Donate supplies to help high schoolers develop leadership and career skills! After School Matters 66 East Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60601 312-742-4182 Office supplies, computer hardware, advertising, gift cards, company promotional items, sports equipment, and catering services for various teen events are needed for a dynamic after school program that cultivates leadership and supports career […]
Some 26 years after leaving the workforce to care for her children, Marybeth Lernihan of Barrington sought a new opportunity in life. After a visit to Cincinnati to see an old college friend, Marybeth discovered Impact 100, a national organization that was founded there. Impact 100 is made up of at least 100 members, who […]
Ron of Japan Steakhouse dining guests of all ages have sought good luck or gambatte kudasai (a.k.a. “Do your best”), by tossing a coin into the ornate Ron of Japan fountain. Now the restaurant’s Northbrook location is sharing the wealth as part of an upcoming remodeling. Scheduled to begin in mid-September, the project will be […]
Looking to clean out your daughter’s closet and give back to the community at the same time? Green Glamour Clothing Swap, started by Lake Forest High School students Nina Demet, Grace Demet and Emily Lovell, is a gently used clothing swap for teens. In an effort to promote recycling, reusing and to bring awareness to the […]
Our hometown economies face more challenges than ever!
Affordable dresses galore! The Party Dress Project, created by Northbrook moms Stacy Simpson and Beth Hirshman and their kids, is hosting its third annual party dress sale on Sunday, September 18. Donated, gently worn dresses for teens are sold at $25 a dress at the Boutique event, which will be held at Deerfield’s Starland (710 […]
Conventional art galleries have stark, white-washed walls hung with heavy framed paintings and stoic portraits. Step inside the Deer Path Art League Gallery, and this standard is thrown to the wind. Bright lighting accentuates the gallery’s technicolor blown glass, bronze sculptures, sienna etchings, and vibrant paintings. The gallery is a constant work in progress due […]
2011 Key Card Week is August 13-20 – Get Your Key Card Now! Whether it’s shopping for back to school, a special occasion, or even just because—the JCFS North Shore Auxiliary’s annual Key Card Week is a great way to save money and support a wonderful nonprofit organization at the same time. More than 200 […]
Help educate people about nature through interactive teaching. Public Interpretive Programs (PIP) volunteers deliver daily public programs for museum visitors, educating children and adults using pre-made curriculum kits and live animals. The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum of the Chicago Academy of Sciences is a place where visitors can explore nature in an urban setting. Volunteers […]
Help the physically and visually impaired become active! Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) 400 E. Illinois Rd. Lake Forest, IL 60045 847-283-0908 Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) provides adaptive recreational fitness and sports programs to promote the physical and mental wellbeing of youth, teens and adults who have a physical or visual disabilities, […]
