Articles filed under Volunteering
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Life Scout leads Eagle project to restore Civil War veterans’ headstones at Bluff City CemeteryMay 10, 2024 9:03 pm - While many teenagers spend their weekends at home playing games, Life Scout Alex Hernandez of Troop 32 in West Dundee of the Three Fires Council took on a remarkable cha...
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Nurses’ Week Concert honors staff at Central DuPage HospitalMay 08, 2024 10:36 pm - Nurses at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield took a special break on a sunny Wednesday as local cover band Vital Signs performed in the hospital courtyard during an ice cream social.
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Poised For Success empowers women through clothesMay 08, 2024 2:45 pm - When you look good, you feel good. Poised For Success in Lombard wholeheartedly believes in that motto.The nonprofit social service agency offers business appropriate attire for women through an agency referral program.
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More than 1,000 CareFest volunteers serve the communityMay 08, 2024 11:13 am - With the theme of “Neighbors Serving Neighbors,” more than a thousand volunteers from 16 local churches set out to serve in the community on Saturday, May 4, during an an...
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Fox Valley Orthopedics to host blood drive May 29May 07, 2024 12:29 pm - Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood; accident victims, individuals going through cancer treatments, and people with blood disorders are always in ...
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Geneva High School students donate blood, write letters to seniors and veterans during Week of GivingMay 05, 2024 5:00 am - Ashley Michelli sat back in a donor chair, giving her first blood donation. “It is definitely different,” said Michelli, 17, a junior at Geneva High School. “It’s a littl...
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Elburn man named Marklund Volunteer of the YearMay 03, 2024 11:32 pm - Neil Gordon, a resident of Elburn, was named Marklund’s 2023 Volunteer of the Year. “We were happy to have had the privilege of honoring our incredible volunteers recentl...
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Elgin Golden K Kiwanis welcomes everyone to its weekly speaker presentationsMay 03, 2024 11:20 pm - Elgin’s Golden K Kiwanis Club invites everyone to attend the weekly meetings to learn about local programs or institutions. There is always time to interact with the spe...
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Walk-ins welcome at May 8 blood drive at Wheaton’s Gary UMCMay 01, 2024 11:04 am - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton is hosting a blood drive on Wednesday, May 8. For every pint donated, you can save up to three lives. Register in advance or just ...
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Good News Sunday: Aurora teacher gives students a sense of belongingApr 28, 2024 6:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about an award-winning fifth grade teacher, preschoolers releasing ladybugs for Earth Day and top volunteers honored in Schaumburg.