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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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Winter
101 Things to Do This Winter in Lake County
I said I would never write another one of these lists last winter. Then I signed up for the summer edition. No one forced me to, I did it voluntarily. Then I joked on Facebook […]
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Kirby Kids: Meet Mara {May 2017}
Great Lakes Credit Union and Little Lake County are proud to bring you Kirby Kids: Kids. Doing. Good. This program recognizes a child each month that is doing good in their community and brings you […]
Day Off Events
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 […]
Birthday Parties
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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Kirby’s Kids: Meet Lia {May 2016}
Great Lakes Credit Union and Little Lake County are proud to bring you “Kirby’s Kids: Little Hands, Big Hearts.” This program recognizes an extraordinary child each month and brings you their stories of determination, hope […]
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Give Back: Parent-Child Volunteering
Before I had children I used to volunteer hundreds of hours. It was a passion that started when I myself was just a child and volunteered at our local fire station putting together coloring books. […]
Gift Guides
Out of the ToyBox Gifts: Gifts that Give Back
Watch this week for a series of Out of the ToyBox Gift Guides to give you ideas on ways to gift big without filling your house with stuff. […]
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Give Back: Feed My Starving Children {Libertyville}
We can talk to our kids until we are blue in the face about the importance of helping others; but, these lessons never really sink in unless we find ways to put our values into […]