Articles filed under Volunteering
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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...
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Volunteers needed for Haunted QuarrySep 29, 2016 11:00 pm - Was that just the wind blowing in the trees or is someone walking up behind you? Swimming season has ended but that doesn't mean all is quiet at the Quarry. Face your fe...
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Discover employees build new playgroundsSep 29, 2016 1:00 am - About 700 volunteers from Riverwoods-based Discover Financial Services helped build two new playgrounds Thursday in Lake County. The playgrounds at Limbrunner Park in Pa...