Articles filed under Volunteering
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Great America collecting flip-flops for PADSJun 17, 2015 1:00 am - You can't go through summer without a good pair of flip-flops. With that in mind, Six Flags Great America in Gurnee is working with PADS Lake County to host Flip Flop D...
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Record-setting effort to feed the needyJun 12, 2015 1:00 am - Volunteers from Stericycle Inc. came to Libertyville on Friday with a mission and left with a record. About 150 company volunteers lined metal tables to pack meals at th...
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Little Caesars feeding needy in Des PlainesJun 12, 2015 1:00 am - The Little Caesars Love Kitchen will provide fresh pizza meals for approximately 300 people in need on Sunday, June 14, at the Salvation Army in Des Plaines. "The Love ...
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Food drive benefits Self-Help Closet in Des PlainesJun 08, 2015 5:00 am - On behalf of our many neighbors in need who are served by the Self-Help Closet & Pantry of Des Plaines, I would like to thank the Des Plaines community for its tremendou...
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Streamwood teen wins High School Leader AwardJun 01, 2015 1:00 am - Arielle Christopher, 16 and a sophomore at Streamwood High School, has been awarded the Hanover Township's Committee on Youth 2015 High School Leader Award. She received...
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Hawthorn Woods school gets splash of color in memory of beloved secretaryMay 30, 2015 1:00 am - An enthusiastic group of volunteers worked through cool, damp conditions Saturday to add color outside Spencer Loomis Elementary School in Hawthorn Woods to honor someon...
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Arlington Hts. students raise big bucks for Make-A-WishMay 25, 2015 11:00 pm - A 7-year-old Schaumburg boy and students at Patton Elementary School in Arlington Heights likely will never meet, but they came together in spirit last week at the schoo...
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Why we walk: Taking steps to find a cure for Crohn's disease and colitisMay 25, 2015 7:00 am - It is likely someone you know suffers from Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, debilitating digestive diseases also known as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). These ...
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Getting diagnosed with Crohn's and getting helpMay 25, 2015 7:00 am - My name is Adina Walters. I am a mother, a wife and I am one of 1.4 million people that suffers from Crohn's disease. Suffering many years with abdominal discomfort/con...
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Fifth-grader learns to live with colitisMay 25, 2015 7:00 am - My name is Josh and I'm 11 years old. I'm in fifth grade and I play the trombone and piano, Pokémon, video games and hockey. Right before my ninth birthday I got sick —...