PINT FOR KIM BLOOD DRIVE SET FOR SATURDAY
The 7th annual A Pint for Kim blood drive in honor of Naperville mom Kimberley Benedyk Sandford will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at Naperville North High School, 899 N. Mill St.
In addition to the blood drive, festivities include live music, food trucks, a car show, carnival games, caricatures, face painting, photo booths and other activities.
Donors and volunteers will receive raffle tickets for prizes, and high school senior donors can enter to win one of two $1,000 scholarships, organizers said.
The event honors the memory of Benedyk Sandford, who died of a rare cancer in 2020, and raises awareness that cancer patients are the largest users of donated blood.
To volunteer or to donate blood, sign up at www.apintforkim.com.
STAMP FOOD DRIVE TO BENEFIT LOAVES & FISHES
Naperville residents can help the Loaves & Fishes pantry can leave a bag of nonperishable food by their mailboxes on Saturday, May 9, as part of the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.
The U.S. Postal Service will be collecting donations that will benefit Naperville-based Loaves & Fishes Community Services, which serves about 10,000 people each week.
Loaves & Fishes’ suggested list of the most needed items includes canned tuna and chicken, peanut butter, pasta, rice, cereal, and canned fruits and vegetables.
The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive takes place the second Saturday in May across the country. It is the largest single-day food drive in the nation, according to the National Association of Letter Carriers.
RESIDENTS TO LEAD CITY’S 200TH CELEBRATION
Naperville residents Stacey Fontechia, Atusa Freyer and Paul Hinterlong have been selected to lead the city’s upcoming bicentennial celebration.
Naperville will commemorate the 200th anniversary of its founding in 2031 by celebrating its history, culture and continued growth, a news release said.
The volunteer chairs will guide the planning of activities and projects and will be responsible for fundraising and for recruiting community members to serve on subcommittees, the release said.
Fontechia, who will be the fundraising and resources chair, has been a Naperville resident for more than eight years and is the sales and sponsorship manager for Naperville Park District. She helped secure the park district’s first-ever naming rights partnership, the release said.
Freyer, who will serve as communications and marketing chair, is a lifelong Naperville resident, chief marketing officer of LifeSculpt MedSpa and Wellness and founder of Salt Society: Fitness & Wellness Experiences & THRIVEFest in Naperville. She previously helped lead Naperville Country Club’s 100th anniversary celebration.
Hinterlong, named the history and heritage chair, has been a Naperville resident for 60 years and is a former Naperville City Council member. He was on Naperville’s 175th Birthday Heritage Committee, including serving as co-chair of the 175th Birthday Electric Light Parade, and has been a member of several city boards and commissions.
ACTRESS HAYDEN PANETTIERE COMING TO ANDERSON’S
Actress Hayden Panettiere, who starred in “Heroes” and “Nashville,” will sign copies of her memoir, “This Is Me: A Reckoning,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave.
Photos can also be taken, but there will be no presentation or question-and-answer session.
Tickets are required to attend and include a copy of the new book to be signed that night and a numbered position in line, the bookshop said.
In the memoir, Panettiere shares a glimpse into her life and discusses postpartum depression, addiction and recovery, trauma, domestic abuse and loss.
Register at www.andersonsbookshop.com.
