Articles filed under Volunteering
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Good News Sunday: Students at Elgin's Washington Elementary get surprise holiday party, gifts, visit from SantaDec 18, 2022 6:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Eyes got big and smiles got even bigger ...
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Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley to host tutor training Jan. 10Dec 11, 2022 10:00 pm - Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley will host a free tutor training workshop in January. Currently, there are 20 adults who are waiting to learn. It will be held from 6:30-9 ...
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Kids in Fox Valley, DuPage County get help from officers with their holiday shoppingDec 10, 2022 12:00 am - Kids teamed up with police officers Saturday at Shop With a Cop events in Kane and DuPage counties. Law enforcement agencies in Dundee Township took kids holiday shoppin...
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Aurora Lions ring bells for Salvation Army red kettle campaignDec 08, 2022 10:00 pm - Aurora Noon Lions Club members helped raise $837 for the Aurora Salvation Army's red kettle campaign. Susan Koepke, Noon Lions president, said a dozen Lions rang handbel...
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A bicycle built for two: What Chicago Area Tandem Society cyclists love about biking in pairsDec 08, 2022 5:00 am - "Double your pleasure, double your fun ..." While that catchy Wrigley's chewing gum jingle may be outdated, it's still a genuine mantra for Chicago Area Tandem Society m...
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'TreeCycle' community partnership keeps unsold Christmas trees from landfillDec 06, 2022 10:00 pm - Geneva Park District is partnering with the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva's Green Sanctuary Team to provide Geneva area retailers an alternative to placing un...
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Good News Sunday: 103-year-old World War II veteran from Fox River Grove bowls in a league every weekDec 04, 2022 6:30 am - Good News Sunday: 103-year-old World War II veteran from Fox River Grove bowls in a league every week
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ECC Phi Theta Kappa officers bring Honors in Action project to TexasNov 30, 2022 10:00 pm - Six officers from Elgin Community College's Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society went to Texas this past October for the National Collegiate Honors Council to com...
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Good News Sunday: College of DuPage culinary students cook Thanksgiving dinner for Navy recruitsNov 27, 2022 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: About 50 recruits from the Great Lakes N...
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'Everyone deserves dignity': Hesed House aims to help people avoid, overcome homelessnessNov 26, 2022 12:00 am - Mark Watson has a large, lovely home in Shorewood that he shares with his wife and three children. He has a good job, as an operations shift manager at the Braidwood nuc...