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. […]
Don Yaeger knows achievement and greatness. He has fashioned an inspiring career writing and speaking about the athletic greats of his lifetime, including local heroes Walter Payton and Michael Jordan. He has written six New York Times best sellers, including biographies of Tug McGraw and Michael Oher. Built like a fireplug, with vivid blue eyes, […]
Register to ride with the Over the Rainbow Association in the North Shore Century Ride! Your participation in the Rainbow Challenge Tour on Sunday, September 18, supports OTR’s mission to provide low-income adults with physical disabilities an increased quality of life through the design, construction, and efficient management of high-quality, barrier-free, affordable housing. To register […]
The following one hundred (100) ETHS sophomores, juniors and seniors were recognized at the Athletes Against Drugs assembly.
It’s a rare environmental victory when 77 acres are saved from becoming a gated community and are preserved as open land. When Fort Sheridan closed, the northern section was divided into housing for Great Lakes Naval Base; the new town of Fort Sheridan, which includes the historical buildings; and Lake County Forest Preserve. The southern […]
Help expand The Kindness Connection. Volunteers are needed to introduce The Kindness Connection to schools, groups and corporate organizations. The Kindness Connection (TKC) is an innovative nonprofit that specializes in the creation and implementation of volunteer experiences that positively impact children in grades K-8. Contact them at 847-828-9804 or info@thekindnessconnection.org.
Shop for a cause! On Thursday, Sept., 8 Eileen Fisher clothing and Bloomingdale’s are teaming up to fight poverty. On this day, Eileen Fisher will donate 3 percent of in-store and online national sales, and Bloomingdale’s will contribute an additional $5,000 to Women Thrive, a nonprofit organization promoting U.S. assistance with global programs for impoverished […]
