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Community Gardens: Where to get your Hands Dirty to Help the Community
Get your hands dirty for the community! Volunteer at one of these community gardens in Lake County IL. Grown food and help your neighbor. […]
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MLK Day of Service Events in Lake County {2018}
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is more than just a day off of school in January. It is celebrating the life of a man who pledged his life to service in order to change the […]
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Where to Donate Food Items in Lake County 2017
Holidays can be hard when you don’t have food to put on the table, and there are many families in Lake County alone who could use some help. We have created a list of places […]
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National Day of Service and Remembrance: Where Families Can Volunteer
I’m sure you can remember exactly where you were when you found out about 9/11. I was sitting on a picnic table outside of my barracks in Twentynine Palms, California. It had only been two […]
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It Starts with Me: Give Back Parent Child Volunteering Event with GLCU
LLC Gives back is proudly supported by Great Lakes Credit Union. The Little Lake County Gives Back program is a community outreach effort to connect not-for-profit organizations with our readers. The world can use a bit […]
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It Starts with Me: Give Back Event with GLCU
The world can use a bit more kindness these days. It’s why we’ve partnered with Great Lakes Credit Union to showcase Kirby Kids. Kindness isn’t big and grand gestures it’s hundreds of little things done […]
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LLC Gives Back: Meet Let it Be Us
I have eight nieces and nephews and have only witnessed three grow inside the belly of a sister-in-law. As a result, our children are very comfortable with the phrase “there are lots of ways to make a […]
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MLK Day of Service Events in Lake County
A little oven ten years ago, Congress declared Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day) a day of national service. This federal holiday is the only day that has been designated as a day to […]
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Charity Birthday Parties for Kids
Let’s be honest, our kids really don’t need one more thing, especially if they have a late December early January birthday! But what an impact they could make, not only on their group of friends, […]
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LLC Gives Back, Meet Caring for Kids Clothing
Now that many kids are back in school, our thoughts are turning towards fall and (shudder) winter and the inevitable cold days ahead. For some families in Lake County, these are not just thoughts, but fears and […]