Articles filed under Volunteering
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Christmas Eve Elf Run will return to downtown GenevaDec 17, 2018 10:00 pm - If your morning run will take you through downtown Geneva on Christmas Eve, you may encounter Santa and his elves, also on the run, passing out gifts to fellow runners a...
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Mundelein forms historical commissionDec 17, 2018 12:00 am - Mundelein officials have agreed to create a special commission to oversee the local Fort Hill Heritage Museum. A nonprofit group called the Historical Society of the For...
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Volunteer for homeless countDec 17, 2018 12:00 am - Volunteers are sought for the annual Point-in-Time Homeless Count on Jan. 30. Each year, the Lake County Coalition for the Homeless holds the Point-in-Time Homeless Coun...
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Operation North Pole provides 'holiday adventure' for sick kids and their familiesDec 15, 2018 12:00 am - Sadie Allison has only one look on her face Saturday afternoon, and the 3-year-old hasn't even seen Santa yet. Her mom hinted at what was to come as the little girl emba...
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Wanted: Women to teach women EnglishDec 12, 2018 10:00 pm - Chicago-area women are needed to help women learn English reading, writing and speaking skills at the Dominican Literacy Center in Aurora. Alison Brzezinski, the center'...
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St. Charles Charlemagne Award dinner nears century markDec 12, 2018 10:00 pm - It might be time to clear up some numbers related to St. Charles' annual Charlemagne Award, as we enter the "honors season" just after the holidays. The St. Charles Ch...
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Seniors, students join forces to help Lazarus HouseDec 11, 2018 10:00 pm - There's a reason we often see stories in newspapers or clips on television about young people presenting programs or visiting with the elderly in nursing or memory care ...
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Elgin Vineyard expands homeless breakfast ministryDec 10, 2018 10:00 pm - Saturday morning breakfast is now being offered at Vineyard Church of Elgin for the homeless and other under-resourced individuals. Since the homeless breakfast ministr...
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Bell ringers needed by Salvation Army of McHenry CountyDec 10, 2018 10:00 pm - The Salvation Army of McHenry County, one of the largest social service providers, is in great need of more bell ringers this holiday season. From the family that has c...
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Thousands converge in Schaumburg to pack meals for malnourished kidsDec 08, 2018 12:00 am - The members of Cary Girl Scout Troop 787 worked like a well-oiled machine packing meals during a Feed My Starving Children volunteer event Saturday at the Schaumburg Con...