineering, conducted research on the crystallization process in the University's Chemistry and Technology department. In addition to manning his own lab, Hartnett worked with an assistant who provided an extra set of hands.
COD Students Creating Culinary Delights for Lunch, Dinner and the Market

Sep 27, 2016 5:15 PM - College of DuPage students are serving up culinary creations this fall in Waterleaf and the Culinary Market. The student-run Waterleaf serves fresh regional American cuisine prepared by students in the Culinary & Pastry Arts and Service classes. Lunch seatings are at 11:15, 11:30 and 11:45 a.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, Sept. 8 to Dec. 2. Featured fare this fall is California, Sept. 8 to 23; New England, Sept. 29 to Oct. 14; Central Farmlands, Oct. 20 to Nov. 4; and Mid-Atlantic, Nov. 10 to Dec. 2. The cost is $17 for lunch, and menus can be viewed here.
Record Crowds Enjoy Food, Fitness and Music at 2016 COD Food Truck Rally/Sunset 5K

Sep 27, 2016 5:16 PM - An estimated 3,500 guests flocked to the College of DuPage Glen Ellyn campus, 425 Fawell Blvd., to sample fare from local food truck vendors and raise funds for the COD Fuel Pantry at the 2016 Food Truck Rally and Sunset 5K. Click here for more images and a video from the event. Held Sept. 17, the Food Truck Rally & Sunset 5K featured tasty treats from 15 vendors, including COD's Culinary program, kids games, "touch-a-truck" and ice sculpting before runners took to COD's grounds for a scenic sunset 5K. Local favorite Tributosaurus closed out the evening, channeling the enigmatic David Bowie in a performance at the McAninch Art Center's Lakeside Pavilion. (Press Photography Network/ Special to College of DuPage)
Workshop on "The Wisdom Way of Knowing" in Lisle October 15
William Redfield
Sep 26, 2016 5:20 PM - The following article was written by the Rev. William Redfield, an ordained Episcopal priest and a licensed clinical social worker, who will be presenting a workshop called "The Wisdom Way of Knowing" on Saturday October 15 in Lisle. It's part of the fifth annual One-Day Centering Prayer Workshop at Benedictine University, offered by Contemplative Outreach - Chicago. I addition to Fr. Redfield's session, this year's Fall Workshop will offer in-depth introductory sessions on Centering Prayer, along with a range of other thought-provoking topics for attendees to choose from. Complete information about the Workshop is available at http://centeringprayerchicago.org/events/annual-fall-one-day-workshop-3, or contact Alan Krema, alkrema@gmail.com, 630-369-6624. All are welcome.
Team Birches joins Walk to End Alzheimer's for 15th year
Jenny Smiechowski
Sep 26, 2016 7:04 AM - On September 18, residents and associates from The Birches Assisted Living in Clarendon Hills joined nearly 2,000 walkers from the Naperville area in the Alzheimer's Association's annual Walk to End Alzheimer's. Team Birches has participated in the walk for the past 15 years, and this year was among the top 25 fundraisers, raising over $4,000 for the cause. Team Birches' fundraising total for the past 15 years is over $65,000.
Birches Assisted Living offers programs to support caregivers
Jenny Smiechowski
Sep 26, 2016 7:10 AM - More than 65 million people in the U.S. care for an ill, disabled or aging loved one-- and it's not an easy task. To support the many caregivers in the suburban Chicagoland community, The Birches Assisted Living in Clarendon Hills provides educational programs and resources that take the stress and confusion out of caregiving. On Tuesday, September 27, The Birches kicks off its three-part dementia education series for caregivers with a presentation titled "A Discussion of Advance Directives- What Families Need to Know." The presentation will be led by Dr. Ahmed Nazimuddin, The Birches' visiting physician from Midwest Geriatrics, and Rachael Telleen, a member of the Practitioner's Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) executive team. Nazimuddin and Telleen will talk in detail about advance directives, which are legal documents that express an individual's wishes about end-of-life care.
COD to Host Natural Resources Symposium Oct. 27

Sep 23, 2016 5:26 PM - College of DuPage will host a free Natural Resources Symposium from 8 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Oct. 27, in the Student Services Center, Room 3245, on the College's Glen Ellyn campus, 425 Fawell Blvd. This event is free and open to the public.
COD to Host Energy Film Festival

Sep 23, 2016 6:33 PM - College of DuPage will host a series of three free film screenings focused on energy this fall. All screenings will be shown in the Health and Science Center, Room 1234, on the College's Glen Ellyn campus, 425 Fawell Blvd. These screenings are free and open to the public.

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