Naperville Park District recognized by Versiti Blood Centers for 2020 blood drives Versiti Illinois Area vice president Amy Smith presents the Beacon of Hope Award for Naperville Park District to board president Mike Reilly on Feb. 11. Courtesy of Naperville Park District
Updated 2/12/2021 10:12 PM
Amy Smith, Versiti Illinois Area vice president, and Sarah Horne, account representative for the Versiti Blood Center of Illinois, attended the Feb. 11 Naperville Park District board meeting and presented the Beacon of Hope Award to the Park District for being one of the top organizations in the area to host blood drives in 2020.
Beginning in spring 2020, the park district hosted over 25 blood drives at its Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center and Fort Hill Activity Center, partnering with other community groups who needed a location for their blood drives.
Naperville Park District offers senior tax filing assistance in modified form Trained AARP Tax Aides are offering free tax filing assistance to seniors but the process has been modified to minimize contact. It will involve two 10-minute visits to the Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center: the first for scanning documents and later for review and signatures. Courtesy of Naperville Park District
Updated 2/3/2021 7:39 PM
Naperville Park District is offering free tax filing assistance to seniors provided by trained AARP Tax Aides; however, the process is modified to minimize contact. In past years, each participant met in person with a volunteer for 45 minutes.
Naperville Park District partners with Versiti to host community blood drives A donor checks in at Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Center s Community Hall for a blood drive. The Naperville Park District is hosting these donation opportunities with local community groups to offer plenty of space for social distancing. Courtesy of Naperville Park District
Posted2/1/2021 7:25 PM
To help with the ongoing need for blood donations during the coronavirus pandemic, Naperville Park District plans to continue hosting donation opportunities at its Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center in partnership with Versiti Blood Center of Illinois.
The drives are held in Community Hall on the upper level of the community center, which has plenty of space for social distancing.
Updated 12/24/2020 12:45 PM
To help with the ongoing need for blood donations during the coronavirus pandemic, the Naperville Park District is hosting donation opportunities at its Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center in partnership with Versiti Blood Center of Illinois.
To allow for plenty of space for social distancing, it will be held on the upper level of the community center, 305 W. Jackson Ave. in downtown Naperville.
New dates are being added each week and some of the blood drives at the community center are sponsored by other community groups, including churches.
Naperville North High School is hosting a blood drive at the community center from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27. The next Naperville Community Blood Drive will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2.