FALL 2013

Developments

Developments is a bi-annual newsletter containing AID stories and highlights. For regular updates please join our e-mail list or friend us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheAID

SERVING KANE, KENDALL AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES

President’s MessageAID School Transition Program CAT Day of CaringClient Success Story Spotlight AID Lifetime Advocate Passes AwayAID Helps Pack School Supplies Upcoming Recycling EventsSnapshots! Agency PhotosAID Walk for WellnessShow You Care KaneBlue Shirt Studio UpdateRide-In-Kane Fare IncreaseMemorials and HonoraiumsGrants and Donations

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In This Issue...

On August 31st, AID opened The Monkey Business Café at 18 W Benton St. in Aurora, inside the Sci-Tech Museum. The Director of the Sci-Tech Museum, Arlene Hawks, approached AID with an opportunity to run the café to use it as a hands on training experience for clients who are interested in food service.

Clients at the café learn how to operate a cash register, take food orders and how to safely handle food. The café sells snack food such as warm pretzels, nachos, muffins, chips and various beverages including coffee. Two of the products currently sold in the café are made, packaged and distributed by individuals who have disabilities.

One product is Jumpy Monkey Coffee which is roasted and packaged in Iowa by a not for profit organization serving individuals with disabilities. The gourmet granola bars are by Kando Bakery and are made locally in the Elgin area and are also packaged by individuals with disabilities.

Monkey Business Café is open from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday through Friday. The café serves coffee, snack food, ice cream, muffins and a variety of bottled beverages. Come visit us!

AID Opens “The Monkey Business Café” at Aurora’s SciTech Hands on Museum

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Our Mission: To empower individuals with disabilities, mental illness and special needs to achieve independence and community inclusion.

About AID: AID is a nonprofit, community-based organization that serves over 5,000 individuals throughout Kane, Kendall, DeKalb, DuPage, suburban Cook and Will counties. More than 20 programs are available for individuals with physical or developmental disabilities and those in need of behavioral health services or crisis intervention. AID is a United Way partner agency and accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)

For more AID Information: Please call or visit our website:

www.the-association.org

Aurora area .............. 630-966-4000 Elgin area .................. 847-931-6200 Yorkville area ........... 630-966-4450

LYNN O’SHEAprESidENt/cEO

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Letter from AID President...Dear friends and benefactors,

Good news for the first time in many years- AID had no cuts in state funding this fiscal year. On the other hand, we have not had rate increases for our services for many years. We are in the most challenging of economic times.

Despite this, we still have many things to celebrate. We have replaced the leased Day Service Center in Yorkville with one we now own on Rt. 47. Watch for an Open House invitation later this fall. We have greatly expanded home based services, and opened several new group homes in Aurora and Geneva as a result of the Ligas law suit which is funding persons from our waiting list. We opened STARS III on River Street in Aurora in collaboration with the Fox Valley Special Recreation Association. A new Special Education Transition program began this month at Keeler Center in Aurora, for students aged 18-21 in preparation for transition to AID adult services, thanks to generous contributions from the Seigle Family Foundation, Caterpillar and the INC Board.

We have also expanded supported housing services for individuals with behavioral health challenges in the Aurora area-91 persons now receive this service. With the help of key Board members, we are enhancing our recovery, consumer and family services and adding tools to our website. Plans to open an apartment building on Edgelawn in Aurora are underway also thanks to grants from the City of Aurora.

Despite our efforts to keep pace with requests for service, the waiting list numbers across the Fox Valley continue to grow. We have actively launched the Show You Care Kane campaign to place a question on the March 18 ballot asking voters to support the creation of a Developmental Disabilities Service Board. If you have not already done so, please “Like” us on Facebook and urge your friends and family to do the same.

Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of children and adults with disabilities in our community. Thank you for your continued support!

Lynn O’SheaPresident/CEO

AID Board of

Directors:

OfficersChuck Miles Chairman

Patrick Flaherty Vice Chairman

Walter Dwyer Treasurer

Toni Vaughan Secretary

DirectorsSue Bergeson

David De La Fuente

Clifford Klotz

Dan Lundberg

Dr. Clem Mejia

Dr. Melinda James

John Potter

Dr. Laurie Schnell

Angelica Silva

AID, a leader in providing services to individuals with disabilities in the Fox Valley, will develop a new school- to- adult services transition program to be housed at the AID Keeler Center in Aurora.

This Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)-approved program will address the needs of students and their families in Kane County who are preparing to transition from high school to adult services. Given the current unacceptable state of transition resources for high school-to-adult-services, students and their families are not adequately prepared for the changes to services after they age out of school (entitlement versus eligibility).

The target population for this program is 18-21 year old special education students with significant behavioral, emotional, physical and/or developmental disabilities who are not eligible for the Student Assistance in Learning (SAIL) and other special education transition programs.

The AID school transition program will ‘step down’ the school program service intensity and focus on work skills and Activities of Daily Living (ADL) so that by age 22 the students can successfully transition to adult services. Students will attend the AID Transition program each day and will participate in a structured curriculum that includes functional life skills, academics, communication, vocational skills, recreation and community integration, behavioral challenges and self-advocacy. The school transition program is made possible by grants from the following organizations: Caterpillar; INC Board, NFP and Seigle Family Foundation.

AID Creates School Transition Program

2013 Holiday Gift Options

Snowman

“Gift Baskets”

AID

Holiday Cards

First Aid Kit or

Pet First Aid Kit

$10 each $10 each

Awesome holiday cards

designed by AID clients!

Great for home

and travel!

Coffee, cocoa and

everything needed for a

cold winter’s night...

10 Cards for $10

More Gift Options Coming Soon!

Packaged by people with developmental disabilities

More Gift Options Coming Soon!

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Employees of Caterpillar Aurora Participate in a Community Day of Caring for AIDOn Saturday, June 22nd, 125 employees of Caterpillar (CAT) Aurora and their family members held their inaugural Community Day; they all donated their personal time to do volunteer service work in the Aurora community.

AID was one of four local human service organizations that benefited from the CAT Community Day projects.

AID recently purchased an apartment building in Aurora that, once removed, will provide affordable housing to eight low-income individuals. The building was purchased through the City of Aurora Community Housing Development Program. Funds were limited to purchase and the building desperately needed extensive renovation and repair to avail it for suitable living; CAT volunteers made those renovations possible.

CAT volunteers removed appliances, cabinet doors, carpet, and interior doors, old bushes, old wood fences, clothesline poles and concrete bases, and installed new mailboxes and exterior light fixtures. The volunteers’ hard work came at the right time and allowed AID to allocate funds to services instead of repairs.

The Caterpillar Aurora family showed their generosity by working through inclement weather. The helping hands and positive spirits made for a successful, productive and fun Caterpillar Community Day 2013. Thanks to all!

farm fresh

JubileeJamIncludes three of our favorite flavors:

Strawberry, Peach and Seedless Raspberry. Each jar packed with mouth-watering

premium jam for your enjoyment. Every box is assembled by individuals with special needs

who will benefit directly from your purchase.

gift box

Contact Wendy Bialek: (847) 931 - 2294 ~ wbialek@the-association.org to place your order.

Only $15!Holiday Edition

Coming Soon!

Behavioral Health Recovery Corner - Client Success Stories Spotlight:Liz has been coming to weekly counseling sessions at AID for the past year. She is the youngest child in a large family and had been living in her mother’s home following her mother’s death several years ago. Liz was not able to pay the real estate taxes on the family home, found out that the house would be repossessed, and that she would have to move out. In addition, Liz was dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety which made it difficult for her to work full time. She was also in a car accident which has caused her a lot of pain and several surgeries.

In the past year, Liz was able to open up about some of her grief and loss issues and learn skills to lessen her depression and anxiety. She is also stable on medications. Liz has found a part-time job, applied to go back to college, and recently moved into her own apartment. She finds her apartment to be a very peaceful place and she is hopeful about her future.

Brian has been a client of AID for several years. He has dealt with several obstacles through out his life. Brian is a recovering alcoholic who has been sober for over 10 years. He understands that his decisions and actions in the past have had a negative impact on him and loved ones. He continues to learn from those mistakes and makes an effort to improve himself everyday.

In the past 10 months Brian has made great strides. Brian in the past, struggled to take his medications correctly and also had trouble remembering when his appointments were, sometimes he could not even remember what day it was. Through increased support from staff, hard work by Brian and the help of his doctor Brian began to take his medications correctly. Brian now packs his medications for longer periods of time and continues to make improvements in his personal life. Brian has returned to cleaning his apartment and doing his grocery shopping on his own. Brian has set new goals for himself that include quitting smoking, starting a healthy diet and building his checking account. Now that Brian feels more confident in himself he plans to start attending Pathways again. With some of the money that he saves he plans to attend his son’s wedding next year. Brian is a resilient and inspiring individual.

