Articles filed under Volunteering
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'Operation Hospice Angel' seeks to brighten the holiday season for local seniorsDec 03, 2020 10:00 pm - According to AARP nearly 30 percent of people 65 or older live alone, and each year these seniors have fewer friends and family members they can depend on for care and c...
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Kiwanis Club of Naperville supports Project One DayNov 30, 2020 10:00 pm - Kiwanis club members around the world gather on the fourth Saturday in October - a day set aside for clubs to work together to better their communities. It's also been a...
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Grayslake trustee and Navy veteran works to help homeless female veteransNov 28, 2020 12:00 am - Lalena Zoe Magnetta only recently joined the Grayslake village board, but her public service began years ago. Magnetta, 38, is a U.S. Navy veteran who served as an a...
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Someone to be thankful for: Downers Grove volunteer gave 484 hours at COVID testing siteNov 26, 2020 5:00 am - Josephine “Jo” Potts is a volunteer who stood out at DuPage's COVID-19 drive-through testing site at the county fairgrounds in Wheaton. Of the 111 volunteers who have wo...
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Someone to be thankful for: Schaumburg High student leads mask distribution effortsNov 26, 2020 5:00 am - While most high school students have found enough to contend with in 2020, from the changes in their schooling to the disruption of their social lives brought by the COV...
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Police: Ingleside man sent, received sexually explicit images with Edwardsville girlNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - An Ingleside man found in possession of child pornography in 2016 was again arrested Friday after police say he sent and received sexually explicit material with a 12-ye...
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Cheryl Rabine remembered as passionate philanthropist, devout Catholic and devoted mother, wifeNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - Local philanthropist Cheryl Ann Rabine was a woman who saw the world through the lens of what she could do for other people, even if it was something that might ultimate...
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Support McHenry County seniors on Giving TuesdayNov 23, 2020 10:00 pm - Giving Tuesday is Dec. 1 and the Senior Care Volunteer Network is asking for your support. The seniors of McHenry County are counting on you! With less opportunities to ...
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Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity to host first virtual home dedication Dec. 5Nov 23, 2020 10:00 pm - Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity will hold its first virtual home dedication at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. The online ceremony celebrates completion of the Connie Estrada h...
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Local residents elected to Girl Scouts board of directorsNov 23, 2020 10:00 pm - Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana recently elected four individuals to its volunteer board of directors. They are: Lake Bluff resident Roycealee Wood,...