LivingWell Center Resource Center, 1803 W. State St., Geneva, is the first-of-its-kind complimentary cancer care facility in the Fox Valley region to offer the next program in its monthly Special Presentation Series.
Living Foods: The Basics of Eating Raw will be presented from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7. The program will be presented by Mary and Gwen Marzano, certified raw vegan chefs and instructors. This event is free. Registration is required.
For further information or to register, call (630) 262-1111.

• “Web sites and Podcasts and Blogs: Oh my!” a Women’s Intergroup Networking luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, at ECC’s Fox Valley University and Business Center dining room at the Main Campus, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Speaking at the luncheon will be Brian Basilico, an adjunct ECC instructor and president of B2B Interactive Marketing.
After Basilico’s presentation and lunch is “3.2.1. Contact!,” a presentation by Ellen Huxtable, ECC’s women’s event coordinator. Huxtable will show participants how to make new and valuable business connections through an innovative networking exercise.
Cost of the luncheon is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Registration for the event is required and must be made with payment before Monday, May 12.
For further information or to register, call (847) 214-7488 or visit www.elgin.edu/sbdc.

• St. Charles Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the new location of Valley Lock Company Inc. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at 1450 W. Main St., St. Charles.

• Chicagoans of all ages are invited to nominate their mothers for an entire year of pampering compliments of Massage Envy, the nation’s premier massage therapy franchise. During the company’s Mother’s Day contest, anyone can enter their mother to win a yearlong Massage Envy membership, valued at over $700, by writing a brief passage explaining why she is special.
Starting April 28, entries may be submitted in the designated drop box at any Massage Envy clinic throughout the Chicagoland area through May 10. On Mother’s Day, May 11, one winner will be selected at each location.
Locations are 709 Roosevelt Rd., Glen Ellyn, (630) 790-4400; 211 Rice Lake Square, Wheaton, (630) 510-3689; 2775 Showplace Drive, Naperville, (630) 717-3689; 26 Commons Drive, Geneva, (630) 208-0100.

• Verizon Wireless has announced that Christine Berberich of St. Charles has been named vice president of customer service for its Midwest area. She will report to Marni Walden, president of the Midwest area, Verizon Wireless.
In her new role, Berberich is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations for the area’s seven customer service centers.