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Chicago Tribune
06-05-2025
- Business
- Chicago Tribune
New member approved for West Aurora School District board
The West Aurora School District board on Monday night chose Megan Jones, a manager in the Adult Education Department at Waubonsee Community College, to fill the vacancy created when Thomas St. Jules resigned from the board earlier this spring. St. Jules stepped down from the West Aurora school board in March after being appointed as an associate judge in the 16th Judicial Circuit Court in St. Charles. St. Jules was midway through his second four-year term on the board. He was originally elected to the board in 2019. The board accepted letters of interest from prospective candidates as part of a 'thorough process' to identify a community member to serve the remainder of the unexpired term, ending in May 2027, district officials said. Jones is a manager in the Adult Education Department at Waubonsee Community College, where she oversees onboarding and engagement for adult learners and manages faculty compliance processes, district officials said in a statement. Jones earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and Spanish from Butler University and a master's degree in business administration from Aurora University. 'I am honored to have been selected to serve the remaining two years of this term on the school board,' Jones said. 'As a parent with two daughters in the district, I am committed to doing whatever I can to ensure School District 129 remains strong, vibrant and a place where all students can thrive.' The district received a 'high number' of applications 'reflecting strong community interest' and a 'well-qualified group of candidates,' district officials said of the selection process. Jones emerged as the board's recommended candidate for the May 5 board vote. In addition to approving Jones for the vacant seat on the board, the three candidates who won four-year seats on the board in the April 1 election – incumbents Richard Kerns II and Julie Stone and challenger Erika Garcia – were sworn in at Monday night's school board meeting.
CBC
26-01-2025
- General
- CBC
Group in Sault Ste. Marie about to reach its 2,000th quilt for charity milestone
A quilters group in Sault Ste. Marie, called the Stitches from the Heart Quilt Guild, is close to donating its 2,000th quilt to people in need. It's through a long-running program called Comfort Quilt. Guild president, Donna St. Jules, said members make quilts for new residents at the Extendicare Maple View long-term care home in Sault Ste. Marie. "They absolutely love receiving these quilts," St. Jules said. "It's wonderful for them because they get a quilt at a time in their life when they're feeling very vulnerable, when they're feeling very scared, and the quilt gives them the comfort that they need and they know that they're not alone." St. Jules said she's been quilting for about six years. "I love sewing quilts for other people because as I'm sewing the quilts, I'm thinking about the person that I'm sewing it for," she said. "And I truly believe that I'm transferring all of that love from my heart through my hands into the fabric." St. Jules said the guild also sews quilts for an organization called the Twinkie Foundation, which supports children from the community who need to travel to southern Ontario for medical care. She said she's glad the guild will soon reach the 2,000-quilt milestone. "It's quite a milestone," she said. "We know that we've touched at least 2,000 people through this very generous program."
