KIND snack bars are teaming up with Arianna Huffington, Bobbi Brown and Grace Potter to give back this holiday season. Each woman created custom snack bars in yummy new flavors, available in KIND snack cubes, and proceeds from the sales will benefit Committee to Protect Journalists, Broome Street Academy and the Alzheimer’s Association. KIND snacks […]
Attend Empower2U’s fundraiser with free yoga, dance and spinning classes to help those who can’t afford genetic testing for the breast cancer gene. When: Friday, Nov. 30, 5-8 p.m. Where: Equinox Fitness, 799 Central Ave., Highland Park Tickets: Free admission, donations accepted The Charity: Highland Park native Gayl Walder and her daughter Sydnee created the not-for-profit […]
Don’t just toss out last year’s old holiday lights, recycle them! The Solid Waste Agency of North Cook County (SWANCC) is sponsoring a Holiday Lights Recycling Program in your community to recycle your used light strings and extension cords. “Every year, residents find themselves purchasing new strands of lights due to burned out bulbs, incomplete […]
Looking to give back this Thanksgiving? We’ve got a few options for you right here on the North Shore. 1. New Trier Food Pantry Where: 739 Elm St., Winnetka When: November 12-19 What: Donate a basket of fresh produce. Suggested items include: apples, oranges, potatoes, broccoli, salad dressing, coffee, and tea. 2. Creatively Caring Where: […]
Want proof that following your heart leads to a most interesting and fulfilling life? Spend time with Marian Leonard Tompson or read her book, “Passionate Journey – My Unexpected Life.” Tompson of Evanston, was a shy mother of seven who never intended to start an international movement that promoted better health for mothers and babies […]
That Father Jack Wall is mission driven—to lift up as many lives as possible through his faith—helped him develop an influential following in Chicago and across the country. He expresses that mission through his work at Old Saint Patrick’s Church, the Catholic Extension and elsewhere. That Wall is charismatic, smart, strategic, kind to every person he […]
Ekpedeme “Pamay” Bassey didn’t set out to become the foremost authority on religion. And she isn’t. But this Northwestern University graduate and Chicago resident does have a story to tell. Her spiritual journey, told in “My 52 Weeks of Worship: Lessons from a Global, Spiritual, Interfaith Journey,” is gripping. “I think a lot of people […]
Eboo Patel, founder of the Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), believes that the best path to a better world is through education about religious differences and fostering interfaith cooperation through service. That’s why this author, who was born in Glen Ellyn and is a practicing Muslim and a Rhodes Scholar, founded IFYC ten years ago. “The Core’s […]
Please join Make It Better foundation and help give new hats, coats, gloves and scarves to more than 1,000 men, women and children. Each year around the holidays, Make It Better Foundation and its partner nonprofits work to supply hundreds of new coats to those in need. This is our 4th Annual Warming Hearts & Hands […]
Volunteer at or donate to Feed My Starving Children’s newest location in Libertyville as well as existing locations in Schaumburg and Aurora. Where: 742 E. Park Ave. (Hwy 176), Libertyville More info: Click here to donate and get more info on volunteer opportunities. The cause: Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a Christian hunger relief […]
