Articles filed under Volunteering
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Mount Prospect's plans for celebrating its 100th birthdayJan 05, 2017 5:00 am - The Village of Mount Prospect officially turns 100 on Friday, Feb. 3, and the village's Centennial Commission and Special Events Commission are teaming up to bring resid...
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Artists give flair to Mount Prospect celebrationJan 05, 2017 5:00 am - Start with an eye-catching, instantly recognizable logo, add in iconic community images and artfully-designed graphics and you have the necessary ingredients for marketi...
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Separating seeds a critical volunteer effort in Lake CountyJan 04, 2017 12:00 am - Volunteers carefully sifted and separated seeds from native plants Wednesday at the Rollins Savanna Trail and Native Seed Nursery in Grayslake. Because the seeds will be...
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Highland Park to host MLK Day eventJan 04, 2017 12:00 am - In the spirit of serving others, make Martin Luther King Day a day of giving back by attending the City of Highland Park's 8th Annual Martin Luther King Day of Service o...
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Join the Huntley Knights of Columbus in supporting the communityJan 01, 2017 10:00 pm - The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization with nearly 1.9 million members in more than 15,342 local councils. Last year,...
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Dollhouse at Hoffman Estates children's hospital a 2-year labor of loveDec 28, 2016 4:37 am - The 13-room, three-story Victorian dollhouse unveiled last week as an inspiration for recovering children at AMITA Health Alexian Brothers Women's & Children's Hospital ...
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Shoveling program to help elderly, disabledDec 13, 2016 12:00 am - The city of Highland Park is coordinating a volunteer snow shoveling program to serve low-income elderly and disabled residents of Highland Park and Highwood. After snow...
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Carpentersville resident devoted to giving back to communityDec 11, 2016 10:00 pm - James Olvera has always tried to live by one important life lesson: The more you give, the more you receive. So in 2010, shortly after graduating college, he started sea...
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Volunteers needed at Dec. 22 luncheon for the needyDec 11, 2016 10:00 pm - St. Charles Episcopal Church is looking for volunteers to help serve a traditional Christmas luncheon to people in need on Thursday, Dec. 22, at the Soup Kitchen at Trin...
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Dick Pond manager in St. Charles leads running clubsDec 07, 2016 10:00 pm - Glen Kamps isn't sure he's helped people more than any others when he says "there are people who are helping other people in different ways every day." But those familia...