Articles filed under Volunteering
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Why we walk for LRF: 'We bond for a common cause, experience a common purpose'Jun 11, 2020 6:00 am - I was introduced to the Leukemia Research Foundation in 1997 by a colleague and close friend, Dr. Wendy Stock. I attended the annual LRF dinner that year and was overwhe...
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Scouts post over 700 flags across Batavia on Flag DayJun 10, 2020 11:00 pm - Scouts BSA Troop 6 has been serving Batavia for almost 100 years, but their most visible contribution to community spirit is not even a decade old. For the past seven ye...
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Indian-American groups conduct food drive for Schaumburg TownshipJun 10, 2020 1:00 am - Volunteers and office bearers of the Federation of Indian Associations, FIA-Chicago and the Indian American Cultural Association (IACA) jointly conducted a food drive on...
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'We'll feed anyone': That's the motto at Aurora pantry where demand has more than quadrupledJun 09, 2020 6:00 am - The Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry served 2,000 people a week when Cat Battista became executive director 18 months ago. Now it serves 9,000. For the past two mont...
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Schaumburg High School grad named Youth Volunteer of the YearJun 04, 2020 11:00 pm - Schaumburg High School Class of 2020 graduate Matthew Williams has been named the village of Schaumburg's Volunteer of the Year in the Youth category. Williams was selec...
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Park Ridge sisters honored for raising awareness about myelomaJun 04, 2020 11:00 pm - Park Ridge sisters honored for raising awareness about myeloma
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'Cancer doesn't stop, and neither will we': Relay For Life goes virtual in DuPage, Northwest Cook countiesJun 04, 2020 6:00 am - Hearing the word cancer come out of the doctor's mouth is devastating. The world suddenly goes quiet and all you hear are the words echoing around in your head. Feeling...
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Roselle woman volunteers with Relay For Life 'in hope of a world without cancer'Jun 04, 2020 6:00 am - I became involved with Relay For Life five years ago when a friend was diagnosed with metastasized breast cancer. It was serious. Some of her friends were already parti...
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Bartlett Woman's Club has been serving the community since 1936Jun 01, 2020 6:00 am - Bartlett Woman's Club has been serving the community since 1936
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Helping the Helpers: Metropolitan Family Services needs support to make up for deficitsJun 01, 2020 6:00 am - Founded in 1857, Metropolitan Family Services DuPage and Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage are based out of Wheaton. According to Mary Beth G...