Articles filed under Volunteering
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Good News: Volunteers, faith groups in Arlington Heights, Elk Grove grow vegetables for food pantriesJun 21, 2022 6:00 am - More than 20 years after the Daily Herald sponsored a program that encouraged backyard gardeners to "plant a row for the hungry," local faith communities are continuing ...
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Elgin Woman's Club to celebrate 135 years of touching livesJun 20, 2022 11:00 pm - Continuing the yearlong celebration of its 135th anniversary, the Elgin Woman's Club will hold a free informal reception on Saturday, July 23. Local Elgin historian Jer...
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Building an international community: Library volunteer shares his experience with English Language Learning GroupsJun 20, 2022 11:00 pm - When Allen Polich first moved to Addison in the fall of 2020, he didn't expect he'd become a regular visitor to the Addison Public Library. But after receiving the libra...
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Do you have a few hours to help volunteer at Home of the Sparrow?Jun 20, 2022 11:00 pm - Volunteers are the backbone of Home of the Sparrow. Each time you help, you become part of a woman's story as they journey from homelessness to self-sufficiency. To sig...
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Good News Sunday: After devastating 2018 fire, Gold Pyramid House rises from the ashesJun 19, 2022 7:00 am - Good News Sunday: After devastating 2018 fire, Gold Pyramid House rises from the ashes
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St. Francis High School student wins national community service awardJun 15, 2022 11:00 pm - St. Francis High School junior Ella Champagne has a lot going on. She's editor of the yearbook and the student newspaper. She's on math team, works at Panera Bread, and ...
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Glen Ellyn Historical Society chair Suzanne Carty says goodbye to her post after 10 yearsJun 15, 2022 11:00 pm - The board of directors of the Glen Ellyn Historical Society celebrated President Suzanne Carty's decade of leadership on June 15, 2022 as Carty announced her retirement ...
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Palatine Jaycees' Hometown Fest has grown over 65 yearsJun 13, 2022 11:00 pm - The Palatine Jaycees are excited for this summer's Fourth of July Hometown Fest, which is scheduled from Thursday, June 30, to Monday, July 4, with fireworks on Sunday, ...
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Huntley Pollinator Garden set up near the libraryJun 10, 2022 11:00 pm - The Huntley Pollinator Garden at Parisek Park is attracting the monarch butterflies, birds, bees, and other creatures that pollinate the farmland and gardens that grow o...
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Ribfest seeks extra volunteersJun 06, 2022 1:00 am - The Exchange Club of Naperville is seeking more volunteers to assist with the return of Ribfest. The fundraising food and music festival is back after a two-year pandemi...