Articles filed under Volunteering
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Lombard library puts up mural celebrating inclusion and diversityOct 09, 2022 11:00 pm - The Make-A-Wish Foundation recently granted a wish for Max Lindberg to have a mural put up in the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. The mural, created by artist Alejandro Echav...
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Fox Valley Orthopedics to host blood drive Oct. 19Oct 04, 2022 11:00 pm - Throughout Illinois, there is an urgent need for blood. Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood, whether it be for an accident victim, a surgery patient or tho...
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Wheaton Gives Back includes winter gear drive and unloading food truckOct 02, 2022 11:00 pm - The Wheaton Community Relations Commission is introducing "Wheaton Gives Back," opportunities for residents to get involved. An expansion of Make a Difference Day, the n...
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The Outreach House new location integrates all four community programs under one roofSep 27, 2022 11:00 pm - The Outreach House, a nonprofit organization helping low-income individuals and families in York Township, Addison and Glendale Heights, announced the grand opening of i...
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Six Scouts achieve Eagle Rank from Wheaton's Troop 34Sep 25, 2022 11:00 pm - Six Scouts from Wheaton's BSA Troop 34 have recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank attainable for a Scout. As part of the requirements, each Scout ...
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Aurora Kiwanis seeking expansion of high school clubsSep 25, 2022 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, Aug. 16, the Kiwanis Club of Aurora heard from Sheel Parikh, Key Club Lt. Governor Division 21 North, along with VP Shreen and Director Salomey Parikh of the...
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Centro de Información is celebrating 50 years of helping immigrants with a fundraising galaSep 23, 2022 6:00 am - Centro de Información is celebrating 50 years of helping immigrants assimilate into their new surroundings. Often identified as the first stop on the road to American ci...
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Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley needs volunteersSep 22, 2022 11:00 pm - If you are interested in helping a neighbor communicate in English, you will want to attend Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley's free tutor training workshop. The workshop ...
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Multicultural food services based at Holy Trinity Church of ElginSep 22, 2022 11:00 pm - Volunteers serve food for needy families every day in the basement of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin. A startlingly multicultural collection of local churches and...
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'I go where I am needed': Batavia Chamber of Commerce honors volunteer Mary Anne CallahanSep 16, 2022 6:00 am - If there were a mantra for what makes a community volunteer click, it would simply be this: "I go where I am needed." That's what Mary Anne Callahan of Batavia told me w...