• Items should be typed and must be submitted at least two weeks in advance of the publication date to Club Notes, in care of Suburban Life Newspapers, 1101 W. 31st St., Suite 100, Downers Grove, IL 60515. Club Notes also can be faxed at least two weeks in advance of the publication date to Club Notes at (630) 969-0228, or e-mailed to clubs@mysuburbanlife.com.

• Central DuPage Hospital’s Auxiliary recently awarded $35,000 in scholarships to 18 local high school, college and medical students interested in pursuing a career in health care. Scholarships were awarded to students attending a college, university, graduate or medical school program in fall 2008. Applicants were required to document academic excellence, be pursuing a career in health care and live within Central DuPage Hospital’s service area.

The following area high school graduates were awarded scholarships: Rythm Gandhi of Carol Stream, Kelsey Gossen of West Chicago, Krishna Patel of Glendale Heights, Christina Rojas of Wheaton and Vivian Yang of Glen Ellyn. The following area college students were awarded scholarships: Nishant Goyal, Stacy Pacana and Cassandra Rico, all of Naperville; Jessica Remke, Esther Kim, Joshua Williams and David Ryan, all of Wheaton; Michelle Koch and Valerie Lambrecht, both of Winfield; Jennifer Heise of Batavia; Jason Carroll of St. Charles; Megan Mazur of Roselle; and Justine Rehak of Carol Stream.

This is an annual scholarship program. Information on applications for 2009 will be posted at www.cdh.org in the spring. For more information, call (630) 933-4119.

• The DuPage Amateur Radio Club will operate in a 24-hour national event called Field Day, allowing amateur radio operators an opportunity to practice communications under simulated emergency conditions, beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 28, and Sunday, June 29, at Hawthorne Hill, 22W221 71st St., Woodridge. The public is invited to visit the operation. For more information, visit www.w9dup.org.

• There still are several slots open for the Au Sable youth camp that will be held from Sunday, July 20, through Friday, July 25. The co-ed camp presents an opportunity for kids to be introduced to the life of fly-fishing in a very unique setting. Camp will begin with a tour of the watershed led by Professor Mike Wiley, head of the Department of National Resources, who will emphasize the geology that makes the Au Sable watershed such a special ecological treasure. The campers will have an opportunity to see the richness of the fishery by participating in electro-shocking and placing a woody structure to improve habitat of the fishery. For more information, contact Phil Young at (630) 553-1580 and Jeff Kroger at (630) 369-4148 or visit www.obtu.org.

• The Glen Ellyn Newcomers Club, a social organization founded in 1952 for the purpose of welcoming people new to Glen Ellyn and the immediate vicinity, will be hosting a social for new residents interested in joining the group at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 1. The club hosts a variety of social and philanthropic activities throughout the year in addition to monthly general meetings with special guest speakers. For more information, call (630) 225-5094 or visit www.glenellynnewcomers.org.

• Tickets for the 13th annual Elmhurst Garden Walk and Faire now are on sale. The walk will be held on Sunday, July 13, and will feature eight private gardens. Tickets are $10 if purchased before the walk and $15 the day of the walk. They can be purchased from the following merchants: Elmhurst Camera, 535 Spring Road, Enzee Boutique, 140 N. York St., Petal Pushers, 331 N. York St., Vallette NuCara Pharmacy, 101 W. Vallette St., and The Uptown Shop, 111 E. 1st St. Visit www.gardencentral.org/illinois/elmhurstgardenwalkticketinfo to order tickets online.

• Elmhurst will celebrate the nation’s independence with the annual Fourth of July Parade and Ice Cream Social from 9:30 a.m. to noon Friday, July 4. The festive event features free Scoops ice cream and lemonade, a children’s rocket balloon craft and entertainment from the Elmhurst College Jazz Band on the lawn of the Glos Mansion at the Elmhurst Historical Museum, 120 E. Park Ave. This event is co-sponsored by Elmhurst Historical Museum, Elmhurst Park District and Suburban Bank and Trust of Elmhurst.

Inside the museum, visitors can tour this summer’s exhibit, “Brain Teasers 2,” the brain-bending traveling exhibit from the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry that features puzzles of all kinds to test creativity and problem-solving skills. The facility will be open from 10 a.m. to noon on the holiday. For more information, call (630) 833-1457 or visit www.elmhurst.org/elmhurst/museum.

• The Catholic Alumni Club of Chicago will meet at 12:30 p.m. Friday, July 4, at the La Grange Metro Train Station at La Grange Road and Burlington Avenue to head to Ribfest in Naperville. There is a parking lot west of the train station on Burlington. Participants will either carpool from there or catch the 12:55 p.m. Metra, which leaves from the north side of the tracks and arrives in Naperville at 1:29 p.m. The club will meet at Barnes and Noble at Washington Street and Chicago Avenue in Naperville between 1:45 and 2:15 p.m. to meet up with participants who plan to connect with the group in Naperville. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on. There will be food and music by REO Speedwagon. For more information, call (708) 450-8280. For tickets, which cost $8 in advance or $10 at the gate, call (630) 205-3458.