Articles filed under Volunteering
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Conant Girl Scout teaches seniors to FaceTime, take selfiesMar 13, 2016 11:00 pm - Using iPads for the first time, a group of senior living community residents had a blast learning how to take and view photos, snap selfies and FaceTime this week. The ...
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Volunteers rally to help woman paralyzed in O'Hare shelter collapseMar 13, 2016 7:00 am - Tony Barajas paused to consider why he volunteered his drywall skills to help make a house accessible for a stranger, a Lake County woman who was paralyzed when an O'Har...
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Grayslake District 46 Helping HandsMar 13, 2016 1:00 am - Grayslake Elementary District 46 wants the community's help in spreading good school news. Parents, community members and District 46 employees are asked to volunteer to...
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Help with habitat restorationMar 13, 2016 1:00 am - A habitat restoration work day at Volo Bog State Natural Area is set for Thursday, March 17, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Volunteers should dress for the weather and bring wo...
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Johnsburg Boy Scout Troop 455 has 100th, 101st Eagle Award presentedMar 10, 2016 10:00 pm - Boy Scout Troop 455, sponsored by Johnsburg Community Club, has reached a major accomplishment with the awarding of its 100th and 101st Eagle Scout rank since the troop'...
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Geneva Lions Club invites community to make a differenceMar 06, 2016 1:01 am - The Geneva Lions Club is seeking civic-minded men and women to join them in making a difference in St. Charles and Geneva through service. Volunteering at the club's ann...
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Crisis Line training offered in Fox ValleyMar 03, 2016 10:00 pm - The state's budget crisis has had a negative effect on the most vulnerable populations. This has led to feelings of frustration, anxiety, depression and an increased dem...
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11 volunteers join CASA Lake County programFeb 24, 2016 10:00 pm - Lake County Judge Valerie Boettle Ceckowski swore in 11 people as CASA volunteers, Court Appointed Special Advocates, for abused and neglected children. Family and frien...
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Bartlett woman's foundation fights MSFeb 22, 2016 5:00 am - Crop for a Cause, a Bartlett-based foundation dedicated to the fight against multiple sclerosis, is holding one of its major annual events Saturday, March 12. Laura Mach...
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Mount Prospect girl's cancer fight inspires blanket-making effortFeb 16, 2016 10:00 am - Lauren Graver, a student at Lions Park Elementary School in Mount Prospect, was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare muscle-based cancer, just a month before starting...