Articles filed under Volunteering
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St. Charles woman provides hope in face of heroin scourgeNov 26, 2014 12:01 am - Lea Minalga formed the Geneva-based Hearts of Hope in 1998 to educate and prevent people from using heroin, counsel addicts and provide support to their families. "The ...
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Volunteers needed for Prospect Hts. prairie seed planting dayNov 24, 2014 10:00 pm - Like getting your hands dirty? Make an investment in a major community project that you can really feel good about. while having a good time with your neighbors. From 9 ...
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Blood drive, bone marrow registry drive to help Buffalo Grove 4-year-oldNov 23, 2014 10:00 pm - Blood drive, bone marrow registry drive to help Buffalo Grove 4-year-old 'Superboy'
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Lazarus House Thanksgiving Feast celebrates communityNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - When Lazarus House began serving a free Thanksgiving feast in 1998, the majority of guests were clients, staffers and volunteers. Over the course of 16 years, it's evolv...
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Other groups offering a free Thanksgiving dinnerNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - Here's a look at a few of the other groups serving a free meal on this special day: Arlington Heights: 105 sailors from Great Lakes Naval Academy in North Chicago will v...
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Churches, organizations offer free Thanksgiving meals to people in needNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - Churches, restaurants and service organizations in the suburbs give the lonely, the elderly, the poor, the homeless and those in military service camaraderie and a great...
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Thanksgiving tradition grows at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Hawthorn WoodsNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - After their Thanksgiving celebrations thinned as relatives died or moved on, Dean and Susan Stewart took a different approach. “We started it with people who didn't have...
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Great Lakes soldiers find Thanksgiving home in PalatineNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - Some 34 Great Lakes sailors will find a home away from home Thursday at American Legion Post 690 in Palatine, thanks to the organizing efforts of program chair Cindy Alt...
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Boy raises nearly $1,000 for restoration of Mt. Prospect's Central SchoolNov 16, 2014 10:00 pm - Boy raises nearly $1,000 for restoration of Mt. Prospect's Central School
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St. Charles school packs Christmas boxes for needy kidsNov 15, 2014 12:01 am - Children around the world can count on having a merry Christmas this year, thanks to the generosity of the children and families of St. Mark's Lutheran Church Preschool ...