Articles filed under Volunteering
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Join in annual event to clean up the Fox River Valley area SaturdaySep 13, 2020 1:00 am - The Fox River has come a long way from the days when it was one of the most used and abused rivers in Illinois. Now, with the removal of some dams, improved water qualit...
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Holocaust Museum fundraiser to focus on rising hate, racismSep 12, 2020 1:00 am - Growing up in Skokie among a community of Jewish elders who had witnessed genocide, Mally Zoberman-Rutkoff always felt the weight and responsibility of being a child of ...
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Viatorian gardeners grow food to help families in needSep 11, 2020 6:00 am - With at least two more months of harvesting to go, Viatorian gardeners already have grown - and donated - nearly as many vegetables as all of last summer, or around 800 ...
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Tri-Cities Salvation Army seeks board volunteersSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - The Tri-Cities Salvation Army, serving St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia and central Kane County, is seeking volunteers to fill vacancies on its board of directors. For more ...
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Pottawatomie Garden Club to do fall planting Sept. 16Sep 08, 2020 11:00 pm - Earlier this summer, a group of the Pottawatomie Garden Club members gathered to keep the River Corridor in downtown St. Charles looking beautiful. This group has met se...
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Dundee Lions display winning posters from art contestSep 07, 2020 11:00 pm - The Dundee Township Lions Club has the posters from the student art contest on display at the Dundee Public Library in East Dundee until the end of September. These you...
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Gurnee Fire to host first blood drive in monthsSep 07, 2020 1:00 am - After a long hiatus, the Gurnee Fire Department will be host a blood drive outside of Station 2 on Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Because of the global pandemic, extra safet...
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Plan to get wet at Fox River volunteer cleanup daySep 04, 2020 6:00 am - This might be the most important aspect of a notice about an upcoming Fox River volunteer cleanup day along the riverbanks: Organizers tell you to wear boots or shoes yo...
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Kane County Audubon to honor long-serving presidentSep 02, 2020 11:00 pm - The Kane County Audubon, an organization dedicated to preserving the county's birds and the habitats they rely on, is honoring longtime president Bob Andrini and his wif...
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Fremd student's peace pole project encourages harmony, inclusivenessSep 02, 2020 6:00 am - Courtney Murphy, a senior at Fremd High School, has an ambitious goal: She hopes to see 100 peace poles set up in Palatine by the International Day of Peace, which is Se...