Articles filed under Volunteering
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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...
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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...