Articles filed under Volunteering
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Youth from Wheaton's Gary UMC help fix homes in AppalachiaJul 05, 2022 11:00 pm - Youth from Gary United Methodist Church traveled to Floyd County, Kentucky this summer to serve with the Appalachia Service Project. Students and adult volunteers worke...
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Buddy the Therapy Dog meets residents of Willow Lake EstatesJul 04, 2022 11:00 pm - Willow Lake Estates, a manufactured home community for those 55 and older in Elgin, welcomed Buddy the therapy dog to their new clubhouse on Friday morning, July 1, as r...
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Help give abused children a voice in court with CASAJun 29, 2022 11:00 pm - For more than 30 years, CASA Kane County has been recruiting, training and supervising community volunteers who serve as court-appointed special advocates (CASAs) and th...
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First woman named president of Rotary InternationalJun 28, 2022 11:00 pm - Jennifer Jones, member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, will be the first woman to take office as Rotary International president in the Evanston-...
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Do you have 30 minutes to spare? You could save a lifeJun 28, 2022 11:00 pm - According to the American Red Cross, every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood, whether it's because of traumatic injury, surgery, disease or a blood di...
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Gary Church in Wheaton to hold blood drive July 20Jun 26, 2022 11:00 pm - One in seven people entering the hospital will need blood. You can help save lives by donating blood. Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton is holding a blood drive o...
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Tiny N Tall Rescue based in St. Charles finds home for bigger, smaller breedsJun 22, 2022 11:00 pm - Best friends Missy Young and Niccalina Santilli met while volunteering at an animal rescue organization. Missy was the foster and volunteer coordinator, while Niccalina ...
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Good News: Volunteers, faith groups in Arlington Heights, Elk Grove grow vegetables for food pantriesJun 21, 2022 6:00 am - More than 20 years after the Daily Herald sponsored a program that encouraged backyard gardeners to "plant a row for the hungry," local faith communities are continuing ...
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Elgin Woman's Club to celebrate 135 years of touching livesJun 20, 2022 11:00 pm - Continuing the yearlong celebration of its 135th anniversary, the Elgin Woman's Club will hold a free informal reception on Saturday, July 23. Local Elgin historian Jer...
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Building an international community: Library volunteer shares his experience with English Language Learning GroupsJun 20, 2022 11:00 pm - When Allen Polich first moved to Addison in the fall of 2020, he didn't expect he'd become a regular visitor to the Addison Public Library. But after receiving the libra...