Free yoga event being held Saturday at the Matrix Club
A free yoga session with certified teacher Anu Malhotra will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 14, at the Matrix Club, 808 Route 59, Naperville.
The event, organized by Mindful Mediation Yoga and held in collaboration with the Consulate General of India, celebrates the International Day of Yoga. It is designed for anyone 9 and older and for all ability levels, organizers said.
Participants should bring a yoga mat and come in comfortable clothes that allow for free movement. Chair options are available for participants who cannot sit on the floor, organizers said.
Complementary refreshments will be served after the event. Register at www.eventbrite.com.
DuPage breaks ground on new natural resources campus
The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has broken ground on its new Grounds and Natural Resources Campus at the Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville.
The 112,900-square-foot facility will be a main hub for crews that maintain nearly 26,000 acres of preserves in the county and will replace aging and scattered maintenance buildings, officials said.
Its eco-friendly features including a solar array for renewable energy, rainwater harvesting systems to conserve water, and native bioswales and basins that support stormwater management and habitat restoration, a district news release said.
The campus also includes a native plant nursery support building and greenhouse, which increases its ability to collect and distribute native seeds.
The $36.4 million project is expected to be mostly completed by February 2027 with final completion set for December 2027, the release said. It is the largest of 32 projects the district included in its 2019 master plan.
Naperville high school graduates earn college scholarships
Several Naperville high school graduates have been awarded college-sponsored scholarships through the National Merit Scholarship Program.
Recipients will receive between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of study, according to the National Merit Scholarship Corp.
Naperville resident Teagan Bernstein-Meachum, who was homeschooled and is planning a career in academia, was awarded a scholarship to the University of Alabama.
From Naperville North High School, scholarships were awarded to Soren A. Casey, who will study finance at Fordham University, and Bridget A. Ogan, who will study marketing at Indiana University Bloomington.
Neuqua Valley High School scholarships winners are Zachar Druce-Hoffman, who will study aerospace engineering at Iowa State University; Varsha R. Nair, who will study medicine at the University of South Florida; and Aditya Rakshit, who will study computer engineering at Vanderbilt University.
Naperville Central High School student William X. Wang, who plans to study mechanical engineering/robotics, was awarded a scholarship from Purdue University.
Naperville resident Jayram Palamadai, a student at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, and Moneesha Goduguchinta, a student at Metea Valley High School, also received scholarships from Purdue. Palamadai plans to study computer science and Goduguchinta is to study aerospace engineering.
Wellness foundation offering tours of six private gardens
Grow Wellness Foundation and Aquascape will host a Naperville garden walk to benefit mental wellness initiatives on Thursday and Friday, June 26-27.
The Petals, Ponds and Pathways walk gives visitors access to six private gardens, with tickets valid for both days, organizers said in a news release.
Self-guided tours will be available from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. Visitors may visit and return to any garden in any order.
Tickets are $15 through June 23 when purchased at growwellnessfoundation.org or $20 if purchased on the days of the walk at 2186 University Drive. Children 10 and younger are free.
Proceeds support the Grow Wellness Foundation, a nonprofit organization that works to improve access to mental wellness care, organizers said.
