Articles filed under Volunteering
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Discover employees volunteer time to help nonprofit groupsAug 27, 2015 1:00 am - Nearly 500 employees from Discover Financial Services descended on the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake on Thursday to volunteer their time to support nonprofit grou...
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Palatine church produce ministry celebrates 10 yearsAug 16, 2015 11:00 pm - The Presbyterian Church of Palatine quietly celebrated a milestone this summer: Members have been growing vegetables in their large garden beds for 10 years now, and don...
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What kind of playground can you get for $550,000?Aug 16, 2015 1:00 am - One recent morning, a batch of young children from two home-based day cares followed their leaders like ducklings to the Kids Castle playground at Deerpath Park in Verno...
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Mentor, Harper student find success in bondAug 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Viviane Motta de Mello came to the U.S. two years ago by way of Brazil and Chile with no knowledge of English, no friends and little insight into American culture. Today...
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Elgin community has students' back at annual school supplies giveawayAug 08, 2015 1:00 am - Mosquitoes and grasshoppers, but no pillows, made for an unquiet night, but the Menchaca family didn't mind missing sleep to be first in the door at Elgin Community Coll...
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Volunteers spruce up Lambs FarmAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - Highland Park Target store employees spent Friday helping spruce up Lambs Farm in Green Oaks. "This is a very good experience for me, especially since I'm leaving for s...
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Lemonade Brigade raises money in memory of 'vivacious' Hanover Park boyAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - Hanover Park toddler drowned Saturday during camping trip
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Adopt a highwayAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - The Lake County Division of Transportation is accepting applications through Friday, Aug. 28, for enrollment in the Lake County Adopt A Highway program. Participants mus...
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Prospect Hts. Eagle Scout dresses up city hallAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - The Prospect Heights City Hall has new landscaping and benches thanks to Prospect Heights resident Joey Salemi. Salemi, 16, has been a Boy Scout for more than six years...
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Service, song at heart of St. Viator campAug 03, 2015 11:00 pm - There was a buzz of excitement at Saint Viator High School for a week in July as more than 120 students - incoming freshmen, current students and young alumni - gathered...