Articles filed under Volunteering
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Pottawatomie Garden Club plants flowers in St. CharlesOct 15, 2024 6:35 pm - On Sept. 18, the Pottawatomie Garden Club gathered its members to plant fall mums on the bridges in downtown St. Charles. This is just one of many contributions that the garden club makes to the St. Charles community.
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Mainstreet REALTORS recognizes winners of Good Neighbor AwardOct 15, 2024 6:29 pm - Mainstreet REALTORS announced three winners of this year’s Good Neighbor Award. This award recognizes Mainstreet REALTORS who have made extraordinary commitments to improving their communities through volunteer work.
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Little Brothers — Friends of the Elderly offers life-changing friendship for older adults in DuPage and Kane countiesOct 11, 2024 5:45 pm - In DuPage and Kane counties, Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly is meeting older adults where they are every day by promoting friendships and positive connections between volunteers and older adults.
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CASA Kane County seeking 50 new volunteers to advocate for children in foster careOct 11, 2024 4:39 pm - In 2023, CASA Kane County advocated for 663 children, the largest number in its 35-year history. However, the need continues to grow, and they are seeking 50 additional CASA/GAL volunteers to meet the increasing demand.
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Campanelli School in Schaumburg hears from inspirational teen as students help homelessOct 11, 2024 4:10 pm - Students at Campanelli Elementary School in Schaumburg Friday met 17-year-old philanthropist Jahkil Jackson of Chicago, who sought to inspire them to find their own power to enact positive change even as they actively supported his organization to assist homeless persons.
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Julio César Valdez joins the Gail Borden Public Library District FoundationOct 09, 2024 8:36 pm - Julio César Valdez recently joined the Gail Borden Public Library District Foundation.
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Lombard celebrates 2024 Senior Man and Senior Woman of the Year winnersOct 06, 2024 10:01 pm - On Wednesday, Oct. 2, the village of Lombard recognized the 2024 Senior Man and Senior Woman of the Year during the 18th annual Senior Fair at the Madison Meadow Athletic Center.
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Women@Rust-Oleum volunteer and donate cleaning products to Northern Illinois Food BankOct 06, 2024 7:21 pm - Thirteen Rust-Oleum team members of the Women@Rust-Oleum group volunteered at the Northern Illinois Food Bank to help inspect, sort, and pack 6,500 pounds of food that will result in 5,416 meals for hungry residents in counties throughout northern Illinois.
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‘We figured it was a good spot’: Location is key for coffee shop successOct 03, 2024 10:13 am - It takes careful thought to determine where you might want to open a coffee shop these days, and Jackie Anonales and her partners Maya Nieves and Violet A. Galindo did just that in opening Café del Sol two months ago in North Aurora.
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KidsMatter to honor Youth Champion and community leader Tom Miers at ‘Field of Dreams’ Empower GalaOct 02, 2024 10:10 pm - KidsMatter will honor community leader Tom Miers at the “Field of Dreams” Empower Gala on Friday, Oct. 18. The Naperville nonprofit is dedicated to building resilient kids who say “no” to destructive choices and “yes” to their endless possibilities.