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Campaign Empowers Girls to Issue ‘Reality Check’ through Video Contest

  • By Gabi
  • Nov 11, 2011

Prizes include Best Buy gift cards, a day at film school in Chicago, dinner with Kasia Pilewicz, America’s Next Top Model contestant and “fiercely real” model As reality TV shows continue to dominate nightly programming, Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, the largest council in …

Local Connections

Sinatra & Pasta Fundraiser for Journeys

Sinatra & Pasta Night to Benefit Area Homeless and Near Homeless Residents The 6th annual Sinatra and Pasta, a fundraiser and food drive for the benefit of Journeys from PADS to HOPE, will be held on Thursday, December 1st from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM in the Durty Nellie’s Band Room, located at 180 N. …

Awareness

Nov. 17 festivities at McHenry VFW will benefit “Shop With A Cop”

There’s no need for guilty pleasures when folks from McHenry and the surrounding regions get together for the MC3 McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce business networking group’s “Shop With A Cop” annual fundraising party from 5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17 at the VFW on Route 120 east of the bridge. …

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Artist Robert Klunk Returns to Exhibit at the Adler Center

Recent copper etchings and re-issues of favorite prints by artist Robert Klunk will be displayed as part of the Adler Exhibition Series at the David Adler Music and Arts Center in Libertyville (1700 N Milwaukee Ave.)  from December 2-17, 2011.  Klunk’s exhibition, “Retrospective of Etchings’, will …

Awareness

Illinois Supreme Court rules divorced parents wanting to apportion financial responsibility must obtain court order before accruing college expenses

A recent decision by the Illinois Supreme Court reversed a lower-court ruling allowing retroactive modification of divorce decrees pertaining to financial responsibility for college and educational expenses of children. The Supreme Court reversed one of two decisions by the Appellate Court of the …

Awareness

Judging short essays for Dream Portrait Competition offers uplifting opportunity for judges

They’re generally quite short, succinct and to the point. More than that, the entries in the Wancket Studios Dream Portrait Competition will tend to move you – to elicit emotions. After all, that’s what they were designed to do.   Audrey Wancket, of Spring Grove based Wancket Studios, wanted a way …

Awareness

AmpliVox Sound Systems Ramps Up Educational Products Push

Northbrook, IL: November, 2011   In support of growing demand for its wide array of educational products, AmpliVox Sound Systems has appointed Bill Gamber as head of its educational products division.  Gamber will coordinate promotion and service planning across the AmpliVox product line, which …

Promotions

Aldens Kennels, Natures Feed and Riverside Animal Clinic – trio defies logic in surpassing quality pet care

When Aldens Kennels, Natures Feed and Riverside Animal Clinic combined their efforts, the net result, in terms of benefits to area pets and their owners, defies mathematical logic – 1+1+1 really can equal 9.   Aldens Kennels, 6810 Barnard Mill Road, Ringwood, is the leader in the region for dog …

Social Services

Local Baby & Maternity Closet Needs Help Stocking Shelves

PHD’s Baby and Maternity Closet helps around 250-300 families in need each month with food, formula, diapers and clothing.  Right now the Baby Closet is experiencing a shortage and needs your help so we can continue to help families who are struggling financially. Our current needs list includes: …

Social Services

PHD Resale Boutique Donations Help Change Lives

Your donations are needed! PHD’s Resale Boutique is in need of your help as we are experiencing shortages at the store.  The Resale Boutique is a fabulous shop filled with a variety of items just waiting to be discovered. You can find anything you need from household items to jewelry, all at the …

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