Elgin PD’s Safe Together Police Academy starts in May
Applications are available for the Elgin Police Department’s Safe Together Police Academy, designed to foster safer interactions between the police and people with disabilities and their caregivers.
The free program will be held for eight months on the last Tuesday of the month starting May 27. It’s open to Elgin residents 16 or older who attend with a caregiver, according to a news release.
Informational presentations and practical experiences in such topics as when and how to call 911, differences between emergency and nonemergency calls, internet safety, crime scene investigation and traffic stops are offered, the release said.
Registration will taken on a first-come, first-served basis. For an application or more information, contact detective Chad Benavidez at benavidez_c@cityofelgin.org or 224-760-5414.
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Three Fires Council Scouts collect food, money in March
Troops who are part of Scouting America,Three Fires Council in the Elgin area collected 28,476 food items and raised more than $2,900 for Northern Illinois Food Bank and local food pantries in March through their Scouting for Food initiative.
The campaign began in 1985 and is an annual, nationwide food drive conducted by Scouting America Councils all over the country, according to a news release.
Three Fires Council’s effort involved more than 60 units and 600 scouts who collected food in partnership with 20 food pantries in Kane, DuPage, Kendall and DeKalb counties.
“In our council service area, roughly one in five people face food insecurity everyday. In some areas of our council, that number is much higher,” Three Fires Council Scouting for Food Chairman Keith Santini said in the release.
“As a teacher (at Addison Trail High School in Addison), I see food insecurity every day in my students. That is why feeding the hungry has become such an important part of my life over the past few years”
Carpentersville firefighters donate $6,500 to breast cancer fund
Carpentersville Professional Fire Fighters IAFF Local 4790 recently donated nearly $6,500 to the breast cancer fund at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin.
Money was raised through the October sale of specially designed T-shirts, sweatshirts and other gear featuring a female “bombera,” or firefighter, for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
This year’s Day of the Dead-inspired design sold more than in previous years, and the money raised represented the largest donation the firefighters have made to the fund, according to a social media post from Advocate Health Care.
The donation will be used to support patients receiving cancer care at Sherman, including the hospital’s cold capping program. Cold capping helps to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy treatments.
Deadline for Elgin museum’s Hispanic project Wednesday
Artists of all backgrounds are invited to submit works by Wednesday, April 30, for an art exhibition that will be part of the Elgin History Museum’s Hispanic Heritage Project.
The museum is looking for works that explore:
The journey of Hispanic families, from immigration to establishing roots in Elgin.
The music, food, celebrations and customs that keep heritage alive.
Portraits or visual stories that highlight individuals who have made an impact.
The contributions of the Hispanic community in education, business and civic leadership.
Pieces inspired by personal experiences, family history or memories of growing up Hispanic in the Fox River Valley.
Up to two works can be submitted, with those chosen receiving a $100 stipend.
Artists also will receive 60% for any work that is sold, with 40% going to support the Hispanic Heritage Project.
Chosen works will be showcased in May at the Nancy Kimball Cobblestone House, 302 W. Chicago Ave.
For more information or to submit art, go to elginhistory.org/hispanic-heritage-project.
Quantum physics topic of program at St. Charles library
Quantum physicist and poet G. Jordan Maclay will speak on “Quantum Physics and Human Vibrations” at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at the St. Charles Public Library.
Maclay received his doctorate from Yale University and is the chief scientist at Quantum Fields.
To register for the program, go to scpld.org or call 630-584-0076. The library is located at 1 S. Sixth Ave.
