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Walk supports school for children with autism
By Christie Willhite
Sep 26, 2016 6:00 AM - By joining the 5K Walk for Autism, Candace Meneou wants to help ensure children with autism will have the support her son, Jamie, receives at Giant Steps.
How Giant Steps helps students with autism one at a time
By Joan Broz
Sep 26, 2016 6:00 AM - Autism is unique to each person, and Giant Steps school in Lisle offers individualized education to help students reach their goals through academics
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.
Program shows women have mentored each other since Biblical times; concept still thrives today
Cheryl Marshall
Sep 26, 2016 7:05 AM - Women are invited to explore the "forever journey" they have shared through the ages during the program "Women Mentoring Women … Seeking and Offering Support as Companions on the Journey" that will be held from 6:30 -- 9:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, in the Lighthouse room in St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville. Jill Bates, who offers spiritual direction at Mayslake Ministries in Downers Grove and occasional retreats and presentations, will facilitate the discussion. She will trace the mentoring concept among women since Biblical times. "From wandering in the desert with Moses, to the story of Ruth, to the companions on the road to Emmaus, to our life's journey today, we will seek to understand the forever journey of Christian women, together," she says.
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.
Your Voice Matters To Kiwanis
Jay Wojcik
Sep 26, 2016 7:12 AM - The Kiwanis club of Lombard is very active in our community. We do projects like: Kid Picks -- that help parents have identification materials in case a child is missing; a Hospital Doll Project in association with Lexington Square of Lombard that assist doctors relate to children who speak another language; Flat Apple summer activities with the Healthy Lombard Foundation; and sponsor a Key Club (Leadership Program) at Glenbard East High School. The club is current working on setting immediate goals for the 2016 -- 2017 Kiwanis Year that begins on November 1, 2016 and ends on September 30, 2017 as well as long-term goals reaching out to 2020. To do an effective job, our local Kiwanians want to learn whether there are needs that we do not know about.
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.
How to tour Morton Arboretum online
By Kelley Regan
Sep 22, 2016 12:44 PM - The Morton Arboretum has joined other natural history institutions in putting exhibits online at Google Cultural Institute.

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