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DuPage Children's Museums' Video Contest Deadline Extended!

DuPage Children's Museum announces an extended deadline for the We Love DCM video contest!  Entries will now be accepted through Monday, September 12.  Members and visitors can submit a short video entry on why they love the Museum via YouTube. All approved entries receive one Family Pass (…

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THE HOPE INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES RAFFLES OFF $1.2 MILLION DREAM HOME

  • By Gabi
  • Sep 6, 2011

Raffle launches September 7 to raise critical funds for children with   Autism Spectrum Disorders and developmental disabilities   Some lucky person with a $150 raffle ticket will win an exquisite $1.2 million Hinsdale dream home or $1 million in cash, in the Chicago Dream House Raffle to benefit …

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JUNIOR LEAGUE PAIRS WITH NORTHERN ILLINOIS STUDENTS ON MCKESSON GRANT

WARRENVILLE, Ill. (August 30, 2011) - The Junior League of Kane & DuPage Counties, Inc. (JLKD)  was recently awarded the McKesson Grant through the Northern Illinois University College of Business Experiential Learning Center (ELC). The grant will support a project focused on increasing the League’…

Social Services

JEWEL-OSCO Kicks Off Hunger Action Month Campaign

Kate Maehr, executive director and CEO of the Greater Chicago Food Depository, informed consumers that her organization has seen a 59 percent increase in individuals seeking assistance from food pantries now, compared to three years ago. Given this increased demand, she thanked JEWEL-OSCO for its “…

Hinsdale South High School students will be collecting donations to support the services provided by Salute the Armed Forces. Also, "10th Anniversary Commemorative Coins—A Tribute to 9-11" are slated to sold by Salute the Armed Forces from Sept. 9-11 at Darien Community Park, Darien, IL.

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Salute the Armed Forces: It's all about responding to a 911 call for help and honoring it

The 10th anniversary of 9-11 conjures images, once again, of that horrific day when terrorists toppled the World Trade Center and gouged a bone-baring hole in America's base for military strategy, the Pentagon. For Ed LeTourneau, founder of Salute the Armed Forces, those dark images also serve to …

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ALCW distributes kitchens

Assistance League of Chicagoland West collaborates with local social service agencies year round to give new kitchen equipment to families in need. The Hinsdale based organization has distributed 14 kitchen sets since June 1 through its Operation New Start program and expects to reach 100 for the …

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County Health Dept. Offers Parenting Class

  • Aug 18, 2011

The DuPage County Health Department is offering parenting classes in September for parents facing the challenges of raising children. The classes include parenting ideas about discipline, setting routines and suggestions for parents on how to take care of themselves. The three-session parenting …

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Adventist Hinsdale Hospital’s pet therapy gets two paws up from pediatric patients

Hinsdale – No one can underestimate the influence a four-legged, best friend can have on a patient – especially a child. That’s why Adventist Hinsdale Hospital has partnered with the Hinsdale Humane Society to launch a program of canine assisted rehabilitation, also known as CARe, to incorporate …

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DAR Good Citizen Award to Gina Conti

The LaGrange-LePortage Chapter of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution announces the DAR Good Citizen Award Winners. The aim of the Good Citizen Award is to recognize and honor good citizenship among high school seniors.  These students have exhibited qualities of dependability, …

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