German language church service
Church services in the German language will be held at St. John United Church of Christ at 11:30AM on Sun., Feb. 4.
The service will be led by Dr. Egon Gerdes, and all are welcome to attend. St. John UCC is located at 1190 Olesen Dr. German services are held on the first Sunday of every month and will continue on March 4. For more info, call (630) 355-5208.
‘Buy a Brick’ Campaign continues
During the Riverwalk 2000 fundraiser launched in 1997, the Daily Herald sponsored a “Buy a Brick” ad campaign featuring different residents holding the “Your Name Here” brick.
Today, the initiative that gives individuals the opportunity to write a message to be engraved on a brick or a granite stone continues to be a popular gift item and a way to support the Riverwalk Foundation.
Find complete details with photos about this personalized gift in a story featured at www.positivelynaperville.com. Search “Buy a Brick.”
To order a 4 x 8 brick ($150) for the Riverwalk extension or an 8 x 8 brick ($250) for Fredenhagen Park, simply send a check made payable to the Riverwalk Foundation with your 12 character per line, 3-line ($150) or 6-line message ($250) to Jan Erickson, Riverwalk Administrator, City of Naperville, TED Business Group, 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL 60540. Include your name, address, phone number, e-mail or other contact information.
For more information, contact Erickson at (630) 305-5984 or ericksonj@naperville.il.us.
Enter lottery to host bake sale at Naperville Municipal Band Concert
The Naperville Municipal Band is now accepting application letters for bake sale sponsors for the free series of 11 band concerts in Central Park this summer. The deadline to be entered in the lottery is Mon., March 5.
Concerts are held at 7:30PM on Thursdays from June 7 through Aug. 16, 2018. Any nonprofit organization serving the Naperville community is eligible to apply for the bake sale held in the Gazebo in Central Park.
And what’s the most popular item at the bake sale? Pie. Pie. Pie. Especially rhubarb pie. Homemade cookies and brownies come next.
The applicant’s letter should include the organization’s name and a brief explanation of its purpose, in addition to the name, address, email address and telephone number of the organization’s president or concert bake sale chairperson.
Application letters must be received by Monday, March 5, 2018, to be eligible for the lottery.
Send the application letter to: Concert Bake Sale Chairman, Naperville Municipal Band, P.O. Box 474, Naperville, IL. 60566. Or email to rlmansoor@att.net.
For more information, email info@napervilleband.org or visit www.napervilleband.org.
Save the date! NMB Winter Concert is Feb. 18
And while thoughts are beginning to turn to summer evenings in Central Park, mark your calendar for the Naperville Municipal Band’s winter indoor concert, slated to begin at 3PM on Sun., February 18, 2018, at Plainfield East High School, located at 12001 Naperville Rd. in Plainfield, Illinois. The concert includes joint performance with Plainfield East High School Band. The concert is free of charge.
For more information, email info@napervilleband.org or visit www.napervilleband.org.
360 Youth Services announces new leadership
Debra Lellbach, President of 360 Youth Services Board of Directors, announced on January 8, 2018, that the youth and family counseling center appointed Naperville resident Harley Jones as its new chief executive officer.
“Harley joins our team following more than 13 years of experience in progressive leadership positions at non-profit organizations,” said Lellbach in an open letter to the community. “Most recently, he served as the Regional Disaster Officer of the Chicago and Northern Illinois Chapter of the Red Cross, one of the top five largest chapters in the country.”
The Naperville native will build upon his extensive professional experience with youth and families as he prepares to lead the agency forward, Lellbach added.
More about the appointment is posted at www.positivelynaperville.com with other stories saved in PN’s archive. Click here or find it with a scroll down “Latest News.”
Naperville Chamber welcomes new chairman of the board
The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce (NACC) has named Emily Ory chairman of its Board of Directors. Ory, Account Executive of Corporate Concepts, Inc., will serve a two-year term.
An 8-year member of NACC, Ory says her focus will be to fulfill the outstanding goals of the current strategic plan and develop the 2025 strategic plan for the organization. She also hopes to engage and educate Members and the community at large to better understand the diverse benefits of the NACC.
Nine new members – Christina Caton Kitchel, Caton Commercial Real Estate Group; Ahmed Elganzouri, Edward-Elmhurst Health; Mike Havala, Loaves & Fishes Community Services; Syed Hasan, Hotel Indigo; Mike Healy, Esser Hayes Insurance Group; Ian Holzhauer, Nagle Obarski PC; Megan Lynch, North Central College, Tracy Nelson, BMO Harris Bank N.A., and Rosemary Spann, The Spann Group – also will join the 25-member board of directors.
Ory and the new board members will be inaugurated at the 2018 NACC Gala on Fri., Feb. 2, at Abbington Distinctive Banquets.
For more information about the new NACC Board of Directors, click here for PN’s post.
