Articles filed under Volunteering
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Blood drive in GrayslakeDec 10, 2017 12:00 am - LifeSource will be on site at Grayslake Area Public Library, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 1 to 7 p.m. to collect blood for local patients. The donation process, including registr...
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Volunteers pack estimated 1 million meals in SchaumburgDec 10, 2017 12:00 am - An estimated 5,000 volunteers filled the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center over the weekend to pack about 1 million meals - enough to feed 2,740 children for a ye...
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Operation North Pole in Rosemont provides 'best day ever' for sick kidsDec 09, 2017 12:00 am - Niles firefighter Jim Leibach wiped away tears, as did some of the other 200 local firefighters and police officers, as they stood on bended knee and welcomed 75 serious...
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Arlington Heights honors former commission membersDec 08, 2017 12:00 am - Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes has recognized 19 citizens who served on appointed boards and commissions and retired within the last year. Among those who were honore...
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Hampshire-Henpeck HCE to host Christmas Luncheon Dec. 19Dec 06, 2017 10:00 pm - The Hampshire-Henpeck Unit of Home and Community Education will have a Christmas Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, at Jameson's,12860 Del Webb Blvd. in Huntley. ...
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Salvation Army Elgin Corps to provide clothing, toys to families in need this ChristmasNov 30, 2017 10:00 pm - The Salvation Army Elgin Corps Community Center hopes to provide a joyous Christmas morning to approximately 900 children in the Elgin area. The annual Angel Tree Progra...
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Salvation Army of Aurora sets $250,000 goal this yearNov 30, 2017 10:00 pm - Celebrating 126 years, the traditional red kettles once again will be seen throughout communities across the United States through Dec. 23. The Salvation Army's red ket...
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Volunteer work makes body shop owner Batavia Citizen of the YearNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - The Batavia High School girls gymnastics team owes its existence and its head coach to Marcia Boyce. Her daughter, Taryn, was a competitive gymnast in the late 1980s. Wi...
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The history of St. Mark Lutheran ChurchNov 28, 2017 10:00 pm - St. Mark Lutheran Church began as the Mount Prospect Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1945 when five families were approached by Chicago pastors and asked to begin a missi...
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Arlington Heights lawyer honored for mentoring, advising other attorneysNov 28, 2017 7:00 am - Arlington Heights attorney Ernie Blomquist has served as the village's prosecutor for 40 years, but he still draws on his roots as a teacher. Before his law career, Blom...