Thursday, January 31, 2013
The College of Lake County is hoping to enlist upwards of 250 area residents to volunteer in partnership with the United Way of Lake County for the Martin Luther King Day of Service on Saturday, Feb. 2. Are you in?
To celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the College of Lake County, in partnership with United Way of Lake County, is seeking up to 250 volunteers to work on several service projects on Saturday, Feb. 2 that help increase educational opportunities in local communities. Volunteers age 10 and above are invited to volunteer as are family groups, church and youth groups, scout groups and CLC staff and students. Registration is from 7:45 a.m. to 8 a.m. in room C005 (C Wing Auditorium) on the CLC Grayslake campus, 19351 W. Washington St., in Grayslake. A breakfast will be served at 8 a.m. along with a presentation on Dr. King’s legacy and performances by the Word of Life Ministries choir and praise dance team. Volunteers will …
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Keynote speaker Ralph R. Smith will share community solutions for early learning success.
United Way of Lake County’s annual Leadership Breakfast brings together businesses, nonprofit agencies, community partners and individuals to create lasting change and improve lives in Lake County. The breakfast will be held Friday, Oct. 5 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Independence Grove, 16400 West Buckley Road, Libertyville. "We hope that everyone who attends gets really inspired to prepare children throughout Lake County to succeed," said Valerie Petersen, spokesperson for UWLC. "They will be inspired and invigorated to take action in our own backyards." The keynote speaker is Ralph R. Smith who will discuss community solutions to support early learning success. Smith is senior vice president of the Annie E. Casey Foundation and managing …
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Deerfield household exceeds goal and gathers twice as many books for charity.
This summer one Deerfield family was on a mission to collect 10,000 books for charity. That undertaking was in cahoots with United Way of Lake County’s Page it Forward campaign to collect 100,000 books for low-income families in the area. After months of planning, raising, assembling and counting, numbers are in and the Wilkov family well exceeded its goal. “Our final tally is 25,232,” Willie Wilkov told Patch. “We'll still continue to collect books, just won't be counting them,” the Deerfield dad of two added. The Wilkovs would like to thank everyone who participated in this summer’s drive and encourage the community to keep donating and keep reading! Click on the video above to find out why the Wilkovs initially got involved in the …
Violet Flemenbaum
11:40 am on Sunday, September 18, 2011
What a wonderful thing to teach your children to be compassionate, giving, and kind.Through the Wilkovs' effort, low income children will have access to books. My daughter was in a class with one of their children who was just the nicest child. It was no surprise then to read the article about their charitable efforts. more ›