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This evening I volunteered at the USO Clark After Dark block party  which celebrates America’s military service members and their families. Proceeds from the event

This weekend is the TOLA 30th fest and yesterday I volunteered for the organizers Wrightwood Neighbors Association (WNA).    I have attended the fest many times

One of the causes that I helped with last year, and wanted to be involved with again this year is the Chicago Marathon. This was

Today, I spent the afternoon volunteering at the offices of the Center for Economic Progress. The work was entering applicants contact information in an Excel

Today I got up at 5:30 AM, fed my dogs, ate breakfast, and headed down to Monroe Harbor so I could volunteer for the 30th

This afternoon I went up the Midwest Buddhist Temple in Old Town to volunteer for the Ginza Festival Chicago. The event serves two purposes; one

This morning I joined almost 40 other walkers for the Union Avenue United Methodist Church Food Panty for the Chicago Food Bank Hunger Walk. We

Last year I helped clean up the Chicago River at Bubbly Creek, and this year they needed a site captain for the Riverside Shopping Center

Last weekend Green America and Global Exchange held their Green Festival at Navy Pier. I volunteered again this year and worked the box office area

This year the Friends of the Chicago River are celebrating 20 years of Chicago River Day with 20 days of events (sounds suspiciously close to

Fighting Cancer, One Joke at a Time! Miles Austrevich is 19 and currently being treated for Cancer. This is his third bout since he was