Public Service
Events where participation would benefit the public, such as volunteer events, social service clubs, call for donations to military, blood drives, bone marrow drives, food pantry drive, people who are giving away food, etc. Send items to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com two weeks before event date.
Jan. 28
Book Donation: 9 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Jan. 28, Vernon Area Public Library District, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. The Friends of the Vernon Area Public Library is in need of DVDs, hard cover fiction and paperback books. For information or to register, call (847) 634-3650 or visit vapld.info.
Jan. 31
Volo Bog volunteer training: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 12:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31 or Sunday, Feb. 1; and 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, Volo Bog State Natural Area, 28478 W. Brandenburg Road, Ingleside. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is looking for adult volunteers to serve as docents, who greet visitors and answer questions, and weekend naturalists, who give tours, for Volo Bog. The three-day training sessions provide the information and skills needed. For an application and to register for the training, contact Naturalist Stacy Iwanicki at (815) 344-1294 or dnr.volobog@illinois.gov.
Through Jan. 31
Food for Fines: Through Jan. 31, Vernon Area Public Library District, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. For each can of food (unopened and not expired) donated, the library will waive $1 of fines (no fees or lost materials). For information, call (847) 634-3650 or visit vapld.info.
Read-for-Wells: Through Jan. 31, Lake Villa District Library, 1001 E. Grand Ave., Lake Villa. Children in preschool through sixth grade can read for charity as part of the library's Winter Reading Program. Participants will track how many minutes they read in January, and based on the total number of minutes, the library will donate up to $5 per child to Charity:Water, a nonprofit organization that brings clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. For information, visit the Youth Services Desk or call (847) 356-7711.
Pajama Program: Through Jan. 31, at collection boxes in all Wauconda Community District 118 Schools, the Wauconda Park District lobby, Messiah Lutheran and Transfiguration Churches and the Academy of Ballet on Main Street in Wauconda. The Wauconda Area Queens are helping collect pajamas and books for the Pajama Program, to be given to needy children, many of whom are waiting to be adopted. For information on the program, visit pajamaprogram.org. For details or to participate, e-mail waucondaareaqueens@sbcglobal.net, or call Mary Ulrich, at (847) 721-5563, or Julie Basco, at (815) 482-3697.
Ongoing
Donate music supplies, toys and books: Students of Lake Zurich High School Jazz Bands will travel to New Orleans over spring break to build a house with Habitat For Humanity and perform for students and volunteers in the area. They are asking for donations of toys, books and music supplies to take with them to distribute at schools. Musical instruments, supplies, sheet music, gently used children's books or toys can be dropped off at Lake Zurich High School, 300 Church St., Lake Zurich, or e-mail band director Josh Thompson, at Josh.Thompson@lz95.org, or Clara Piecuch, at cpiecuch237@msn.com.
Pooch Pantry: 12:30-6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, B.C. Dog Training, 920 Turret Court, Mundelein. B.C. Dog Training and B.A.R.K are collecting dry dog and cat food, canned dog and cat food, biscuits and any pet treats to help families in need feed their pets. Gift cards from are pet supply stores will also be accepted (no cash or check donations). For information or to suggest a family in need, call (847) 566-1960 or e-mail dobes8@aol.com. The Pooch Pantry will be open for families in need from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays at B.C. Dog Training.
Exhibitors Wanted: For the Mundelein Park District's Boomer Expo, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21, Regent Center, 1200 Regent Drive, Mundelein. The event will feature services and demonstrations related to health and wellness, finances, family, travel, personal development and more. Groups or businesses with such products or services geared toward "boomers with buying power" are invited to exhibit. Exhibit space includes a table and chairs and starts at $10, based on size. Space is limited and must be reserved in advance. Contact Mary Yoho at (847) 566-4790 or myoho@mundeleinparks.org.
Scholarship Offered: Application deadline April 15. The Grayslake Greenery Garden Club is offering up to $1000 in scholarship money to be applied to tuition and textbook costs to any full or part-time student resident of Lake County who is majoring in the field of horticulture. For application form and complete instructions, contact GGGC at 480 Rock Hall Circle, Grayslake, IL 60030, or call (847) 223-5682.
Eli Skinner Chapter, NSDAR: The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is seeking volunteers to make wool caps for the troops stationed in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo and South Korea. Wool head covering which can be worn under the Kevlar helmet provides warmth to the head and neck, but does not restrict vision. Patterns are available at www.geocities.com/helmetliner. For details, contact helmetliner@hotmail.com or P.O. Box 236, Auburn, IL 62615.
Electronics recycling: 8 a.m. to noon, the first Saturday of each month, Wauconda Township Highway Department, at 505 W. Bonner Road, Wauconda. All Wauconda Township residents are invited to bring in electronic recyclables. Items accepted include computers and computer components, video games, televisions, VCR/DVD players, cameras, radios and accessories, phones, and more. For more information call the Township Office at (847) 526-2631.
Allendale Association: A not-for-profit children's facility in Lake Villa, looking for qualified volunteers to work directly with children or on other projects. Help a child develop positive relationships with adults, share gardening knowledge in the vocational horticultural center, evaluate a student's Individual Education Plans and meet with the child's therapeutic team, work in the thrift store, or help in other ways. To learn more, visit www.allendale4kids.org.
Knit or crochet for babies: The Waukegan Area Branch of American Association of University Women is looking for people to knit or crochet baby hats for babies born at Vista Medical Center East. Call (847) 244-7926.