Arlington Heights and Education Hubs Launch HandsOn Suburban Chicago (HOSC) and Linked Local Network (LLN), as part of the Community Hub Network, have collaborated to launch two new websites focusing on Arlington Heights and Education. The sites will be previewed on May 1st at 8:30 am at the Forest View Education Center Theater in Arlington [...]
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Linked Local Schaumburg Community Hub Initiative Launches at Roosevelt University Organizations to Gain HandsOn Opportunities to Engage Locally
(Arlington Heights, Ill.) – HandsOn Suburban Chicago (HOSC) and Linked Local Network (LLN) have collaborated to launch Linked Local Schaumburg: Building a HandsOn Community, which will be previewed on Feb.15 at 8 a.m. at the Schaumburg campus of Roosevelt University. The Schaumburg Community Hub is an Internet website designed to share news, information and events [...]
LLN Reports on Non-Profit Volunteering w/Chris Smith of HandsOn Suburban Chicago
LLN Reports on Non-Profit Volunteering w/Chris Smith of HandsOn Suburban Chicago Mike Boehler and Michele Rempel will interview Chris Smith of HandsOn Suburban Chicago. Chris joined Handson Chicago as the COO in July, 2007 after a 21 yr career at the Chicago Tribune Co. HandsOn Suburban Chicago (HOSC) is committed to mobilizing the compassion of [...]
Fueling great nonprofits with technology
Technology can make collaboration easier, cut costs and help operations run more efficiently. Unfortunately, the organizations trying to solve some of the world’s most difficult problems—nonprofits—often lack resources to fully take advantage of technology to further their causes. That’s why we worked with the HandsOn Network, a Points of Light Enterprise, to create HandsOn Tech, [...]
HandsOn Suburban Chicago Supports SBA Golf Outing with Donation of Managed Service Project
Join HandsOn Suburban Chicago and your friends from the Schaumburg Business Association (SBA) for their annual golf outing on July 17th at the Schaumburg Golf Club. ( Please see attached link for details and registration.) HandsOn Suburban is donating, as a raffle item, a special managed volunteer project to enable an area business to engage [...]
Calling all Youth Leaders! National Conference on Volunteering held at Chicago’s McCormick Place, June 17th
Calling all Youth Leaders! As part of the National Conference on Volunteering held at Chicago’s McCormick Place, Points of Light, generationOn and HandsOn Suburban Chicago are encouraging youth leaders to get involved in volunteering. There are two opportunities for youth to participate. The first is the Youth Summit which is held on Sunday June 17th [...]
HandsOn Suburban Chicago Seeks Local Companies to Support Skills- Based Volunteering
A Billion + Change, a growing national campaign to mobilize billions of dollars of pro bono and skills-based volunteer services from corporate America, announced today that 100 companies have pledged to create or expand a skills-based volunteer program in their workplace. In just six months, these companies have pledged a combined total of $1.7 billion [...]
HandsOn Suburban Chicago Gets HandsOn with School District U-46
HandsOn Suburban Chicago, in conjunction with Hanover Township’s Open Gym program, provided five District U-46 schools with environmental messages and fun activities for the student participants. Each afternoon between May 7th and May 11th, the program was offered to a different environment site. Over 200 students enthusiastically participated at Bartlett Elementary (Bartlett) Oak Hill (Streamwood) Laurel [...]
Zurich Employees Make An Impact at London Middle School
HandsOn Suburban Chicago (HOSC) plans special volunteer opportunities that are tailored to corporations’ key corporate social responsibility (CSR) focus areas. HOSC is currently working to support Zurich in its “100 Ways to Serve” initiative. In celebration of Zurich’s Global Community Week, Earth Day and Global Youth Service Day (April 20-22), 16 employee volunteers from Zurich [...]
Neuswanger’s Benefits of volunteering
Volunteering has a meaningful, positive impact on your community. But did you know that it can have many benefits for you too? Here are some reasons to volunteer. Learn or develop a new skill Volunteering is the perfect vehicle to discover something you are really good at and develop a new skill. It is never [...]
HandsOn Suburban Chicago & London Middle School in Wheeling Launch School Garden
On April 10th, ground was broken at London Middle School in Community Consolidate District 21 for a school vegetable garden. A total of 69 volunteers, 19 community volunteers, staff and parents plus 50 students built four raised vegetable beds in the school’s interior courtyard. The Wheeling Garden Club also participated and provided planning resources [...]
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