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AID Clients Help Pack School Supplies for Those in Need

Lifetime AID Friend, Supporter and Champion Passes Away at 83Marilyn Brailey Wilson, a longtime AID board of member and advocate, passed away peacefully on September 19th, 2013, with her family by her side. AID extends a personal thanks to Marilyn for all her hard work, dedication and concern. She added spark and enthusiasm in helping AID build programs whereby persons with disabilities could strive “Towards a Life of Their Own.”

As an early education advocate, Marilyn actively participated in and provided tireless volunteer support for the Elgin public schools, which all her children attended. She also conducted pre-school Sunday School at First United Methodist. Her community leadership broke new ground and accomplished great things for people with special needs.

In 1969 she started and then ran a pilot program for vocational skills development in work settings for individuals with disabilities. This small sheltered workshop grew into both leadership roles and a long-time affiliation with AID.

The family requested no gifts and no flowers. That is not what Marilyn would want. Donations to AID in her memory are encouraged.

Marilyn Wilson - 1973

On Wednesday, August 7th, AID partnered with several other community organizations in an effort to sort and pack 3,000 supply kits for families in need in the Aurora community.

This annual event, organized by the non-profit group “Communities in Schools” helps Aurora children return to school with necessary supplies.

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•Arts & Crafts Materials•Kitchen, Bedroom and Bathroom Household Items•Batteries (All sizes)•Sweatshirts and Pants (All adult sizes) •Beds (Twin beds in good condition)•Board Games, Computer Games, Video games•Music Items: CDs, Boombox CD/Tape/Radio, or Instruments •Flashlights and Fire Extinguishers•Vacuums & Carpet Cleaners•Digital Cameras•DVDs

•Exercise Equipment and Sports Equipment•Folding Tables, 10 Foot•Gift Cards - Restaurants, Movies, Bowling, Salon Service, etc.•Microwave Ovens•OfficeChairs&OfficeSupplies•Passenger Van with Lift•Padded Armchairs•Patio Furniture, Picnic Table & Benches•Plastic Bins•Swim Shoes, various adult sizes•Work Gloves•Rocking Chairs or Recliners (leather or vinyl)

•Yard Care items- Leaf Blower, Rakes, etc.•Sponsor for Yoga and Tai Chi, Dance, Music and Riding Classes

Can you help us with anything on our wishlist?

AID staff and clients celebrate their independence by enjoying classic americana food.

2013 AID Auction attendees from Catepillar Inc. show off their sense of fashion.

Elgin clients work hard by rolling and packing signed prints for Jim Henry Inc.

Please Contact Kathy Hazelwood: (847) 931-2290 khazelwood@the-association.org if you are interested in making a donation.

AID Elgin area clients and staff say their goodbyes to Client Intake Specialist Mary Pigors.

AID clients clean up Aurora by picking up recyclable materials from around the city.

AID clients and staff release balloons into the sky in memory of long time friend Sue Rampa.

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AID Staff and Clients Walk for WellnessTo further promote the AID Health and Wellness Initiative, the Virtual Motivation Vacation was a ten week program designed to increase physical activity for staff and clients. Each week participants received a virtual walking journey through a European country. Each journey was measured in distance and points of interest were highlighted along the journey (if you completed the whole mileage indicated, you would “see” everything highlighted on the journey).

The idea was for staff and clients to participate in any exercise throughout a given week, catalog their activities and equate their distances achieved with the distances on the virtual map; envisioning that they were seeing certain beautiful points of interest in England, Ireland and Scotland by striving to reach greater distances.

All participants kept a weekly journal of their activities and accomplishments toward reaching their increased activity goals. At the end of the ten week session, the AID wellness committee helped everyone celebrate with a ‘walk and roll’ event in Elgin and Aurora. Local fire fighters and police officers joined the celebration to walk with clients, talk about the importance of staying fit and healthy, and to distribute awards to clients for participation and achievement. During the ten weeks, many clients increased their activity and lost weight!

Like us on Facebook!

