Rotary International is such a Make It Better institution! Club meetings lift your spirits – comraderie, laughter and ways to help others are served along with breakfast or lunch. Members pay a buck to charity in order to share good news. Visitors are celebrated. Want a better day? Attend a Rotarian meeting. Want a better […]
Childcare Network of Evanston (CNE) celebrates and honors early childhood professionals within our local communities with the Early Childhood Awards. Since 1998, Early Childhood Awards have gone to teachers, family child care providers, administrators, volunteers, community leaders, or advocates who have provided leadership, innovation and commitment to the field of early childhood education. CNE extends […]
UNICEF is better known for no-frills fundraising than for fashion. (Remember the Trick or Treat for UNICEF campaign? It’s in its 60th year!)
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Tuesday, March 8 is the 100th anniversary of National Women’s Day. What began as an equal opportunity movement 100 years ago in Denmark has spread across the the globe, incorporating peace and arts initiatives that celebrate women. Locally, Kate Spade and the Women for Women organization are collaborating to sponsor their 2nd annual Join Me […]
The families of 41 children with cleft lips and palates lined up outside the hospital in the northern mountains of Vietnam and waited. If I had been one of the children arriving at the hospital on that first day, I would have run away as fast as I could. The kids were braver. It was […]
Dinner at the Signature Room on the 95th will benefit more than just you this month. Show your support for the Alzheimer’s Association – Greater Illinois Chapter by dining at The Signature Room on the 95th during the month of March. Having been chosen for the Charity of the Month program, the Alzheimer’s Association is […]
Here’s two easy ways to make a difference: The Buffalo Grove Area Chamber’s Community Outreach Committee offers two projects for you to help this month. Take a look and see if you can help. Feed the Hungry–Fill the Pantry Once again the Chamber is reaching out for help. On your next trip to the grocery […]
Working as a journalist for most of her life, Sandra Pesmen wrote about the women’s movement—and lived it. Pesmen, a longtime Northbrook resident, will speak at the Newberry Library on Saturday, March 12, as part of a panel, “Pioneer Women Journalists of Chicago,” in celebration of Women’s History Month. The event also marks the launch […]
Tom Zengeler has collected thousands of prom dresses and winter coats for those who can’t afford them. But that’s not all. A dry cleaner, he also refurbishes the garments so they look like new. When Tom Zengeler first learned about the Glass Slipper Project, a charity that outfits low-income students for prom night, he […]
