Articles filed under Volunteering
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Persistence pays off for walk's co-coordinatorJul 27, 2015 1:00 am - Theresa Raguso is fired up about the Chicago Walk for PKD, rallying her team and raising money to support research and awareness. Since 2008, the team she named Sal's Pa...
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Why We Walk: Evelyn Saldana, ElginJul 26, 2015 11:00 pm - Get Your Rear in Gear is something I became involved with through a good friend who was part of the committee for the Elgin event. She asked if I wanted to join the 5K,...
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Get Your Rear in Gear-Elgin aims to help colon cancer patientsJul 26, 2015 11:00 pm - Two years ago my wife Sharon was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 45. She has always been physically fit and a runner. As such, she decided that she wanted to take pa...
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Why We Walk: Arpita PatelJul 26, 2015 11:00 pm - The tricky thing about some cancers is that most of the time it doesn't present itself by rearing its ugly head with loud noises or explosions (pardon my GI humor). Ins...
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Why We Walk: Barb Hannan, North AuroraJul 26, 2015 11:00 pm - I lost my mom, Carol Voeks, two years ago on July 21, 2013, to stage 4 colon cancer. This is the third year I am doing the Get Your Rear in Gear colon cancer walk, the s...
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Why We Walk: Shaun Will, ElginJul 26, 2015 11:00 pm - In March 2013 I lost my cousin, Jennifer Edgerton, to colon cancer, three weeks before her 38th birthday. In the months following her passing, our family and friends fo...
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Rolling Meadows Rotary celebrating city's 60thJul 24, 2015 6:00 am - The Rolling Meadows Rotary Club spends much of its time helping local causes and organizing fundraisers for both local and international charities. The service club mee...
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Vernon Hills High students volunteer in UgandaJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - A team of Vernon Hills High School students and teachers is in Uganda to volunteer at a school with ties to the Cougar community. The 10-member squad - including ex-Prin...
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A good day to give bloodJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - College of Lake County students and faculty did their part of help those with medical needs Wednesday by participating in a blood drive at the Grayslake campus. Accordi...
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How Gary Sinise became a star and why he helps the troopsJul 14, 2015 6:00 am - Editor's note: The story has been updated to reflect that Gary Sinise's "Forrest Gump" character was a double amputee. The suburban legend goes like this: Gary Sini...