Volunteer projects, tree sale, fair planned for Earth Week
The Naperville Park District, city of Naperville and other local organizations are celebrating Earth Week Naperville, featuring “Invest in Our Planet” events from March through May.
Residents can take part in a variety of special events, volunteer projects or other initiatives to celebrate the 53rd annual Earth Day, which is April 22.
Volunteer opportunities include picking up litter, mulching, planting or removing invasive plants.
The Conservation Foundation is hosting the annual DuPage River Sweep from 9 a.m. to noon May 20 to pick up debris in and along the waterway. The Conservation Foundation is also selling rain barrels and composters and will have a native plant sale in May.
The forest preserve districts of DuPage and Will counties will offer several volunteer opportunities.
The city of Naperville will host its annual Arbor Day Tree Sale from March 20 through April 14. Residents can order trees online at www.naperville.il.us/arbordaytreesale and pick them up April 22 at the Naperville Public Works Service Center, 180 Fort Hill Drive.
A shredding event hosted by the park district and police department will take place from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 15, at Centennial Beach, 500 Jackson Ave.
The Earth Day Fair is planned from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 23, at the Fort Hill Activity Center, 20 Fort Hill Drive. The fair features children’s activities, eco-friendly vendors, free LED light bulbs, native seeds and tree saplings.
A list of activities can be found at www.napervilleparks.org/earthweeknaperville.
Linden Oaks hosting ‘Music and the Mind’ fundraiser
Linden Oaks Behavioral Health in Naperville will host a fundraiser gala May 19 to fund programs, services and capital needs to prevent, diagnose and treat mental illness and substance abuse.
“Music and the Mind” will take place at 5 p.m. Friday, May 19, at the Marriott Naperville, 1801 N. Naper Blvd. It will feature cocktails, dinner and a musical performance by Richard Kogan, master pianist and psychiatrist. Kogan will present a lecture and recital devoted to Leonard Bernstein.
Tickets are $150 through April 7 and $175 starting April 8.
The event is designed to bring attention and resources to mental health awareness. Linden Oaks provides services for mood, personality, eating, anxiety and addictive disorders.
For more information, go to www.eehealth.org/loh or www.lindenoaks.org.
