Jeric's Skateboard Contest Returns to Plainfield

Saturday

Head over to Renwick Community Park, 23729 W. Ottawa St., for the annual skateboard contest, co-hosted by the Plainfield Park District and Jeric's Skateboard Shop. 

Contestants will be split into four age divisions and compete in front of spectators and judges

Registration is at 11 a.m.; the contest starts at noon. Click for more details on how to sign up.

Also Saturday:

Plainfield dad Jim Wallace went into cardiac arrest four times in 36 hours — and now his family could use some help. The father of two sons, ages 3 and 5, will now need a heart transplant.

A benefit for the Wallace family is scheduled for 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Knights of Columbus, 100 S. Infantry Dr. in Joliet.

Tickets are $30 in advance and $35  at the door. Click for more information.

Sunday

Sunday, you can join the Olmsted family of Orland Park as they keep daughter Erin's memory alive with the annual Erin's AAIM for Change 5K.

Erin was killed by a drunken driver in 1997. Now, her family — including her sister, Plainfield East High School teacher Kate Morris — is using their loss to save other lives, and to benefit students at Erin's high school. The seventh annual Erin's AAIM for Change 5K run/walk is set for Sunday, Sept. 15 in Orland Park.

Proceeds benefit the Erin E. Olmsted Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorist. AAIM an Illinois-based non-profitorganization supporting victims of drunk driving. 

For the fourth year, graduating students at Plainfield East will also win scholarships; last year, the fund contributed $4,000 to two PEHS grads.

Registration is now open for the 7th Annual Erin's AAIM for Change 5K, set for Sept. 15 at the Metra train station at 10401 W. 153rd St. in Orland Park. For more information or to register, click here.

Read about Erin's story, told by her mother, Sandy Olmsted, on her website.

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