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Updated: June 16, 2011 12:27AM

5K run: The Run for Reading 5K run and walk will be held at 7:30 a.m. at River Woods Elementary School, 2607 River Woods Drive, Naperville. Registration begins at 6:30 a.m. Visit www.nicaricoliteracyfund.org.

Family Fun Walk: A fundraiser for the all-volunteer Naperville relief agency Families Helping Families will begin at 1 p.m. Registration is at noon. Raffles, activities and lunch are also in the plans. FHF provides apartments and volunteer mentors to homeless families in DuPage County while they work to reclaim their lives through education. www.facebook.com/l/3a28crIEiVu7MwjpNsBYd11mYuw/www.famhelpingfam.org/publications/FamilyFunWalk2011.pdf.

Walking tour: Take a walking tour of the campus and neighborhood surrounding North Central College from 2 to 3:30 p.m. starting at the west side of North Central College’s Old Main building, 30 N. Brainard St. Attendees can learn about the college’s history and architecture. Tickets are $12, $10 for Naperville Heritage Society Sustaining members. For more information, visit www.northcentralcollege.edu.

Monday

Junior Woman’s Club: Naperville Junior Woman’s Club is holding a new member orientation meeting at 7:30 p.m. RSVP at www.napervillejuniors.org. The meeting information is on the calendar page. Call 630-575-9567.

Candlelight vigil: Linden Oaks at Edward and the National Association for Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Eating Disorders will host its eighth annual candlelight vigil for eating disorders at 6 p.m. in the Healing Garden of Linden Oaks at Edward, 801 S. Washington St. in Naperville. The event is open to the public. Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan will deliver the keynote address: “Eating Disorders: A Generation at Risk.” Other speakers at the event will include current and former patients of Linden Oaks’ eating disorders program; a former resident of Arabella House, Linden Oaks’ residential care home for women with eating disorders; and Dr. Maria Rago, clinical director of the Linden Oaks eating disorders program. Call 630-305-5000.

Public hearing: A public hearing will be held regarding the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant program in the city. The hearing will take place from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at the Naperville Municipal Center, 400 S. Eagle St. Residents can provide comment at the public hearing or provide feedback to Assistant to the City Manager Dan Di Santo at disantod@naperville.il.us or 630-420-6043.

Wednesday

Peace Officer Memorial: The Naperville Police Department and the Naperville Police Association of Chaplains invite the public to join them at the annual Peace Officer Memorial Observance at 9 a.m. at the Naperville Public Safety Plaza, 1350 Aurora Ave. The Peace Officer Memorial Observance is an annual service. to recognize and memorialize peace officers across the nation who have died in the line of duty. There were 158 who died in 2010. Visit www.naperville.il.us.

Junior Woman’s Club: The Naperville Junior Woman’s Club will hold its general meeting at 7 p.m. at Mimi’s Café, 2656 Show Place Drive. For more information, call 630-575-9567 or visit www.napervillejuniors.org.

Gateway to the Future: At 7:30 a.m., the Naperville Riverwalk Foundation and North Central College will host “Gateway to the Future . . . Connecting North Central College and the Riverwalk” in Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave. During the event, the Naperville Riverwalk Foundation and North Central College will announce a fundraising campaign to beautify the college’s southwest gateway that adjoins the Riverwalk and the pedestrian area that runs through campus. For more information, visit www.northcentralcollege.edu/150.

Documentary screening: North Central College will present the free screening of the first of a five-part documentary capturing North Central’s 150-year history at 7 p.m. in Madden Theatre at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave. The film is produced in conjunction with Naperville Community Television. For information, visit www.northcentralcollege.edu/150.

Thursday

Golf outing: Touch My Heart’s inaugural Uncle Joe’s Old Tymers Classic golf outing will be held at Salt Creek Golf Club, 701 W. Thorndale, Woodale. Email info@touchmyheartusa.org or visit www.touchmyheartusa.org/.

Breakfast meeting: The Naperville Education Foundation will present its annual Building a Passion Breakfast, this year with the theme of “The Promise of America,” at 7:30 a.m. at the Hilton Lisle/Naperville, 3003 Corporate West Drive, Lisle. Alan Krashesky, ABC7 Chicago news anchor and District 203 parent, will again serve as master of ceremonies. Through Anderson’s Bookshop, the featured speakers will be authors Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers, whose new book, “We Are America: A Tribute from the Heart” will be available at the bookshop when published in early May. Tickets may be reserved by calling 630-420-6446 or via email at mdvorak@naperville203.org.

Friday

Cornerstone celebration: North Central College celebrates its 150th anniversary with a reception and program that includes presentation of sesquicentennial medallions to organizations and individuals who exemplify the relationship between the Naperville community and the college. The program begins at 6:30 p.m. in Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave.. A reception begins at 5 p.m. in the lobby. For more information, call 630-637-5202.

May 21

Parent prom: “The Long & Winding Road” Parent Prom fundraiser will be held by Kidz Kabaret from 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the Center Stage Theater Spotlight Room, 1665 Quincy Ave., Suite 143; Naperville. Tickets are $150 a couple if purchased before May 10 and $175 after. Call 630-355-9212.