McHenry County Blog

Ladies – Need a night out to just be with your girls?

Join us for the Little Black Dress event on Feb 21st at Marzano’s in McHenry.

Enjoy good food, good wine and good company all for the tax deductible price of $50!

Learn the art of chocolate with a chocolate tasting courtesy of Anderson’s Candy of Richmond.

Learn how to style your Little Black Dress with fashion and flair from Black Orchard’s of McHenry.

There will be dancing! There will be laughing! Just you and your girlfriends. Don’t miss this chance to have a good time for a good cause!

Ticket price includes food, chocolate tasting and a drink ticket.

Enjoy wide selection of wine will be available at $5 a glass or try one of the fun drink specials!

GOOD FRIENDS having a GOOD TIME for a GOOD CAUSE!

Don’t just sit there- grab your girls and register today at http://CASALBD.eventbrite.com.

Come party for the children!

To raise funds for the children of CASA, so they can have a voice.

Crystal Lake Kiwanis is sponsoring in conjunction with local charities which help kids.

As of last Wednesday’s Kiwanis luncheon, 482 people had signed up to run in Santa costumes on what will be a really good running Sunday.

This is a huge turnout for a first-time event.

No trudging through the snow on December 2nd (but no guarantees for 2013).

No sireee!

Low of 53% on Sunday this year.  And cloudy.

The race is a 5k and the walk  (called the Reindeer Dash- Saunter), designed especially for kids and parents, is 1 mile.

The cost is $35 for those in the Santa Run and $15 for those participating in the Reindeer Dash.  (Race day registration is $5 more.)

People can sign up on the website Kiwanis Santa Run for Kids or in person at the Raue Center in Downtown Crystal Lake– where the race will start and end–from 10-3. The Raue Center’s phone is 815-356-9212

The organizations besides Crystal Lake Kiwanis that work with children throughout McHenry County that will benefit from the money earned at the run are

• Big Brothers  Big Sisters
• Girls on the Run NWIL
• CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
  
• The Light Center /Main Stay
• Turning Point

The projects Crystal Lake Kiwanis participate in can been seen below:

An email from District 4 Democratic Party McHenry County Board candidate Mary Margaret Maule, although not in her capacity, reminds people of this Friday’s CASA McHenry County fund raiser at the Turnberry Country Club in Lakewood:

“Join us for a fabulous night for fun and friendship. Oct 26th at the Turnberry Country club.

“Watch my horse race, try your luck at the black jack tables, tempt your pallet with a beer tasting…. It will be a great time- lots of fun.

“CASA of McHenry. – Court Appointed Special Advocates give children involved int he court system due to abuse or neglect a voice in the court.

“Our goal is permanent placement for each of our children.

“All proceeds go to support children in our community. It is tax deductible- it is a TREMENDOUS cause.

“And most importantly- It wil be LOADS of fun.

“Hope to see you there.”

The invitation is below:

The sponsors are below:

A bit more about CASA can be found here.