Send Valentine’s balloons to DuPage Care Center residents
Community members can send balloons and Valentine wishes to residents of the DuPage Care Center in Wheaton as part of an annual Valentine’s Day fundraiser.
Heart-shaped helium balloons are being sold for $5 to line the corridors and decorate rooms at the center, officials said. They will be delivered to residents by volunteers and staff, a news release said.
In past years, the public sent nearly 1,000 balloons to help the residents celebrate holiday and brighten their day, officials said.
Donations will be accepted until Feb. 11 at the DuPage Care Center Foundation’s website, www.dpccfoundation.org.
Proceeds will go to the Resident Recreation Fund, which provides programs and activities for those living at the center, which offers long- and short-term rehabilitative services to DuPage County residents.
For more information, contact Alyssa Nowak at 630-784-4472 or alyssa.nowak@dupagecounty.gov.
Park district hosting new ‘Glow in the Snow’ event
Naperville Park District’s new winter event, Glow in the Snow, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at Central Park, 104 E. Benton Ave.
Attendees can walk through a trail of festive lights, participate in winter-themed activities, take part in a scavenger hunt, learn about snow-loving creatures, take pictures and enjoy hot cocoa, a news release from the park district said.
Members of the Naperville Astronomical Association will provide telescopes through which guests can look at the moon or Jupiter, weather permitting.
The event is free and will be held with or without snow on the ground, the park district said.
For more information, go to www.napervilleparks.org/glowinthesnow.
Free Silver CPR classes, which will be taught by Naperville Fire Department paramedics, are available for seniors on Feb. 18 at the A. George and Patricia Pradel Safety Town in Naperville. (Naperville Senior Task Force)
Silver CPR sessions for seniors to be held Feb. 18
The Naperville Senior Task Force is sponsoring free Silver CPR classes, which will be taught by Naperville Fire Department paramedics.
Sessions will be held at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the A. George and Patricia Pradel Safety Town of Naperville, 1320 Aurora Ave. Space is limited to 30 people per class.
Participants will learn about basic CPR, how to use an automatic external defibrillator and how to intervene if someone is choking.
For more information, email silvercpr2026@gmail.com.
Residents can also follow the senior task force on Facebook or go to www.naperville.il.us/seniortaskforce for information on the group’s events.