Sunday, April 14, 2013
Event is set for Sunday, April 21, in Bolingbrook.
Fourteen-year-old Joseph Beilke is a fighter. The Joliet teen, who attends Timber Ridge Middle School in the Plainfield School District, has battled neutropenia since he was 17 months old. The disease causes abnormally low white blood cell counts, weakening the immune system. Related: 'Dodge for Joseph' Event Benefits Local Teen In December 2011, Joseph and and his family were hit with another whammy. The teen was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, known as “preleukemia,” which prevents the bone marrow from making enough blood cells and can leady to leukemia. The eighth-grader also had a bone marrow transplant last April. A hockey fundraiser, Breakaway for Beilke, is scheduled for 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, April 21, at Rocket Ice Arena, …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Tyler Drive blaze destroyed family’s belongings
Stephanie Mohr was enjoying a night in her new home with her fiancé and daughter this November when disaster struck. A fire in an outdoor chimney breached a firewall and started a blaze in the attic of the family’s home in the 3100 block of Tyler Drive. According to fire officials, the fire caused about $80,000 in damage to the house — and destroyed most of the family’s belongings. “We were relaxing and enjoying our new home when all of a sudden the lights started flickering and we ran to go check it out,” Mohr said. The couple quickly discovered the fire, which Mohr said began in the attic attached to 2-year-old daughter Novalie’s bedroom and destroyed virtually all of their belongings. Since the Nov. 9 blaze, the family has struggled. …
Friday, June 29, 2012
Fundraiser launched after fire that destroyed two Plainfield homes on Wednesday.
Updated at 6 p.m. June 29 --------------------------------- After the June 27 fire that swept through two Plainfield homes, community members were quick to offer help, taking to Plainfield Patch’s Facebook page with one big question: What can I do to help? Now, relatives and friends of the displaced families has set up a donation site as a way to help the Plainfield residents rebuild. All that’s left of the home at 23648 Rolf Rd. is a chimney, fireplace and ashes. The house was home to Laurie Rickmon, son John, sister Rieta Neu and niece Lauren Neu. “Everyone is safe and sound, but they lost photos, heirlooms, clothes, toiletries, glasses ... everything,” Erin Rickmon-Swan, daughter of Laurie Rickmon, wrote on the Help After the Fire …
Friday, June 15, 2012
Proceeds from event will help fund expenses related to adoption of HIV-positive siblings.
When all is said and done, the red tape involved in adopting a Russian brother and sister — known by their Americanized names Jonah and Lila — could cost around $50,000. To help Eric and Elizabeth Stepien in making that dream a reality, members of LifeSpring Community Church, 14735 Wood Farm Road, will host a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 30, at the church. The costs associated with adopting the siblings, who are HIV positive, includes trips to Russia, mandated medical screenings and background checks and lots and lots of paperwork, according to mom Elizabeth Stepien. So far, fundraisers including a May 19 “Rock-A-Thon” and a donation site have raised more than $12,000 to help bring Jonah, 3, and Lila, 1-1/2, home to …
Monday, May 28, 2012
Held the Saturday before Memorial Day, the event raised money to help injured veterans.
As America prepared to pay tribute to its fallen heroes, hundreds gathered in Plainfield’s Setters’ Park in honor of servicemen and women injured in the line of duty. The first-ever Wounded Warriors 5K had an impressive turnout, according to Jeff Maliska, a volunteer with Operation Welcome You Home, the organization that coordinated the event. Maliska said organizers expected somewhere around 150 participants for the event, since it’s a brand-new outing. “We had 400 at the start of the day,” he said Saturday. By the time the race began at 8 a.m., there were 477. The $25 race fee plus donations from sponsors meant the event raised more than $5,000, Maliska said, adding it could grow to as much as $8,000 when all is said and done. “We’re …
Thursday, May 24, 2012
The May 19 "Rock-A-Thon" fundraiser drew 200 participants and raised more than $6,000, Plainfield couple says.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Thank you so much for your interest and story noted in last Thursday's issue of the Plainfield Patch. Our adoption fundraiser, Rock-A-Thon with the GIANT Bake Sale Challenge took place last Saturday, May 19. It was an amazing turn out of folks. There were roughly 200 people that came out and rocked, shopped the Bake Sale and shared in the day's efforts. We had a number of people from the community come and share their support and personal stories with us after reading our story in the Patch. We appreciated your enthusiasm and willingness to spread the word about our efforts to bring these 2 orphans into our family. Our long range goal is indeed large, roughly $47,500 but Saturday's event brought in just over $6,000! Horray for generosity …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Money raised through the event will help cover the Kellers' food, fuel and lodging costs during the DeKalb court proceedings,
Thelma Holderness knew Toni Keller without ever having said a word to her. Every morning, as Holderness was cleaning the Northern Illinois University dorm in which the 18-year-old Plainfield student lived, she would see Toni in a commons area studying. "That girl was the first kid I saw at 6 a.m. every morning," said Holderness, a janitor at the school. "I just noticed her every day. ... Sometimes she would look up and smile at me." So when one of the students told Holderness that Toni was missing after taking an afternoon walk in a local DeKalb park in October 2010, she knew the news would not be good. "As soon as I realized who it was, I just has this feeling," she said. "This was not a girl who was just out partying all the time." The …
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
The MainStreet Plainfield carnival/arts-and-crafts event will be held on the Plainfield Central parking lot if the school board gives its OK.
An old Plainfield tradition is coming back with a new name and location, pending approval of the Plainfield School District 202 board next week. Kick Off to Summer Festival 2012 -- once known as Spring Fest and, before that, the Strawberry Festival -- will be held June 2 and 3 if the school board approves the use of Plainfield Central High School's parking lot. The Plainfield Village Board gave its blessing to the event Monday night when it agreed to close Fort Beggs Drive from 6 p.m. June 1 through midnight June 3. MainStreet Plainfield decided to revive the spring carnival as a fundraiser for the nonprofit group, MainStreet Executive Director Susan Erickson said. It dropped the then-May festival a two years ago when it became too …
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Monday, March 26, 2012
Fundraiser will feature a 5k race, a 2x5k relay race and a fun run for kids.
Several roads near Plainfield North High School will be temporarily closed Saturday morning to make room for the Fast Cat run/walk event, sponsored by the PNHS boys track and field team. In a press release issued today, Cmdr. Anthony Novak of the Plainfield Police Department said that due to the planned event course and the large number of participants expected, commuters and residents may experience increased traffic or temporary road closures the morning of the race. Novak said the following roads will be temporarily closed beginning at 7:45 a.m. Saturday, until most of the runners and walkers have cleared the area (estimated at approximately 10:30 a.m.): Parking will be restricted on Millennium Parkway from 248th Avenue to Champion …
Thursday, February 23, 2012
The annual event raising money for scholarships so that no one is turned away from a Y program for the inability to pay.
The C.W. Avery YMCA's fifth-annual Giving Gala's this Saturday, and while it may be among Plainfield's top social gatherings, it's one of its biggest fundraisers as well. Money brought in from the $125-a-ticket event goes helps provide scholarships for families with financial problems so their children can attend the Y's summer camps, before- and after-school programs and other activities. The goal is to ensure no one is turned away from the Y for the inability to pay, marketing director Carolyn Hamilton said. Tickets are still available for the event, being held at the Bolingbrook Golf Club and featuring a formal dinner, dancing and silent and live auctions. More than 300 tickets have already been sold, Hamilton said. New this year are …
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