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Community Hub Network announces the launch of Arlington Heights and Education Hubs

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 [...]

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LLN Reports on Rev. Larry Bullock and Serenity House

LLN Reports on  The Rev. Larry Bullock, President of Roosevelt University Alumni Association and of the University’s Northwest Suburban Alumni Chapter and Pastor of Living Faith Cathedral Worship Center Church in Hoffman Estates. Thursday  02/07/13 at 2 pm Listen at -  LLN Reports on Rev. Larry Bullock and Serenity House Previous Archived Shows - On Demand – [...]

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LLN Reports on PHD – Society for the Preservation of Human Dignity

LLN Reports on Jane Stephen, Director of Prevention Programs and Kim Stobbe, LCSW and Clinical Director for the Society for the Preservation of Human Dignity in Inverness. Thursday  01/31/13 at 3 pm Listen at -  LLN Reports on PHD-Society for Preservation of Human Dignity Previous Archived Shows - On Demand – Linked Local Network Reports Show talk radio [...]

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LLN Reports on Laura Warren of Clearbrook

LLN Reports on Laura Warren of Clearbrook Thursday, 01/03/13 at 3 pm. Listen at - LLN Reports on Clearbrook with Lauren Warren Previous Archived Shows - On Demand – Linked Local Network Reports Show talk radio podcast   Join Mike Boehler and Marie Lazzara as they interview Laura Warren, Director of   Marketing for Clearbrook, an Arlington Heights-based [...]

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LLN Reports on Little City Foundation with Shawn E. Jeffers

LLN Reports on Little City Foundation with Shawn E. Jeffers Thursday, 01/10  at 3 pm. Listen at - LLN Reports on Little City with Shawn Jeffers  Previous Archived Shows - On Demand – Linked Local Network Reports Show talk radio podcast        Join Mike Boehler and Marie Lazzara as they interview Shawn E. Jeffers, Executive Director of [...]

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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 [...]

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Perspectives on Mergers and Acquisitions with Jim Treleaven

Perspectives on Mergers and Acquisitions with Jim Treleaven A perfect storm of economic conditions has made acquisition the primary exit strategy for many firms. The general economic slowdown, the slowdown in the IPO market and the buildup of cash in larger firms has significantly accelerated M&A activity in the US and internationally. For the acquiring [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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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Sowing the Seeds of Change, HandsOn Suburban Chicago Plans Gardens for the Future

HandsOn Suburban Chicago , located in Arlington Heights, Illinois is working in conjunction with School District 21 in Wheeling, Illinois to initiate two garden projects that address the environment and hunger. Ground breaking began on April 10th at Jack London Middle School located in Wheeling. The first phase of the project involves building four raised [...]

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