Woodridge Lifestyle
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Zakat Foundation of America offers $20,000 in scholarships to high school seniorsApr 04, 2021 11:00 pm - Volunteering and community service drives society forward. It's that selflessness that brings communities together, and it's community-oriented programs that turn people...
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West Suburban pantry reaches $600K fundraising goal to expand capacityApr 02, 2021 1:00 am - Uncertainty plagued the West Suburban Community Pantry a year ago, when the onset of the COVID-19 crisis forced the organization to shift gears operationally and halt ef...
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Celebrate Earth Week in April by helping at volunteer workdays in DuPageMar 31, 2021 11:00 pm - Help Mother Nature during Earth Week in April by lending a hand at volunteer workdays in the DuPage forest preserves. Workdays are limited to nine participants, ages 8 a...
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DuPage CASA raises awareness during Child Abuse Prevention MonthMar 31, 2021 11:00 pm - In the first week of April, CASA of DuPage County will be recognizing Child Abuse Prevention Month by tying blue ribbons to the trees along the walkways of the DuPage Co...
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COD Cares hosts 'Roll Up Your Sleeves' blood drive and Organ Donation Awareness Campaign April 12-30Mar 26, 2021 1:00 am - With many area hospitals having less than a two-day supply of blood available, COD Cares and Versiti Blood Centers of Illinois are teaming up to offer multiple drives th...
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Christ Church to hold Easter Food Drive for area families, food banksMar 25, 2021 11:00 pm - Christ Church Oak Brook and Butterfield invites the public to join its efforts to help meet food needs for local families by donating to its Easter Food Drive. The chur...
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Elmhurst school librarian turns another page adapting to pandemicMar 24, 2021 6:00 am - Lauren Blanford had finished reading the children's picture book “The Undefeated” when a student raised a hand. “Mrs. Blanford, what was that book about?” “It's about Bl...
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West Suburban Community Pantry looks back: Hunger in the Year of COVIDMar 21, 2021 11:00 pm - It has been one year since the COVID-19 pandemic began. In March of last year, West Suburban Community Pantry in Woodridges had just announced the Access 2020 initiative...
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DuPage Birding Club shares birding tips in new podcastMar 16, 2021 11:00 pm - DuPage Birding Club President Steve Constantelos and Corresponding Secretary Joe Suchecki served as ambassadors for birding in a recent podcast for "ParkTalk," a program...
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RAILS gets grant for e-books, audiobooks for youthMar 14, 2021 11:00 pm - Thanks to a $125,000 grant from the Illinois State Library, the Reaching Across Illinois Library System is currently in the process of purchasing high-demand e-books and...