Concert to aid Naperville Animal Shelter

The Naperville Municipal Band will kick off its indoor concert season with a performance that will benefit Naperville-based Animals Deserving of Proper Treatment.

The free concert is set for 3 p.m. Nov. 16 in the auditorium at Naperville Central High School, 440 Aurora Ave., Naperville. The band is under the direction of conductor Ron Keller and assistant conductor Rene Rosas.

Audience members are encouraged to bring donated items to benefit ADOPT, including dog food, cat food and kitty litter. Also, ADOPT representatives will be on hand to answer questions about the Naperville facility, which has found homes for more than 20,000 pets since its opening in 1989.

The concert program will include the “Knights of Columbus March,”; Rossini’s “Italian in Algiers Overture”; highlights from “The Sting,” remembering Paul Newman; selections from “Cats”; Sousa’s “Nobles of the Mystic Shrine March”; “Carnival of the Animals” by C. Saint Saens; “The Whistler and His Dog” by Arthur Pryor; scenes from “The Louvre” by Norman Dello Joio; “Corsican Litany” by Vaclav Nelhybel; and “Alhambra Grotto March” by Karl L. King.

ADOPT is a nonprofit humane organization located at 420 Industrial Drive, Naperville.

ADOPT seeks donations of:

• Good quality moist and dry dog and cat food
• Comforters (not batting filled or with zippers), blankets, quilts, flat sheets and big soft towels
• Small and large ceramic bowls (no plastic bowls)
• 16-ounce ceramic water dishes for cats
• Medium to large Nylabones
• Dental chews
• Nylarings
• Knobby plaque attackers
• Squeaky latex (sturdy) toys
• Squeaky (sturdy) plush toys

For More Info: www.napervilleband.org or www.adoptpetshelter.org for details.

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On Wednesday, November 12, 2008, KidsMatter, together with Mayor Pradel and the Naperville City Council, will honor 15 teens for their significant, hands-on and ongoing community service efforts during the 2008 Naperville Youth Service Awards.  This annual community program will take place from 5:30 – 8:30 PM at the City Municipal Center, 400 South Eagle Street.

Since 1993, the City of Naperville has presented the Naperville Youth Service Award to recognize and honor outstanding volunteer efforts by local Naperville area students and to encourage all youth to get involved in community service.

Nominations for this year’s awards came from 15 local organizations and agencies that specifically provide young people with opportunities to volunteer their time and energy.  The volunteer opportunities give teens a sense of purpose, provide them with valuable hands-on experiences they can build on into adulthood, and ignite the volunteer spirit that has helped make Naperville the thriving community it is today.

The award ceremony will be held in Council Chambers with the Mayor and members of Council honoring each individual student as well as recognizing their nominating organization.  Each student will receive the Naperville Youth Service Award Pin, a framed certificate and a custom frame into which they will be able to place a photo of themselves receiving their award from the Mayor and City Council.

During the event there will be a musical performance by The Young Naperville Singers and a post-award reception compliments of Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria.

“The Mayor, City Council and KidsMatter are proud to honor these 15 students who have given their time, energy and heart to make a positive difference in the lives of other people and to make Naperville a better place in which to live” said IdaLynn Wenhold, Executive Director of KidsMatter.

For more information about this event, please contact IdaLynn Wenhold, KidsMatter Executive Director, kidsmatter@wideopenwest.com or 630-404-4589.  For more information on KidsMatter please visit www.KidsMatter2us.org.

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