Planting seeds of hope for local food trade
Who: Rebecca Weaver-Gill, 37, of Evanston and Tara Lamkin, 25, of Skokie are volunteers with The Talking Farm, a nonprofit organization providing education and classes on locally grown food and...
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Life in the friendly skies
Who: Retired United Airlines pilot Denis Darida, 66, of Grayslake transports rescued animals through Pilots N Paws, a nonprofit online resource connecting pilots with rescue organizations. What he does: Darida...
In search of someone to help? Make the Kindness Connection
Who: Lisa Rosenberg, 44, of Wilmette is a stay-at-home mother of three and a volunteer with Kindness Connection, a not-for-profit organization promoting volunteerism by connecting schools, groups and individuals with...
Master gardener sows knowledge as a speaker and hot-line expert
Who: Mary Spiewak, 62, of Mettawa is a volunteer master gardener with the University of Illinois Extension-Lake County, an off-campus education arm of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. What...
She learns about world as she teaches reading
Who: Mary Berger, 78, of Mt. Prospect has been a volunteer for the Read to Learn adult literacy program for 13 years. What she does: Berger, who uses a wheelchair,...
Fox Valley Theatre Company has bold producer, opportunity
Who: Steve Olson, 54, of Geneva is a volunteer with Fox Valley Theatre Company, a not-for-profit organization that works with Children's Theatre of Elgin to provide theater experiences for children...
Providing meals, providing community
Who: Dana Rzeznik, 49, of Lake Zurich is a volunteer with Emmaus House of Hospitality, a Lake Zurich not-for-profit registered charity fighting poverty and homelessness in the northwest suburbs, particularly...
PADS provides more than shelter for night
What: Lake County's Public Action to Deliver Shelter Crisis Services, or PADS, has been providing emergency shelter, food and face-to-face crisis intervention for more than 20 years. What they do:...
Man hopes network feeds needs of many
Who: Because his church's program to deliver food to soup kitchens and food pantries was so successful, Dan Jariabka, 61, of Northbrook thought a good project would be to franchise...
Thrift shop helps her serve
Who: Heather Higgins of Winnetka knows exactly when she started volunteering at the Winnetka Thrift Shop -- the day after President Barack Obama's inauguration when she answered his call to...