Hanover Township offering tutoring this summer
Registration is open for Hanover Township’s Summer Tutoring Program, which will be offered from June 7 through Aug. 9 at Hanover Town Hall, 250 S. Route 59, Bartlett.
The program is for students in grades 2 to 8 who live in the township, which includes a good portion of Elgin’s east side.
Board certified teachers will oversee the weekly, one-hour sessions on Tuesday evenings, with three students assigned to each group. Session times start at 5, 6 and 7 p.m.
The registration fee is $45 per student. For more information or to register, call 630-483-5799 or go www.hanover-township.org/departments/youth-and-family-services/tutoring-services.
Elgin YWCA honors 8 women at leader luncheon
The Elgin YWCA recognized eight women for their outstanding contributions to the community at its 38th annual Leader Luncheon held May 12 at The Seville in Streamwood.
Award recipients were:
Margaret Hillis Award for the Arts: Ivette De Santiago;
Beatrice Dorsey Award for Business and Professions: Sheri De Shazo;
Marguerite Henry Award for Communication/Technology: Mary Dulabaum;
Harriet Gifford Award for Education: Cathy Taylor;
Myrtle Spiegler Gerberding Award for Public Service: Heidi Holthusen;
Marie Grolich Award for Social Service: Sister Leticia M. Lapid;
Marjorie Leonard Award for Volunteer & Community Service: Mary Jo Sheehy;
Betty Brown Racial Justice Award: Brittney Nicole Walker.
It was also announced at the luncheon attended by 350 people that the Elgin YWCA will have a new Youth Services Award in 2023, which will be presented to a local high school student. The award will include a $2,000 college scholarship.
18 graduate from Elgin Area Leadership Academy
The Elgin Area Leadership Academy recognized 18 graduates from its 10-month program at a ceremony May 7 at Elgin Community College.
Graduates were Sergio Anaya; Laura Bedolla; Fabiana Bertoncello; Lulu Blacksmith; Alex Brotsos; Lejewel K. Crigler, Michelle Esquivel; Mikala Larson; Tina Linkl; Jennifer May; Taylor Noble; Nicholas Piekarski; Sara Rabe; Anthony Ramos; Susan Taylor-Demming; Maria Topete; Lisa Utley and Jordan Wildermuth.
Sponsored by the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce, the program involves participants attending once-a-month Saturday morning sessions set up to build their leadership skills and develop community service projects. More than 550 individuals have graduated from the academy since it was first offered 31 years ago.
For more information, see elginchamber.com/leadership.
Forest preserve district offering Senior Stroll programs
The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will hold monthly Senior Stroll programs through August.
On the first Thursday of each month, Forest Preserve District naturalists will lead a leisurely walk through a Kane County forest preserve and share the natural and cultural history of the site along the way, district officials said.
Senior Stroll events are held from 10 a.m. to noon. Upcoming walks are planned for June 2 at Fabyan Forest Preserve, meeting at the Route 31 entrance, in Geneva; July 7 at Elburn Forest Preserve, 45W061 Route 38 in Elburn; and Aug. 4 at Muirhead Springs Forest Preserve, 42W855 Bahr Road in Hampshire.
No registration is required. To see a full roster of Forest Preserve District nature programs, go to www.kaneforest.com.
Geneva staging Art on Fire hydrant design program
Geneva residents will once again have an opportunity to share their artistic creativity with the community through the city’s Art on Fire hydrant design program, which will feature a new wrinkle this year.
The city, in collaboration with the Cultural Arts Commission, is seeking artists to adopt and paint fire hydrants throughout Geneva. More than 100 hydrants have been painted as part of Art on Fire, which was established in 2013.
The program is free and open to the public, but participants need to submit an application to the city by June 30. The application can be found on the city’s website at www.geneva.il.us. Art on Fire does not mandate a specific theme.
New this year, the city’s International Cultural Exchange Committee is offering a special award category for Geneva middle school students who voluntarily paint their hydrants from the following themes: Geneva’s partner city, Croissy-sur-Seine in France, or international friendship.
Prizes will be awarded to the overall program winners as well as for the new category for middle school students this fall.
For more information, call 630-938-4555 or email ctracy@geneva.il.us.
