Articles filed under Volunteering
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Longtime Batavia volunteer honored with William D. Barth AwardOct 25, 2018 11:00 pm - If grief is a motivator for good, Melinda Kintz of Batavia is Exhibit A regarding how that works. After all, it was a heavy heart that led Kintz to an exemplary decade ...
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Kane County Master Gardener earns state honorOct 23, 2018 11:00 pm - Kane County Master Gardener Sue Styer of Geneva earned an State Outstanding Master Gardener Award during the 2018 Illinois Master Gardener Conference Sept. 7 in Springfi...
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Deadline extended for St. Charles Electric Christmas ParadeOct 23, 2018 11:00 pm - The deadline for entry in the St. Charles Electric Christmas Parade has been extended through Wednesday, Oct. 31. The parade steps off on Main Street at 5:30 p.m. Saturd...
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Quilts of Valor volunteers provide comfort, healing to veteransOct 22, 2018 6:00 am - One night in 2003, a woman named Catherine Roberts, whose son was serving with the Army in Iraq, had a prophetic dream. She would write that she saw “a young man sitting...
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St. Charles Golden K Kiwanis begin new year of service with installation banquetOct 21, 2018 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Golden K Kiwanis Club installed the new 2018-19 officers at the 17th annual Installation Banquet held on Sept. 20 at the Dunham Woods Riding Club in Wayn...
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St. Charles neighborhood pulled together to spruce up medianOct 19, 2018 6:00 am - Many subdivisions have landscaped median strips that nearby residents volunteer to take care of during the course of the year. But the Fox Chase Boulevard median on the ...
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'Make a Difference' with Defenders in Woodstock Oct. 27Oct 17, 2018 11:00 pm - On Saturday, Oct. 27, the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County invite you to "make a difference" by helping with restoration efforts at the Kishwaukee Headwaters pr...
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Veterans commission honors Lowell Reiser's decades of serviceOct 14, 2018 11:00 pm - On Monday, Sept. 24, the Veterans Assistance Commission of Kane County honored its longtime delegate Lowell "Whitey" Reiser at its quarterly meeting. Reiser passed away...
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Social media changes how garden clubs are perceivedOct 11, 2018 11:00 pm - The Hawthorn Garden Club of Glen Ellyn has climbed on board the social media, internet train. Introducing the club's website is exciting for us. Interestingly enough, i...
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Downtown St. Charles Partnership seeks Christmas parade entriesOct 11, 2018 11:00 pm - The Downtown St. Charles Partnership is now accepting entries for the annual Electric Christmas Parade, which will take place at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, on Main Str...