Tag: Volunteers
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Join the Community Service Committee at Cradles to Crayons!
Join the Community Service Committee at Cradles to Crayons on Saturday, March 7, from 10-12. Members who have attended these can affirm that it is a lot of fun!
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CALL goes to Cradles to Crayons
Three CALL members volunteered at Cradles to Crayons on March 15, helping to sort and organize clothing donations.
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CALL Goes to the Friendship Center
Five CALL members volunteered at The Friendship Center on Nov. 2. The Friendship Center is a full-choice food pantry serving neighborhoods on the northwest side of Chicago. The Center also provides dog and cat food, as well as other pet supplies. CALL volunteers sorted donations to stock the pantry and helped prepare for The Friendship…
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Community Service Committee – Cradles to Crayons
In conjunction with the February Business Meeting, the CALL Community Service Committee coordinated a volunteer clothes-sorting outing at Cradles to Crayons on Saturday March 11th with CALL members Brandy Ellis, Mandy Lee, Beth Schubert, Stacia Stein, Leah Whitesel, and Mike McMillan attending. Special thanks to Chicago-Kent Law students Shabnam Mahammadli and Khrystna Slyusarchuk for joining…
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Volunteering at Greater Chicago Food Depository 2023
Eight CALL volunteers, including two Kent Law School students, kicked off community service events in 2023 by volunteering at the Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) on January 21, 2023. The GCFD supplies food to local food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters.
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Community Service Beach Clean Up
In conjunction with the September CALL Business Meeting, the Community Service Committee coordinated a beach cleaning event. CALL members Don Mac Gregor, Carrie Port, Mike McMillan, and Jack Door (pictured here) participated in an Adopt-a-Beach event at Montrose Beach coordinated through the Alliance for the Great Lakes.
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CALL Volunteers Help GCFD to Wrap up 2021
The Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) is Chicago’s food bank and partners with over 700 local agencies and food assistance programs, including pantries, soup kitchens and shelters for children, older adults and veterans to fight hunger. They rely on volunteers to repackage bulk amounts of food into smaller, shareable quantities that can be distributed throughout…
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Committee Roundup: Community Service Montrose Beach Cleanup
October 9th was a beautiful sunny day in Chicago. On that day eight CALL volunteers assembled at Montrose Beach with our garbage bags and rubber gloves and got down to business collecting trash. And there was plenty of garbage to be found, unfortunately. As we walked along the waterfront, everything from food wrappers and pieces…
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Volunteer Day at Greater Chicago Food Depository
On Saturday, March 9, 2019, the Community Service Committee organized a trip to the Greater Chicago Food Depository with nine volunteers, to help repack bulk fruit for distribution to local shelters, soup kitchens and food pantries. At the February 2019 Business Meeting, CALL’s Community Service Committee collected $249 in cash donations for the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless…
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Volunteer Opportunities at AALL Chicago 2016
Do you like to greet visitors and make them feel welcome? Do you like to guide others to local restaurants? Do you like to staff the hospitality booth? Or do you prefer to help out behind the scenes with fellow librarians? Chicago is the host city for the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting…
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