Running Helps the Homeless Get Back on Their Feet
Local Girls Basketball Team Supports Wounded Soldiers
The “7th Grade Elite Full Package” basketball team is raising funds to support wounded soldiers in response to the White House’s “Joining Forces” initiative. The team, comprised of girls from the North and Northwest suburbs of Chicago and southern Wisconsin—including Arlington Heights— is seeking pledges per point scored in both their regular April through June […]
Race Against Hate a Success
The Ricky Byrdsong Race Against Hate brought out a record number of people this year and raised $130,000. The event honors the late Northwestern basketball coach who was killed in a hate crime in July 1999. Over 4,000 runners and walkers participated in the 5k, 10k, or youth mile. With 44 sponsors and 300 volunteers, […]
Chicago Lights Wins Grant at Impact 100 Chicago Event
Imagine being given the chance to receive a $100,000 grant for a work project that’s near and dear to your heart. That plus the added pressure of having it hinge on one final presentation, with the results announced on the spot. Impact 100 Chicago gave its first $100,000 grant to Chicago Lights at an event […]
A New Trier Librarian Works to Rebuild Libraries in Haiti
When the earthquake hit Haiti in January 2010, volunteers heeded the call to provide medical care, food and water, and to help them rebuild their lives. But in addition to food and water, Deborah Lazar, a librarian at New Trier High School, says the Haitian people also need access to books. In a country where […]
2011 Commencement Speech: Family Institute at Northwestern University
Our founder, Susan B. Noyes, delivered the commencement speech to graduates of the Family Institute at Northwestern University. The full text: Good morning and congratulations to you – Dr. Pinsoff, Dr. Rampage, faculty, family & friends, and most importantly graduates. Thank you for the opportunity to share with you this commencement of your future as […]
Aracely Canchola, Social Worker, Evanston Township High School
Aracely has spent the past 10 years volunteering on the board of the Evanston Coalition for Latino Resources, which she also helped to found.
Gogh Green: Donate Your Art
Redecorating? Recycle your art! If you’re updating an old look for a new, the art that once graced your home can now find a new one, thanks to The Art Center’s Recycled “Pre-Owned” Art Sale later this summer. The Art Center is currently accepting donations of unwanted paintings, jewelry, prints, ceramics, antiques, sculpture, furniture, art […]
Glencoe Union Church and Chicago’s La Casa Norte Grow Pride and Pumpkins
Gardening is an exercise in optimism – you plant, water, and cross your fingers that something grows. For the 16 young men living at the La Casa Norte’s Solid Ground residential facility in Chicago, that sunny perspective is nearly as foreign as finding fresh food on the dinner table. When a volunteer group from Glencoe […]
Lincoln Park Zoo: An Urban Oasis, an Educational Gem
You rode the carousel, laughed at the monkeys’ antics and marveled at the majesty of the giraffes. But did you know that the Lincoln Park Zoo—a local treasure that’s open 365 days a year with free admission—is tops for teaching kids about the natural world? This year, one of the zoo’s educational highlights, Nature Boardwalk, […]
