Articles filed under Volunteering
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Local state senators distribute over 9,000 valentines to local senior and assisted living communitiesFeb 16, 2024 10:42 pm - Springfield, Illinois— In the days leading up to Valentine’s Day, state Senators Craig Wilcox (R-McHenry) and Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) delivered over 9,000 homemade va...
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Feed the Need meal-packing event heads to Benedictine U. March 2-3Feb 14, 2024 11:40 pm - Feed the Need, a community-wide volunteer event benefiting Feed My Starving Children, will take over the Rice Center at Benedictine University in Lisle March 2-3.
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SEASPAR’s Believe & Achieve Banquet celebrates achievementsFeb 14, 2024 5:33 pm - The South East Association for Special Parks And Recreation celebrated achievements and recognized outstanding contributions during its annual Believe & Achieve Recognition Banquet on Jan. 18 at Carlisle Banquets in Lombard.
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Wheaton Community Relations Commission taking nominations for 2024 Good Citizens AwardsFeb 13, 2024 1:02 pm - The community relations commission is seeking nominations for individuals for the City of Wheaton’s 2024 Good Citizens Awards now through Sunday, March 31. The categorie...
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Good News Sunday: Batavia High’s Jim Nazos enjoying opportunity to coach son NateFeb 11, 2024 6:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we look at a father coaching his son in basketball, how forest preserve volunteers help keep trails safe, and a longtime Wheeling volunteer honored by the village.
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Calling all fairy godmothers to the Women's Leadership Circle eventFeb 07, 2024 4:23 pm - Join the Elgin Area Chamber’s Women's Leadership Circle to volunteer as a Fairy Godmother getting ready for the YWCA Elgin's “Cinderella's Closet” event. This heartwarmi...
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After a year of challenges, BSA Troop 34 celebrated three new Eagle Scouts in 2023Feb 07, 2024 12:00 pm - In the summer of 2022, BSA Troop 34 in Wheaton learned they would lose their charter as the Joliet Diocese was no longer chartering youth organizations with overnight events. VFW Post 2164 in Wheaton would step in as their new chartering organization,and by 2023, the troop would add three new Eagle Scouts.
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Realtor Sheena Baker, other leaders to be feted at Aurora’s 18th annual Heritage DinnerFeb 06, 2024 8:24 pm - The Aurora African American Heritage Advisory Board will host its 18th annual Heritage Dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, at The Matrix Club, 808 S. Route 59 in Naperville...
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Aurora Lions Club offers free kids' vision exams Feb. 17Feb 06, 2024 7:37 pm - On Saturday, Feb. 17, Aurora Lions Club will offer free vision exams for children ages 6 months to 16 years old. The free clinic will take place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. a...
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Along for the ride: Trail volunteers keep forest preserves safeFeb 05, 2024 11:22 am - If boosting your fitness, altruism or connection with nature is your 2024 resolution, you’re in luck. Trail volunteers biking in Cook, DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties, can nail all three.