Articles filed under Volunteering
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Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley to host tutor training workshopJan 18, 2023 10:00 pm - Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley will host a free tutor training workshop from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, Feb. 6-15 at the St. Charles Public Library. Train...
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Lombard blood drives collect over 80 pints during National Blood Donor MonthJan 18, 2023 10:00 pm - January is National Blood Donor Month, a time to honor voluntary blood donors and encourage more people to donate blood and help save lives. The village of Lombard is t...
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Good News Sunday: Anderson's Healing Paws program offers four-legged therapyJan 15, 2023 5:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Sometimes all it takes to make people fe...
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Lake County announces 30th year of Adopt-A-Highway programJan 15, 2023 12:00 am - The Lake County Division of Transportation announced 27 roads are available for volunteer groups to adopt this year. Under the Adopt-A-Highway program, which is in its 3...
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Future of the Fox River: Ideas flow in for potential improvementsJan 13, 2023 5:00 am - A lot of brain power from community groups and government entities continues to flow into ideas and plans for enhancing activities and healthy lifestyles with the Fox Ri...
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Honoring his legacy: MLK Day events throughout the suburbsJan 13, 2023 5:00 am - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 16. Events throughout the suburbs will pay tribute to the life and legacy of the late civil rights leader, as well as offer se...
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Aurora, Lisle students to serve others on MLK DayJan 11, 2023 10:00 pm - As part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on Monday, Jan. 16, Aurora and Lisle students will give a day of service at Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry. Vol...
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Batavia United Way names new executive directorJan 10, 2023 10:00 pm - The Batavia United Way board of directors recently named Kathy Evangelista as the new executive director. Evangelista has been serving on the board since August of 2019...
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Making blankets for veterans: Aurora church to host volunteers, clothing depotJan 10, 2023 10:00 pm - Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora will host a nonprofit that makes fleece blankets for veterans. Starting Tuesday, Jan. 17, Wesley UMC will welcome Veterans Outre...
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Aurora mobile pantry returns to neighborhoods; winter-spring distributions announcedJan 10, 2023 10:00 pm - Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry's mobile pantry is back on the road. After a holiday break, the Aurora-based pantry's traveling pantry opened winter-spring visits to ...