Knox Presbyterian Church garden walk to benefit food bank
Knox Presbyterian Church’s annual garden walk featuring six Naperville-area gardens will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 12.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased weekdays at the Naperville church, 1105 Catalpa Lane, or online at www.knoxpres.org/events. Tickets purchased the day of the event are $20 cash or check and will be available from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the church.
Sponsored by the Presbyterian Women of Knox Church, proceeds will benefit the Northern Illinois Food Bank.
The tours are self-guided and can be done in any order. The event will be held rain or shine.
For more information, call the church at 630-355-8181.
Tennis tourney for adults, kids features round-robin format
Registration continues through July 11 for Naperville Park District’s Summer Slam all-city tennis tournament, which will be held Friday, July 18.
Open to players of all ages, the tournament consists of multiple matches in a round-robin format, a news release said.
Children ages 6 to 18 will be divided by age groups and play singles matches at Knoch Park, 724 S. West St.; Naperville North High School, 899 N. Mill St.; and the Nike Sports Complex, 288 W. Diehl Road.
Times and locations will depend on age groups. Most youth tournaments begin at 3 or 4 p.m.
Adults will play doubles matches between 6 and 9:30 p.m. at the Nike Sports Complex.
Registration is $17 per person for residents and $26 per person for nonresidents.
The park district is also offering weeklong “A Taste of Tennis” instructional camps to teach the foundational skills of the sport to children and adults. Camps are scheduled for the weeks of June 23, July 7, July 14 and Aug. 4.
Register for the tournament or the camps at www.napervilleparks.org.
Blood drive recognizing local boy to be held at 95th Street Library
A Save Our Summer Blood Drive’s stop at the 95th Street Library is part of a larger effort by Vitalant to prevent a summer blood shortage and will be held in recognition of a young boy who benefited from blood donations.
It will take place from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at the 3015 Cedar Glade Drive library. The Naperville stop is part of a larger effort that spans 15 donation centers and three community blood drives.
The goal is to prevent a summer blood shortage, which is a common challenge when school breaks and vacations reduce donor turnout, a news release said.
The Naperville drive recognizes Caleb Koenig, an 8-year-old from Plainfield whose life was saved by blood donors, the release said.
Due to a rare genetic condition that put him at serious risk for bleeding complications, Caleb could not produce enough platelets on his own. In his first year, he required monthly transfusions, the release said.
Blood donors will receive a Vitalant T-shirt, while supplies last. All donors in June will receive a $10 Rewards gift card and be entered in a drawing for one of two $10,000 gift cards.
To schedule an appointment, go to www.vitalant.org.