Articles filed under Volunteering
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Stroke survivor finds purpose in volunteering for simulation training at Advocate Sherman HospitalOct 31, 2022 11:00 pm - When it comes to stroke, time is brain. But to respond quickly, people and care teams need to know the signs and symptoms of a stroke, sometimes referred to as a "brain ...
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Retired Palatine teacher brings healing power of art to hospitalized teensOct 31, 2022 6:00 am - Shirley Forpe's love for art has led her to some interesting jobs. First as an art teacher at Conant High School in Hoffman Estates, where she was also the department ch...
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College of DuPage honors 2022 Class of Distinguished AlumniOct 26, 2022 11:00 pm - The College of DuPage Foundation recently honored five alumni who have forged notable careers and have attained outstanding achievements during the 2022 Distinguished Al...
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Ukrainian doctors visit Chicago-area hospitals for advice to help them in warOct 22, 2022 1:00 am - Around a dining room table in Glen Ellyn, a cellphone alarm warns of an impending air raid in Ukraine. While startling to some, three doctors - Nataliia Mizynets, Oleksa...
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When Bob met Sue: How the Tri-Cities benefited from volunteers' decades of serviceOct 21, 2022 6:00 am - Maybe it was the psychedelic lights flashing on the walls during a teen dance in 1967 at Mount St. Mary High School in St. Charles that helped a young Bob McDowell, a se...
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'A horse makes you live in the now': How BraveHearts helps veterans and others heal through equine servicesOct 20, 2022 6:00 am - If someone says you have horse sense, it means you have the ability to make good decisions - common sense, so to speak. But at BraveHearts, a healing horsemanship progra...
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Marking twin milestones: Aurora's Wesley UMC celebrates Pastor Appreciation Day, congregant's 90th birthdayOct 18, 2022 11:00 pm - Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora marked twin milestones on Sunday, Oct. 16. The Rev. John Bell, pastor since 2012, was honored on his 10th anniversary of leaders...
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Volunteers needed for Turning Pointe's Naperville Pumpkin RaceOct 17, 2022 11:00 pm - Racers young and old and of all abilities will soon be launching decorated pumpkin "cars" down the racetrack for fun and glory at the sixth annual Naperville Pumpkin Rac...
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2022 Lombard Senior Man and Senior Woman of the Year Winners announcedOct 16, 2022 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, Oct. 5, Lombard's 2022 Senior Man and Senior Woman of the Year Awards were recognized during the 16th annual Senior Fair at the Madison Meadow Athletic Cen...
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Lombard library puts up mural celebrating inclusion and diversityOct 09, 2022 11:00 pm - The Make-A-Wish Foundation recently granted a wish for Max Lindberg to have a mural put up in the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. The mural, created by artist Alejandro Echav...