SHOW YOU CARE KANE

facebook.com/ShowYouCareKaneor visit:

www.showyoucarekane.com

Thank you to the hundreds of volunteers and community supporters who helped Show You Care Kane acquire nearly 35,000 petition signatures! We now have more than enough signatures to ask voters on March 18th, 2014, to create a Developmental Disability Service Board that will help more than 1,200 Kane County children and adults who are on waiting lists for services; and the nearly 40,000 others who will need services in the future.

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Blue Shirt Studio UpdateAID artists at The Blue Shirt Studio participated in a service project for the Beecher Community Center in Yorkville. The artists made vases and flowers in art class that they donated to be used as centerpieces for a May Banquet hosted at the center.

The AID Blue Shirt Studio is where clients interested in art can take classes and participate in special art projects.

Ride-In-Kane Fare IncreaseA rate increase is necessary in order to continue to deliver the quality Ride-in-Kane services which have been provided to persons with disabilities and the elderly in Kane County since 2008. An increase of $1.00 for a total of $4.00 per ride will become effective on January 1, 2014. For more information please call (888) 480-8549.

Pictured delivering the vases (from left to right):Jonathon L., Jerry H. and Marianne B.

Jose & Lita AddunAdministrative District Council

1 of IllinoisSue Agnew-OstermeierAlarm Detection Systems, Inc.Altrusa International Club of ElginAmerican Sportswear IncAmici’s Clubhouse - South ElginAmvets Post #103 AuxiliaryLeah AndersonAssurance Agency LtdAurora Kiwanis FoundationPenny BaileyBruce & Joyce BallerDave & Cheryl BanasiakMark & Cindy BancroftRufus & Brenda BanksAlisia BaraLarry & Peggy BarryDick BaxterBDK Door, Inc.

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Grants & Donations1/1/13-6/31/13 $50 & Above

Christine AuerBob & Sue AuerChristopher & Kimberly BauerPatricia BowerMr. & Mrs. Kevin & Gayle ChriskeRandy & Debby DaltonRichard & Nancy DoerrRosmari EngstronJorge & Denise FuentesJorie GelnettCharles & Linda GruberGlenn & Carolyn HansenVernon, Rowena & Beth HoffmanJaime & Cynthia JaraBob & Cindy KepplerSusan LahreJohn & Karen MichCharles & Jolanta MikutisPenny MoserCarla MurrayMichael & Patricia MussonDaniel & Amanda NelsonTom & Lynn O’SheaRay & Donna PattermannKathe PavaEdward PlumleyPaul & Charlyn RauchWarren & Kathy SchramerRichard & Ellen SietmannElaine StarkJames & Carla StarkMichael & Patricia StarkStark & Son Trenching, Inc.

William & Gayle ThullRonald & Jacqueline TomasoAdeline WardJohn & Shirley Whitmer

Lucille ClarkAbe Steinberg & Candy Goldstein

Lorraine DuntemanNorm & Gina Richter

Harriet ElliottTom & Lynn O’Shea

Irene GoldsteinAbe, Lea, Ben Steinberg

and Candice Goldstein

Catherine JilekJane Grand

John LundbergTom & Lynn O’Shea

David LaughlinAbe Steinberg & Candy Goldstein

Margaret NelsonIdenta AustinRobert & Terry BenbowAnn BurnhamHoward & Dorothy ChristianRobert & Pamela ChristianCarol CibulskisRichard & Jean CibulskisMary Lou Conover

John & Marion DoddRaymond & Mary Anne Du RayJon DuerrGuy DuMontWalter & Janet DwyerEagle Brook Country Club - GenevaEby-Brown CompanyEby-Brown FoundationPedro EchevarriaEdgewater SinglesEFS FoundationElgin Association Of Firefighters Benevolent FundElgin Cosmopolitan ClubElgin Symphony OrchestraElgin TownshipElgin Trade CouncilAlbert & Karen EspinosaEuclid Beverage - North AuroraWendy EulFrank & Mary Faulhaber

Elizabeth BrylaTom BudlongJeff & Connie BusbyMike ByrdMatthew & Lisa ByrneArline & Sharon CammHal CarlsonChuck & Penny CassellCaterpillar FoundationCereal IngredientsChelas Catering/The Luna FamilyChicago CubsKathleen & Timothy ChriestKari ChristensenCity of AuroraCody Metal Finishing, Inc.Coffman Trucking Sales, IncJoan CollinsColonial Cafe of St. CharlesCommunity Foundation of the

