Articles filed under Volunteering
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Heart Walks a chance to celebrate for Barrington children saved by medical advancesSep 24, 2015 1:00 am - Madeleine Haas of Barrington loves to run and play at the park, and her parents hope to enroll her in swim lessons soon. At first glance, she appears to be a typical 2-y...
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Arlington Hts. honors volunteer with Kenneth Hood senior service awardSep 23, 2015 1:00 am - The Arlington Heights village board on Monday presented resident Julie Wright with the eighth annual Kenneth Hood Senior Service Award. Wright has helped prepare seniors...
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Love Elgin Day aims to help the needySep 22, 2015 11:00 pm - Love Elgin Day, a biannual event offering free amenities to low-income families, returns to the community from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, thanks to the combine...
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Help make Woodland a greener, healthier schoolSep 17, 2015 1:00 am - Woodland Elementary District 50 invites students staff, parents and community members to help make Woodland Primary School a healthier, more sustainable learning environ...
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Behind the scenes at St. Peter's Barn SaleSep 16, 2015 11:00 pm - Back in March, volunteers at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Geneva began to sort through the stupendous amount of donations for St. Peter's Barn Sale, which takes place ...
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First Tee clinic at Ivanhoe builds character as well as golf skillsSep 12, 2015 1:00 am - Devon Ledesma shanked it. If he was frustrated by one of the most frustrating sports, the 10-year-old boy from Round Lake didn't show it. Neither did his coach for the d...
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NCCC helps Methodist Campground in Des Plaines recover from floodsSep 11, 2015 6:00 am - An AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps team is in the final days of a monthlong effort to help the Historic Methodist Campground in Des Plaines recover from the...
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Restoration work day at Oak Openings near GrayslakeSep 08, 2015 1:00 am - An ecological restoration work day will be from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Oak Openings near Grayslake. The work is a collaborative effort of Conserve La...
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Streamwood sixth-grader is food bank's volunteer of the yearSep 04, 2015 1:00 am - For the past year, 11-year-old Eugene Lim has regularly traveled from his Streamwood home to the Northern Illinois Food Bank's Geneva center to repackage bulk donations ...
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School lunches take some pressure off food pantryAug 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Nobody is as happy to see school back in session as the volunteers of Dundee Township's FISH Food Pantry. Having the students back in the classrooms means the summer cr...