Articles filed under Volunteering
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Hold the caring touch, friendly conversation: It's food only from Meals on WheelsApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - There was a time when Meals on Wheels provided not only food to older residents, people with disabilities and those in need, but also a caring touch, a friendly conversa...
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Barrington students honored for efforts to feed the hungryMar 31, 2020 11:00 pm - Two Barrington High School students have received recognition from the largest youth recognition program in the United States based exclusively on volunteer community se...
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Clearbrook staff goes above and beyond for clientsMar 29, 2020 11:00 pm - In a time when many are staying home, scared and unsure of how the COVID-19 pandemic will play out, direct service professionals for those with intellectual and developm...
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Mount Prospect distillery lends a helping hand to fight COVID-19Mar 29, 2020 1:00 am - The Eagle Scout motto, "Be prepared," has particular relevance for one Mount Prospect business. A little more than a year ago, Mount Prospect granted approval for two Ea...
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St. Viator junior starts GoFundMe to help homelessMar 26, 2020 11:00 pm - It was a routine even a high school student grew to like: Every Thursday morning, John O'Neill, a junior from Barrington, met up with his classmates - before school - at...
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Elburn's Harley Woods is focus of restoration efforts, grantMar 26, 2020 6:00 am - You might say the Campton Township Open Space Foundation has its marching orders. It has to raise $7,000 to go toward a stewardship project for the Harley Woods natural ...
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Naperville Park District hosts blood drives at downtown community centerMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - When the governor's executive order was issued last week to close businesses and organizations to help limit the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), many area blood drives...
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Good News: Rotary Club of Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates adapts annual fundraiser for social distancingMar 24, 2020 6:00 am - Leave it to the Rotarians to get things done. Members of the Rotary Club of Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates faced a difficult decision this month, one that many nonprofit org...
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Send us your good news!Mar 19, 2020 11:00 pm - Did your nonprofit, club or church host any fundraisers, donation drives or galas before the ban on public gatherings earlier this month? Or have you found inventive way...
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With blood drives canceled, donations are needed even more now, experts in suburbs sayMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - The recent cancellation of nearly 4,000 blood drives across the country due to the COVID-19 outbreak has depleted reserves by about 130,000 units and has ramped up the n...