Knights set blood drive in Algonquin

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Updated: November 16, 2011 1:52AM

The Knights of Columbus from St. Margaret Mary Church and LifeSource will sponsor a blood drive from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday at McDonnell Hall, located on the school campus at 111 S. Hubbard St., Algonquin. There will be refreshments along with drawings for prizes donated by businesses from around Algonquin. Every donor will receive a certificate for a free pint of ice cream at Baskin Robbins. Business owners who would like to donate a prize for a drawing may contact Bill Burg at 847-323-6304. The K of C hosts a blood drive about every eight weeks throughout the year and is always looking for blood donors and raffle prize donors.

Bartlett: Auditions set
for ‘The Awakening Time’

Arts in Bartlett will have auditions at 7 p.m. Monday at the Bartlett Center for the Arts, 118 W. Bartlett Ave., Bartlett, for a screenplay written by Elgin writer Beth Raines called “The Awakening Time.” After a woman loses her husband to cancer, she finds her true self and awakens to the laws of the universe. It will be performed as readers theater, with seven lead speaking roles: five female and two male, ranging in character age from 20 to 70. The play will premiere in late October. Call Rita at 630-213-6769, or email at rlopienski@sbcglobal.net, or visit www.artsinbartlett.org.

Bartlett: Township event for seniors’ insurance

On Friday, Hanover Township seniors are invited to attend an insurance marketing workshop to prepare for Medicare’s fall open enrollment period. Starting at 1 p.m. in the Township Senior Center, 240 S. Route 59, Bartlett, a representative from the Senior Medicare Patrol will talk about Medicare plans and what insurance agents are, and are not, allowed to do in their marketing. Seniors also will learn how to watch for fraud in insurance plan marketing. For questions or to register for the workshop, contact the Township Senior Center at 630-483-5600.

West Dundee: Help plant oaks at Schweitzer Woods

Help plant hundreds of black and red oak trees Sept. 24 as part of National Public Lands Day 2011. The Forest Preserve District of Kane County needs volunteers to help plant oak trees at Schweitzer Woods Forest Preserve in West Dundee. We’ll dig the holes if you help us plant and create a woodland savanna.

National Public Lands Day began in 1994 with 700 volunteers and today is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve public lands. In 2010, 170,000 volunteers built 1,320 miles of trails and bridges, removed 450 tons of trash, collected 20,000 pounds of invasive plants, planted 100,000 trees and shrubs, and contributed $15 million toward public lands improvement. This is the event’s 18th year. Volunteers are asked to come to
Schweitzer Woods Forest Preserve at 10 a.m. and bring work gloves. The tree planting will last until 1 p.m. or until we run out of trees. Schweitzer Woods Forest Preserve is at 16N900 Sleepy Hollow Road in West Dundee. Call Sherrie McLaughlin at 630-444-3064. Visit www.kaneforest.com.