Articles filed under Volunteering
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More volunteer tutors needed at Literacy Volunteers Fox ValleyAug 11, 2016 11:00 pm - Nearly 40 of our neighbors are waiting to learn English through Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley. The organization already has about 150 trained volunteer tutors working w...
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Help give abused or neglected children a voice in courtAug 10, 2016 11:00 pm - You can help give abused or neglected children a voice in court. CASA Kane County will hold general information meetings for individuals, 21 or older, interested in beco...
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Church members to build first Des Plaines Habitat for Humanity houseAug 08, 2016 1:00 am - The first Habitat for Humanity home in Des Plaines will be built on a vacant lot where a rundown house, described as an eyesore by residents, was recently demolished. Me...
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Antioch Girl Scout with top honorJul 31, 2016 1:00 am - A high school student from Antioch was one of 70 recipients of Girl Scouts of the USA's highest national honor. Katrina Seabright received her Girl Scout Gold Award in a...
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Sugar Grove Corn Boil festival brings community togetherJul 27, 2016 6:00 am - Over 49 years the Sugar Grove Corn Boil has become a hometown tradition for new Sugar Grove residents, as well as for the ones who have lived there or volunteered at the...
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HandsOn Suburban Chicago links volunteers with those in needJul 25, 2016 5:30 am - It all started in a box. In the 1960s, local activist Lois Moore began filling a recipe box with the names of friends and neighbors who were interested in volunteering,...
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A closer look at people who volunteerJul 25, 2016 5:30 am - Seven Senior Corps-RSVP members were given special recognition in April at the HandsOn Suburban Chicago Celebration of Service breakfast at the Metropolis in Arlington H...
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Constable: Suburban camp for kids with disabilities fuels funJul 24, 2016 6:00 am - She knew the parents of children with severe disabilities could use a week's respite. She thought the kids might enjoy a break from therapy. But when developmental pedia...
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Algonquin Garden Club rededicates Riverfront flagpole gardenJul 21, 2016 11:00 pm - The Algonquin Garden Club has recently redesigned, replanted and rededicated its flagpole garden plot at Riverfront Park. Member Jane Knapp spearheaded this civic improv...
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East Dundee youth group sees their pastor's impact on a national levelJul 19, 2016 11:00 pm - Youth group members from Immanuel Lutheran Church in East Dundee have grown up knowing Pastor Bill Yonker, but most didn't know their PBY was a PBD, a "pretty big deal" ...