Articles filed under Volunteering
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Join habitat restoration work day at Hawthorne Hill Nature CenterJan 16, 2018 10:00 pm - Help improve the natural areas at Hawthorne Hill Nature Center in Elgin by helping to remove invasive plants and shrubs, planting native plants, and general cleanup of t...
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ESO music director to speak to St. Charles Noon Rotary Club Jan. 25Jan 16, 2018 10:00 pm - Elgin Symphony Orchestra Music Director Andrew Grams will be the guest speaker at the Thursday, Jan. 25 meeting of the St. Charles Noon Rotary Club at The Office, 201 E....
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Local adults need help learning English and improving their reading skillsJan 11, 2018 10:00 pm - The Literacy Connection is offering a Volunteer Tutor Training from 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 16, 18, 29 and 31, at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin. The...
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After 13 years, Operation Sweettooth still sending care packages to troopsJan 09, 2018 10:00 pm - When Diane and Roger Ahrens started Operation Sweettooth in 2004, they thought they would be sending cookies to U. S. military men and women only a few years. The war in...
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How to nominate for Jaycees' Outstanding Young Person of IllinoisJan 09, 2018 10:00 pm - The Illinois Jaycees is accepting nominations for the 2018 class of the Outstanding Young Persons. Each year, the Outstanding Young Person awards program recognizes up t...
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Libertyville 'yarn storm' project attracting more interest than expectedJan 05, 2018 4:35 am - A bold idea for a community art project in Libertyville has generated surprising interest as volunteers work steadily to bring a splash of color to the dreary post-holid...
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Benedictine University to observe Day of Service for King holidayJan 03, 2018 10:00 pm - The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was an influential civil rights leader who had a remarkable impact on race relations in America. Benedictine University has planned sever...
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Fermilab Natural Areas donates education materialsDec 27, 2017 10:00 pm - This holiday season, Fermilab Natural Areas, a nonprofit group that helps restore the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory natural areas, is...
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Ending poverty through systemic change - one person, one neighborhood, one community at a timeDec 25, 2017 10:00 pm - Hope Takes Action-Aurora is starting its fourth program in January and needs volunteers and supplies. Many churches and community groups provide food, shelter or clothin...
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Santa program delivers visits, gifts to area seniorsDec 25, 2017 8:00 am - Holiday parties played out last week on both floors of the ManorCare rehabilitation center in Arlington Heights, including its short-term rehab unit and long-term care f...