Articles filed under Volunteering
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McHenry County's McCullough family named 4-H Family Spirit winnersOct 25, 2017 11:00 pm - Start counting; 76 continuous years of 4-H from 39 family members, 351 cumulative years of membership, 269 cumulative years of volunteerism, 96 state fairs, 23 state jud...
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Mount Prospect school's collection for Puerto Rico surpasses expectationsOct 25, 2017 1:00 am - Students, families and staff at Westbrook School for Young Learners in Mount Prospect collected 11,373 diapers, 17,336 bandages and 197 containers of baby formula to aid...
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Former full-timer returns to volunteer at Shelter, Inc.Oct 23, 2017 6:00 am - I used to work here as a full-timer, having started in 1998. I stayed for 10 years working in the Healthy Families Program, but had to leave Shelter once state funding r...
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Retiree enjoys helping kids at Shelter, Inc.Oct 23, 2017 6:00 am - When I retired, I went looking for a way to help the kids in our area. Our children are the most precious members of our community, and also the most vulnerable. I knew ...
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How Shelter, Inc. helps children and familiesOct 23, 2017 6:00 am - On Nov. 10, Shelter, Inc. will hold its 30th annual charity ball at the Hyatt Regency Schaumburg. The fundraiser, which offers sponsorship levels from $500 to $10,000, ...
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Aqua Illinois volunteers time and energy to local conservation initiativeOct 22, 2017 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, Oct. 17, Aqua Illinois team members, including company president Craig Blanchette, volunteered both their time and energy to a site restoration project at th...
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St. Charles teen to earn Eagle Scout Oct. 28Oct 22, 2017 11:00 pm - Evan Leonard of Troop 13 in St. Charles will receive the rank of Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor on Saturday, Oct. 28, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in St. Charles. Evan...
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Fox Valley Jewish School students help with prairie restoration projectOct 19, 2017 11:00 pm - On a recent blustery Sunday, Sunday school students from Fox Valley Jewish School, run by Fox Valley Jewish Neighbors in Geneva, did a "mitzvah" - a good deed - at Dick ...
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Tutors are needed for adult learnersOct 19, 2017 11:00 pm - When adults learn to read, write, use basic math and technology, they have the power to lift themselves out of poverty, lower health care costs, find and keep sustainabl...
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'Make a Difference' at Defenders' restoration cleanup Oct. 28Oct 19, 2017 11:00 pm - On Saturday, Oct. 28, you are invited to "make a difference" by helping with restoration efforts at The Environmental Defenders' Kishwaukee Headwaters property on Dean S...