Articles filed under Volunteering
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Libertyville 'yarn storm' project attracting more interest than expectedJan 05, 2018 4:35 am - A bold idea for a community art project in Libertyville has generated surprising interest as volunteers work steadily to bring a splash of color to the dreary post-holid...
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Benedictine University to observe Day of Service for King holidayJan 03, 2018 10:00 pm - The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was an influential civil rights leader who had a remarkable impact on race relations in America. Benedictine University has planned sever...
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Fermilab Natural Areas donates education materialsDec 27, 2017 10:00 pm - This holiday season, Fermilab Natural Areas, a nonprofit group that helps restore the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory natural areas, is...
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Ending poverty through systemic change - one person, one neighborhood, one community at a timeDec 25, 2017 10:00 pm - Hope Takes Action-Aurora is starting its fourth program in January and needs volunteers and supplies. Many churches and community groups provide food, shelter or clothin...
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Santa program delivers visits, gifts to area seniorsDec 25, 2017 8:00 am - Holiday parties played out last week on both floors of the ManorCare rehabilitation center in Arlington Heights, including its short-term rehab unit and long-term care f...
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Gurnee library to host blood drive WednesdayDec 25, 2017 12:00 am - The Warren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee is hosting a blood drive Wednesday, Dec. 27. The blood donations will be administered and collected by LifeSource from 10 a.m...
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Christian Liberty Academy hosts 50 recruits for Christmas in Arlington HeightsDec 25, 2017 12:00 am - For aspiring sailors, boot camp at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes tends to seal them off from the outside world. The internet and newspapers are forbidden, and eve...
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Volunteers make Christmas special at Elgin's Marklund Wasmond CenterDec 22, 2017 10:00 pm - Volunteers were on hand Saturday to help residents of the Marklund Wasmond Center in Elgin open Christmas presents. Volunteers also labeled gifts and helped with the cle...
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Helping hand: Mundelein residents return to apartments after July floodDec 22, 2017 10:00 pm - Lyudmyla Yatskovska's possessions were in white kitchen bags and assorted boxes, the Christmas tree was nowhere to be found, and protective plastic still covered section...
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Lazarus House invites you to a Community Christmas BrunchDec 19, 2017 10:00 pm - Lazarus House invites you to join its staff, guests and many supporters at the annual Christmas Brunch Monday, Dec. 25, in the fellowship hall, 214 Walnut St. in St. Cha...