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Five Things to Know Today: Oct. 6

Looking for things to do? Stuff to know? People to meet? We've got it all in our "Five Things" feature.

1. Kiwanis Looking for Volunteers on Peanuts Days

The Kiwanis Club of Bolingbrook/Romeoville is looking for volunteers to help sell peanuts during Peanut Days, Oct. 7 through Oct. 9.

The club will be pass out nuts in front of and locations in both Romeoville and at the following times:

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  • Friday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (2.5-hour time slots)
  • Saturday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (2.5-hour time slots)
  • Sunday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (2.5-hour time slots)

If you are interested in helping, contact Cliff Canaday at canaday.cliff@sbcglobal.net. Bring family, friends, neighbors or coworkers to volunteer with you and give back to the community. 

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=261605167193467.

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2. Looking to Improve Your Art Skills?

Instructor Robert Pennor will demonstrate how to improve art skills this evening at 6:30 p.m. at the .

This class will go over the basics, such as line, form, shading, perspective and composition. Materials like pencils, color pencils, charcoal and charcoal paper will be included with the course.

Experienced artists can go at their own pace, with input from the instructor, who will demonstrate drawing animals, birds, people, landscapes, buildings and boats.

Registration is required.

3. St. Dominic School's 9th Annual Walk-a-Thon is Today

Join walk for Catholic education and their quest to raise $10,000 for the 9th Annual Walk-a-Thon! This year’s event will offer students the opportunity for individual and class recognition.

Donations are welcomed. You can drop off any donation amount to the school office Monday through Friday.

Some of the money raised will go to spruce up our outdoor recess areas such as two new basketball hoops, picnic tables, four-square areas, and fixing up the volleyball courts.

If you would like to volunteer, please contact Roy Bickelhaupt at roybick@comcast.net or Michele Rogers atmarogers66@gmail.com 

4. Finance Committee to Meet Tonight

officials have announced that the village's Finance Committee has scheduled a meeting for tonight at 5 p.m.

All are welcome to attend. The meeting will be held in the Executive Conference Room of the .

5. 

Women and men of all ages are invited to take a stand against sexual violence at the 15th annual Will County Take Back the Night march and rally on October 6. Take Back the Night brings survivors, supporters, activists and community leaders together in a call for the end of violence against women.

Take Back the Night 2011 is scheduled for Thursday, October 6, at 5:30 p.m. at Joliet West High School, 401 North Larkin Avenue, Joliet.

This year’s keynote speaker is Ms. Carmina Salcido, a violence survivor from Sonoma County, California. In 1989, when Carmina was three years old, her father went on a killing spree, murdering Carmina’s mother, aunts and grandmother. He then slashed the throats of his three young daughters, leaving them for dead in the county dump. Miraculously, tiny Carmina was the sole survivor. Carmina summoned the strength to find forgiveness and closure, and later went on to compete on American Idol and recently released her book, Not Lost Forever: My Story of Survival.

The free event will also include a candlelight vigil honoring women and children from Will County who were murdered over the past ten years. The night will culminate with an energizing march down Larkin Avenue, where marchers will take the message of a violence-free world to the streets.

Participants are urged to participate in a pantry drive by bringing non-perishable food items, paper goods or grocery store and gas station gift cards to be collected at the event. These donations will be distributed for use by area domestic violence shelters.

For more information, go to http://www.willtbtn.com or http://www.facebook.com/willtbtn.



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