Fox River Valley

Michael BeckerBeef VillaMarion BegalkaBennett Law Firm, LLCRon & Peggy BenzschawelWarren & Lynn BernauJohn & Wendy BialekBMO Harris BankBoard of Education School District 131Deborah BonifasEdward BonifasRorry BonifasTom & Patti BonifasMichael & Kelly BossDave & Kathy BradenAubry & Catherine BrentLinda BresslerChris BrizzolaraJohn & Penny BrizzolaraMary BroskiTerry & Ann Bryant

Mary Lou ConoverCooper’s Hawk WineryDon & Wendy CoteBob & Cat CoughlinRobert CourseyLawrence & Jennifer CreadonJenna CuryloBruce DahlquistJulie & Andrea DaileyRandy & Debby DaltonDave’s Not Here BandBonnie DavidsonBeverly DavisStafford & Wendy DavisWilliam & Debra DavisArturo & Karin De La PazNeil & Julie De SilvaRichard DeickeRyan Chrisman-DeNegri

& Jessica DeNegriDan Deufel

Honorariums1/1/13 - 6/31/13

Sue and Steve FerrellGerald & Carol GoddardW. & Karen HeiseJim & JoAnn HoferJoseph HoltyPaul and Maureen JakubowskiKeystone Building, LTD.Sue and Jim KollerBob and Jane KramerThe Lee FamilyPearl LemkeShirley MalchowMark & Julie McCormickMichael & Diane MorefieldTom & Lynn O’SheaHomer & Bellva OffuttR. E. & Marla PendletonWilliam & Shelia PerkinsJerry & Jane PigattiNancy RaseyTimothy & Kate ReulandColeen and Tony SabolThe Sayers FamilyPhyllis SchnackeMerrill & Janet SchorMark & Tanya SheaNancy ThomWiley & Nancy UpdikeJohn & Kristine VoreisSusan WestDon & Kim WilliamsJames & Cheryl WormleyR. Budd Wormley

Norm Richter Sr.Abe Steinberg & Candy GoldsteinTom & Lynn O’Shea

Sister Anne Flaska’s 75th JubileeSisters Of St. Francis of

Mary Immaculate

Wayne SmithJudy & Tom Munson

Lynn O’SheaBarbara Weiner & Howard EglitDavid & Susan Leader

Memorials1/1/13 - 6/31/13

Richard WissingJan CarlsonJonathan & Joelyn GossePhilip & Marsha GruenbaumJim & Mary Beth HennenRichard HummelJohn & Carol KirchmanAndrea KrauseEugene & Rosalea LoebCarolyn McGawn-MorrisScott QueenBarbara StrasserWalter & Barbara Wissing

Natalie VenegasTom & Lynn O’Shea

Grants & Donations1/1/13-6/31/13 $50 & Above

Angelo & Evelyn FerroKevin FinkThe Fireside GrilleFirst AlertDaniel & Judith FlahertyKatherine FlahertyPatrick & Judith FlahertyWilliam FlahertyRobert FlorianForum NoveltiesFox Valley Building TradeFox Valley Fire & Safety Company IncFox Valley RepertoryMary Francissen-McCloskeyGreg & Shari FriedersTim & Joanne FurnasRobert GaurickGeneva Community ChestGeneva Lions ClubJohn GeorgesonAnn GerardoPartha & Geeti GhoshJohn & Tracie GilbertGinivi Corporation DBA Get the EdgeJerry & Valerie GiolittoAndrew & Ronda GlowatyGolden K Kiwanis Club - AuroraBruce & Margot GoldsmithAlvin & Sheila GoldsteinBertha GomezDavid GonyeaMelva Jo GordonJames & Jenna GouldJohn & Deborah GriffinSteve & Jody GriffittsLynette GroenenboomRoy & Andrea GroesbeckJerry & Karen GroeschGround EffectsCheryl HaackKimberley HaagHack’s BBQ SauceRichard & Francesca HagermanGregory HandkeHanover Township

708 Mental Health BoardMarian HarmonHarris ArchitectsHay House Inc.Perry & Kathy HazelwoodHealy ChapelHarry & Dorie HeeschMark & Sarah HeissRichard & Rosemary HendersHenhouse ProwlersHogan Plumbing, Inc.Hollywood CasinoHoneywell International Corporation Charity MatchingKevin & Susan HopperHotel FelixOliver & Joann HowellJohn & Debbie HuddlestonJason & Diana HulstRick & Mary HyattIHC Group FoundationDieter & Elvira IlligINC Board, NFPInland Bank And TrustInternational Brotherhood of

