Articles filed under Volunteering
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Geneva Garden Club beautifies Marklund campusJun 02, 2024 3:00 pm - The backyard patios at the Marklund Hyde Center campus in Geneva have been transformed into vibrant floral havens, thanks to the Geneva Garden Club and some residents with green thumbs who joined in.
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Good News Sunday: Wheaton’s Cosley Zoo celebrates 50 years as director prepares to retireJun 02, 2024 6:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about Cosley Zoo’s 50th anniversary, a business donating warehouse space for a charitable effort, and the winner of this year’s Charlemagne Award.
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Elgin Golden K Kiwanis welcomes all to its weekly speaker presentationsMay 31, 2024 10:36 pm - Elgin’s Golden K Kiwanis Club invites everyone to attend our weekly meetings to learn about local programs or institutions. There is always time to interact with the spea...
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Celebrating 30 years: Aurora Dominican Literacy Center hosts founder’s retirement open house June 2May 29, 2024 1:20 pm - After founding and directing the Dominican Literacy Center in Aurora for 30 years, Dominican Sister Kathleen M. Ryan, OP, will retire June 30. An open house celebrating h...
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Wheaton honors 2024 Good Citizens Award recipientsMay 28, 2024 9:50 pm - Mayor Philip Suess and the Wheaton City Council recently honored three students and six adults with the Good Citizens Awards.
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Good News Sunday: California woman coming to Arlington Heights to honor soldier killed in VietnamMay 25, 2024 9:37 pm - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about a woman traveling cross-country to honor a veteran she’s never met, a fire department welcoming a new comfort dog, and Girl Scouts pitching in to restore a butterfly garden.
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Area Girl Scouts, Rose Pest Solutions restore butterfly garden in NapervilleMay 21, 2024 4:43 pm - Two hundred Girl Scouts and volunteers with the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana and Rose Pest Solutions came together on Saturday, May 18, to restor...
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Glenbard INCubator pitch night winners announced; partners needed for next yearMay 21, 2024 12:48 pm - Glenbard District 87's INCubator program had its final pitch night on May 13 at Glenbard East High School in Lombard. The winning team was BounceBack, a tabletop game g...
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ECC participates in Habitat for Humanity Women Build Event for third yearMay 16, 2024 12:15 am - On Wednesday, May 1, a group of eight female administrators and staff from Elgin Community College participated in the Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley 2024 W...
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Elgin YWCA recognizes 2024 Leader Luncheon recipientsMay 14, 2024 11:20 pm - More than 425 community members attended the 40th annual YWCA Elgin Leader Luncheon Awards at The Seville in Streamwood on Thursday, May 9. Leader Luncheon general chair ...