The Volunteer Center of Northeast Metropolitan Chicago is here to help. The Volunteer Center will sponsor its 9th annual Make A Difference Day on Saturday, October 22nd from 9 am-12 pm at the Indian Hill Train Station in Winnetka. This year, representatives from 19 nonprofits will be on hand to collect much-needed items, including: outerwear; […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder can count the band Arcade Fire as readers and fans. The Montreal based-band helped get his best-selling book about Dr. Paul Farmer and his work in Haiti, “Mountains Beyond Mountains,” translated into French. Coinciding with the September release of the French edition, Arcade Fire held a free concert in Montreal […]
On Thursday, Sept. 29, The Lake Forest Shop will host their annual community event, Shop Your Cause. The opening night party will be from 5:30-8 p.m. with some amazing raffle prizes. The evening will kick off the week-long Shop Your Cause event from Thursday, Sept. 29 through Thursday Oct. 6. The Lake Forest Shop will […]
Make your fall wardrobe revitalization count by shopping at The Lake Forest Shop. Benefit one of 11 participating organizations with your purchase from the famed clothier. What: For the past 10 years, The Lake Forest Shop has celebrated and supported local nonprofit groups with a community partnership through the Shop Your Cause event. Ten percent […]
Make a free virtual cupcake on Facebook, and göt2b will donate $1.00 (up to $20,000) to the cause which benefits CancerCare for Kids, a program that provides free support services to children affected by cancer and their families. Plus, you’ll receive a $1.00 off coupon for any göt2b fat-tastic hair styler. Visit www.Facebook.com/got2b now through September 30, […]
The Gus Mobile looks unassuming on the outside. The white PAWS Chicago truck is marked with pictures of cats and Gus, the dog who is the vehicle’s namesake. But step inside, and the “Gus Bus” is a fully equipped spay and neuter clinic. The Gus Mobile was donated by Winnetka residents Philip and Janice Beck, […]
Volunteers needed to assist with pre-planned art lessons and projects. The Deer Path Art League has developed an art component for the fabulous after school programming of the North Chicago Community Partners and Boys and Girls Club of Lake County. No need to be an artist—just someone who enjoys helping children be creative in the […]
Make It Better has a quick and easy way to help BBYO raise funds for its programs. Simply sign up for the Make It Better email newsletter (it’s free!) and Make It Better will donate $5 to BBYO. You’ll get a weekly newsletter filled with fun, ideas, and events around the Chicago North Shore. View […]
Sister, Activist, Visionary, Author, Ambassador
When Meaghan Heaton of Evanston travelled to Haiti this summer to teach yoga to women who had limbs amputated due to injuries sustained in the January 2010 earthquake, she didn’t know what to expect. For one, she didn’t think the women would have much strength. For another, she didn’t expect them to have much balance. […]
