Articles filed under Volunteering
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Sign up for 'Harvesting Our Native Prairie' by Oct. 19Oct 11, 2016 11:00 pm - If you are interested in starting your own native prairie garden, McHenry County Conservation District will show you how at "Harvesting Our Native Prairie" from 1 to 3 p...
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Become a literacy volunteer to help make a difference in someone's lifeOct 09, 2016 11:00 pm - Join other literacy volunteers to help adult students improve their lives and further their education. A free information session on becoming a literacy tutor for readi...
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Friendship Village residents learn Mandarin from teenOct 09, 2016 11:00 pm - Maegan Jong has learned at a very young age about "the importance and beauty of sharing and learning." The 15-year-old resident of Palatine spent the summer teaching Man...
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Mount Prospect Lions Candy Days Oct. 14 & 15Oct 09, 2016 1:00 am - Lions and volunteers will be visible throughout Mount Prospect on Friday, Oct. 14, and Saturday, Oct. 15, for the annual Candy Day Campaign. The Mount Prospect Lions Clu...
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Des Plaines man runs to help those with disabilitiesOct 06, 2016 6:00 am - Of the approximate 40,000 runners expected to line up Sunday at the 39th annual Chicago Marathon, few will be more prepared than a Des Plaines man, who challenged himsel...
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Fox Valley Hands of Hope needs volunteersOct 05, 2016 11:00 pm - Fox Valley Hands of Hope, a community-based, nonprofit organization dedicated to serving those with life-threatening illnesses and the bereaved, is in need of volunteers...
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Historic Dundee Township schoolhouse seeks volunteersOct 04, 2016 11:00 pm - Dundee Township has a gem that needs people to help it shine. Seventeen years ago, a group of local residents and Kane County officials worked together to keep the histo...
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St. Charles Golden K Kiwanis hold installation banquetOct 02, 2016 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Golden K Kiwanis Club installed new officers and board members for 2016-17 at the 15th annual installation banquet Sept. 15 at the Dunham Woods Riding Cl...
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Golf pros tee up life lessons for kids at First Tee in MundeleinOct 01, 2016 1:00 am - As 8-year-old Ben Riekse lined up his left-handed driver on the Ivanhoe Club range, it didn't seem like there was much on the line. But when his first swing resulted in ...
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Prospect students show school spirit by volunteeringOct 01, 2016 1:00 am - About 350 students from Prospect High School in Mount Prospect volunteered to spend several hours Saturday helping out on projects at 15 different sites in the area. Rya...