Articles filed under Volunteering
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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...
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A show of support: Together in Teal 5K hopes to bring awareness about ovarian cancerSep 15, 2022 6:00 am - One in 78 women will develop ovarian cancer. In 2022, it is estimated that 19,880 women will be diagnosed with the disease, which has a 93% five-year survival rate if c...
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'I kept on praying that I would survive this cancer'Sep 15, 2022 6:00 am - I was quite surprised when I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in March of 2014. I thought I was healthy and going through menopause. A month and a half before my surger...
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Aurora Lions set children's vision screeningsSep 13, 2022 11:00 pm - Celebrating its 100th anniversary, Aurora Noon Lions Club will sponsor free vision screenings for children on Saturday, Sept. 17. Children from 6 months to 6 years old w...
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First Church of Lombard's Lilac Auction ends with a celebration Sept. 17Sep 13, 2022 11:00 pm - To conclude this year's Lilac Auction, First Church of Lombard, 220 S. Main St., will have a live auction celebration from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. The online au...
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Join in celebration of It's Our Fox River Day! Sept. 17Sep 12, 2022 11:00 pm - Join a thousand Friends on Saturday, Sept. 17, for the largest Fox River watershed-wide celebration of the year - It's Our Fox River Day! The Friends of the Fox River is...
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Milton Township Cemetery Authority dedicates a German-style well, honoring town's immigrant historySep 08, 2022 11:00 pm - Thursday, Aug. 18 was a beautiful summer day at St. Stephen Cemetery and Prairie in Carol Stream. John Monino, representing Milton Township's Cemetery Authority, dedicat...
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ESL club, librarian help immigrant land a job in her fieldSep 06, 2022 11:00 pm - This story begins in December 2019, when Arzu Ozcan first moved to the United States from Turkey. "As far as I can remember," Arzu said, "two weeks later, I came to Sch...
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Lombard to host Sept. 11th Remembrance Ceremony and We Remember blood driveSep 05, 2022 11:00 pm - In honor of the 21st anniversary of Sept. 11, the village of Lombard invites residents to attend its 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony. The ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. S...
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New volunteer open house Sept. 12 at Aurora Food PantrySep 01, 2022 11:00 pm - The Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry is hosting its first quarterly new volunteer open house. On Monday, Sept. 12, from noon to 1 p.m., community members can learn abo...