THE JOURNAL & TOPICS NEWSPAPERS | THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008


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Benefits & Fundraisers

Journeys from PADS to HOPE, an organization helping individuals in Northwest suburban Cook County who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, hosts its 5K run/walk event on Saturday, May 3 at All Saints Lutheran Church, 630 S. Quentin Rd., Palatine. Registration is at 8:30 a.m., followed by a fun run at 9 a.m. and the 5K run at 9:15 a.m. There will be an awards lunch following the race and prizes for overall male and female winners, age groups and largest group/organization. For more information, call 847-963-9163 ext. 22, or visit www.padstohope.org.

Clearbrook's Jelly Belly Days will be held Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17, from 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.at various storefronts and intersections throughout Chicago and surrounding suburbs. More than one thousand yellow-vested volunteers will trade the signature gourmet jelly beans for a donation during Rolling Meadows-based Clearbrook's 19th annual event. Nearly 3,000 children and adults with developmental disabilities supported by Clearbrook will benefit from this major fundraising event. Contact Janis Edelheit at 847-385-5008 or jedelheit@clearbrook.org for details or visit clearbrook.org.

On Saturday, May 17, area residents will lace up their walking shoes and pound the pavement towards a cure for cystic fibrosis (CF) at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's annual Great Strides Walk-A-Thon, being held at Busse Woods, Grove 5-16. Participants are raising money to benefit the more than 1,000 families in the Chicago metropolitan area who are waging a daily battle against CF, the most common life-threatening genetic disease in the United States, affecting 30,000 children and adults. In addition, more than 10 million Americans are genetic carriers for the disease. Great Strides is the CF Foundation's largest national event. To get involved or to form your own fundraising walk team, call Amy Patterson of the Greater Illinois Chapter at 312-236-4491 x110 or visit www.cff.org/great_strides.

Clubs & Organizations

Just in time for Mother's Day! The Elk Grove Garden Club's Annual Plant Sale will be held Saturday, May 10, from Noon-4 p.m. at the Farmhouse Museum Campus, 399 Biesterfield Road. Annuals, Perennials, Mike's Dahlias and garden decorations are available. For more info, contact Cathy Koch at 847-593-0453 or cek379@sbcglobal.net.

Arlington Camera Club meets at 7:30 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every ( month Sept.-June. Meetings are held at the Arlington Historical Society, 110( W. Fremont, Arlington Hts. (just west of the library).( The program for the May 7 meeting, "Macro Photography", will be presented by Don Bolak and is a must for anyone interested in close-up images of flowers. The May 21 program will be "Digital is for the Birds& and the Animals", presented by award-winning photographer Walt Anderson. ( ( Meetings are open to the public.

"Les Bavards du Nord", a monthly francophone lunch group, will meet again on Saturday, May 17, at 1 p.m., for lunch and conversation in French at a Buffalo Grove-area restaurant to be announced later via email. Participants have various levels of proficiency in speaking French, including native speakers No membership required; listening in French is required. For full details, RSVP by e-mail to lesBavardsduNord@yahoo.com or call 847-921-7864 by the preceding Thursday evening. Visit lesbavardsfrancophones.blogspot.com.

Elk Grove Jaycees meet the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Pope's Pizza, 66 Devon Avenue. Write to Elk Grove Jaycees, P.O. Box 477, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007, call (847-604-3268), e-mail jayceemich@comcast.net or visit www.egvjaycees.org. This is a leadership organization for young adults ages 21-41.

The Palatine Jaycees holds its monthly general meeting on the third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall on Palatine Road in Palatine. For information on the Palatine Jaycees, membership, any of their sponsored events or to join their email newsletter write to the Palatine Jaycees, Post Office Box 1517, Palatine, IL 60078-1517, call 847-604-0288, e-mail info@palatinejaycees.org or visit the web site at www.palatinejaycees.org.

Health

La Leche League, a breastfeeding support group, will meet on Thursday May 8, at Holy Family Medical Center, 100 N. River Road in Des Plaines at 7:30 p.m. to discuss the normal course of breastfeeding. Expecting and nursing mothers (and their babies) are invited to attend. Individual questions and concerns will also be addressed. La Leche League is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization which helps mothers who want to breastfeed through education, encouragement & mother to mother support. For more information or for additional meeting locations & times, call 1-877- 4- LALECHE or contact www.llli.org

Religion

Clergy, candidates and color are topics of discussion during "The Wright Stuff," an open forum, hosted by Elk Grove Baptist Church, Sunday, May 18, at 7 p.m. This public forum will focus on questions on Christianity, politics and race raised by recent comments by Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Sen. Barack Obama. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with the traditional potluck dinner between the congregations. Doors open to the public at 6:45 for the forum. There is no admission charge for the forum. Individuals interested in attending dinner must reserve a spot by Tuesday, May 12. Reservations may be made and further information obtained by calling 847-593-8337, or by visiting www.elkgrovebaptistchurch.org.