Articles filed under Volunteering
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Earth Day effort: Planting 500 trees in Kane County forest preserveApr 22, 2023 1:00 am - Volunteers bundled up Saturday to plant 500 trees at Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve in St. Charles. The Forest Preserve District of Kane County celebrates Earth Day e...
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Friends of Fox River's passion on display in new filmApr 21, 2023 6:00 am - On a calendar, Earth Day is Saturday, April 22. To those who make a living of fighting back against the harm that sewage, industrial runoff and constant littering inflic...
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Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley puts out call for 30 tutor volunteersApr 18, 2023 11:00 pm - Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley will host a free tutor training workshop on Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 9-18, at the St. Charles Public Library. The program needs 30 volu...
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Birth of a Trail: The design, construction and final touches on Paul Douglas Preserve mountain biking courseApr 18, 2023 6:00 am - Editor's note: This is the third and final installment of the three-part series titled, Birth of a Trail. No prior mountain biking trail, rogue or otherwise, existe...
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Schaumburg's volunteers honored by creator of 2013's 'Batkid' Make-A-Wish phenomenonApr 18, 2023 1:00 am - Schaumburg on Tuesday honored the village's top volunteers of the past year, who in turn received some inspiration from the woman who spearheaded the world-famous effort...
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City of Geneva seeks volunteers for bike & pedestrian committeeApr 16, 2023 11:00 pm - The City of Geneva is ready to roll out a new Bike & Pedestrian Advisory Committee to promote a safe, walkable and rideable Geneva. The city is seeking nine members who ...
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Hanover Township honors senior volunteersApr 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Hanover Township officials and staff recognized more than 200 seniors at the annual volunteer award recognition luncheon April 13 at the Seville in Streamwood. The town...
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St. Charles to host Arbor Day celebration April 29Apr 10, 2023 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Natural Resources Commission is celebrating Arbor Day at Pottawatomie Park on Saturday, April 29. Before the event, all are welcome to come out to help ...
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Sewa LEADs assist the Shiv Durga Temple for the Hindu festival Maha ShivratriApr 09, 2023 11:00 pm - Sewa International, a Hindu-based, nonprofit volunteering group, allows student volunteers (or LEADs) in grades 8-12 to participate and lead in community service and hum...
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Good News Sunday: A 91-year-old Schaumburg runner won best in his class at Shamrock ShuffleApr 09, 2023 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: As a runner, Iggy Cascio is nearly in a ...