Electrical Workers L.O. #117Kenneth & Kathleen IzralJarosch BakeryJoe Bero & Son PlumbingJeff & Beth JohnsonKenneth & Carol JohnsonMarion JohnsonMendel Jones & Florence FullwoodKane County ChronicleKane County CougarsJames & Donna KatekKimberly KeatingRakesh & Anu Khetarpal

Clifford & Linda OlesonRichard & Donna OlundOnesti Entertainment CoAlan OroszDuane & Audrey OrtonTom & Lynn O’SheaSujal PanchalPanera Bread Company

- Downers GroveRaymond & Sherida ParksGerald & Donna PeddyPedersen Family FoundationDave & Barb PetersonGlen & Mary PetersonPheasant Run ResortCaryl PhillipsO.B. & Cora PierreLarry PiggottErin PlattGeorge & Linda PlotzkeJohn & Suzanne PotterGary PozziPrairie State PackagingTony & Darlene PrattMarc & Christine PropheterDan & Carol PrysbyJim QuilicoJ. & Barbara QuirkMatt & Peggy QuirkCharles & Barbara RadovichReam Hauser ArchitectsReam’s Elburn Meat MarketRose ReidJerry RenningerReuland’s Food ServiceDaniel ReuterBerenice ReyesNorm & Gina RichterJeff & Jennifer RischJohnny & Margaret RobertsRookies, St. CharlesPatricia RoseMary RossiRotary Club of BataviaBill & Diane RoysterRandall RuppDave & Sharon RyghScott & Teresa SablichBarbara & Edward SalogaRobert SanguinettiBrian & Faye SchabJeffrey & Mary SchaibleySandy SchalundGeorgine SchickCharlie SchmalzLisa SchnellKurt & Janet SchumacherScott SchusterDennis & Bonnie SchwankConnie ScottJack ScottSeigle Family FoundationJames & Marsha SeymourShales-McNutt ConstructionMark & Tanya SheaSheet Metal Workers 265F.T. SimmonsMartina SimonHolly SlasBarbara SmithMayer & Donna SmithSource One MediaSouth Elgin Lions ClubJohn & Vivian SpinosoEleanor SpringerJoy SpringerSt. Charles Kiwanis Golden “K”St. Charles Kiwanis Noon ClubSt. Charles TownshipJoe & Bonnie StanczakVince & Rose StanekStark Sanitary Service - West ChicagoThomas & Cheryl StarrettState Farm Insurance CompaniesWilliam & LuAnn StefekJo Ann StegmaierAbe Steinberg & Candy GoldsteinChuck & Mary StephensMichael & Jessie StephensGregory & Jean StewartStorey PublishingStreamwood

United States Postal Office

Ellen KijowskiLes & Brenda KimmelKinnally, Flaherty, Krentz & Loran, PCMichael & Cynthia KirmseDonald & Gloria KittoeKiwanis Club of ElginClifford & Marilynn KlotzKnights of Columbus Council #12497Knights of Columbus Council #12497Knights of Columbus Council #14929Knights of Columbus Council #2191Knights of Columbus Council #654Knights of Columbus Council#14795William & Karen KochMichael KoehlRebekka Koehl-MaatSandra KolkayThe Krause FamilyTom & Pat KraveKen & Mary KrieghbaumCarla KrollSusan Kuen GregoryLisa KuhnWayne & Dorothy LaatzLaborers’ International

Union of North America Local 149Ken & Sarah LambertRobert LangerveldDavid & Susan LeaderTim & Kimberly LeasenbyEsther LebbinMichael LenartRonald LewisDouglas LimaLincoln Whiskey KitchenOwen & Sue LowreyBob LubicJohn LundbergMagique NoveltiesDaniel & Karen MakiManagement Solutions of Illinois IncFred MayJim & Cheryl MaynardPatrick & Mary McCloskeyMichael & Ann McCueJack & Mary McCullarJim McGough & Ellen BarnesMcHenry County Building Trades CouncilCynthia McNeilTom McTavishJohn & Mary MehaffeyMerlin’s Franchising, Inc.Jeanette MihalecKenneth & Gloria MikyskaChuck & Sheri MilesCynthia MillerDavid & Sally MillerMary Beth MitchellMitsubishi Electric AutomationMarlin & Pauline MittagMontgomery PopcornDavid & Karen MooreKevin & Lynn MoranFred & Wendy MosierGeorge & Sylvia MosierMother’s Club of GenevaAlfred MuellerJudy & Tom MunsonStephen MurtheyCharles & Kay MylerSara NadenLeon NatonekJames & Katherine NavotaDaniel & Amanda NelsonWilliam & Marcia NelsonDavid & Janet NissenJeff & NatalieDonald & Rose NolimalPete & Barb NomelliniNorthpointe Resources Inc.Kathryn NorwoodTerrance & Kimberly Olah

Mary StreitRandal & Deborah StykaSugar Grove Fire Protection DistrictBrian SullivanTimothy & Elayne SurySWIBCO, INC.Ibraham & Toleen TahaTap House Grill - St. CharlesDwain & Corrine TatarynSharon TaylorDoug TerpstraThe Cakery - North AuroraThe Inn Crowd, AuroraThe Office Dining & Spirits, St. CharlesThe Skydeck ChicagoKaye & Beth ThomasJuan & Angie ThomasLarry & Wanda ThomasTommy & Leah ThompsonTom’s Auto Clinic, ElginShirley and Lisa TorkelsonRichard TorossianGreg & Laurie TorrenceTim & Debbie TorresCraig TowerTown House Books & Café, St. CharlesDan & Jo TripponMary TripponTri-State Carpet & Decorating, Inc.Trust Company of IllinoisCharles & Elizabeth TuckerBob TurnerTwo Rivers Head Start AgencyBeth UlbrichLoren & Sylvia UnderhillRobert UngerUnited Way - ElginUnited Way - Fox ValleyUnited Way AT&T/Employee

Giving CampaignUnited Way Bank of AmericaUnited Way General Electric CampaignUnited Way of BataviaUnited Way of Central Kane CountyUnited Way of Metropolitan ChicagoUpstaging Inc.Nancy ValentaAmanda VanLueMichael VassarBarbara VeederVillage of LombardLillian & Angel VillamilVixen Construction Inc.Frank & Char VorisDick & Karen WakeWal-Mart #1818Janet WalstromWalt Powley Incline IncJohn & Lisa WatersSue WathenRaymond & Thelma WeeksRichard WeilandBarbara Weiner & Howard EglitWeldstarJuanita WellsBrad & Janice WestromWheatland Title Guaranty CompanyHelen WhiteWildfire Restaurant, GenevaJeffrey & Sherry WindtWindy Acres FarmWilliam WitteWok N’ Fire, GenevaMillie WolsfeldJoan WoodCheryl WoodlockYorkville Congregational ChurchPaul & Cori YoungRobert & Nancy ZancigArthur & Barbara ZillgittZimmerman FordZonta Club of St. Charles,

Geneva and Batavia

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Upcoming Events

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AID Telethon - Waubonsee Community College - March 15

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One of our biggest fundraising events is approaching and we could not be more excited!Every year is a showcase of talent, heartwarming stories and pledges that help keep ourorganization running to the best of it’s ability. The 2013 Telethon brought in over $86,000 inpledges, thanks to the dedicated volunteers and hardworking employees of AID.

Indoor Bean Bag Tournament - TBA - AID Elgin Training Center

Teams of two face off in a double-elimination style Bean Bag tournament at AID Elgin Training Center; the top teams win CASH prizes. Recruit your neighborhood bean bag tossing super star and enter the AID Indoor Bean Bag Tournament. Keep an eye on www.the-association.org for official date, time and rules.

Nightmare on Chicago Street - Saturday October 26

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Take part in the biggest Halloween street festival for adults in the Midwest! Do not miss your chance to experience this zombie apocalypse. Support AID by purchasing tickets online (the-association.org) or by visiting either our Aurora or Elgin locations. Shockey Jewelers in Elgin will also be a ticket vendor for AID. Visit nightmareonchicagostreet.com for more information.

12 Days of Christmas Raffle Baskets - Monday, December 2

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Get into the holiday spirit with the 12 Days of Christmas Raffle Baskets. Twelve themed baskets will be raffled away each day for the twelve days before Christmas. Tickets for the 12 Days of Christmas Raffle Baskets will go on sale November 21st. The first basket will be awarded on December 2nd. Look for more information on the raffle baskets soon at www.the-association.org