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National Day of Service and Remembrance
9/11/09
Show your local public safety professionals you appreciate their service. In honor of their profession and their heroic efforts on September 11, 2001.
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2009 Volunteer Fair and Recognition Luncheon
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March 18 Volunteer Ability Event Enlightens Crowd(March 18, 2009)
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In Honor of American Heart Month (February 2009)
 
Volunteers, including families, friends, classrooms, and service and volunteer groups were encouraged to put their compassion to work and help cheer people up in the hospital by making handmade cards to be given to patients during the month of February. ||
Participating hospitals in the Northshore University HealthSystem included:
Evanston Hospital - 2650 Ridge Avenue, Evanston
Glenbrook Hospital - 2100 Pfingsten Road, Glenview
Highland Park Hospital - 777 Park Avenue West, Highland Park
Skokie Hospital - 9600 Gross Point Road, Skokie
MLK Day 2009
Over 300 people joined The Volunteer Center and Interfaith Housing Center to honor Dr. King and his legacy of Civil Rights and Service. They made 330 blankets and 55 scarves for people in need and dozens of pull toys for animal shelters. Report and pictures
Greet and Feed on Thanksgiving
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Make a Difference Day, October 25, 2008
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Service Learning Workshop, Sept. 17, 2008
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Wednesday, September 17th, twenty five members of the community participated in an afternoon Service Learning Workshop at the Wilmette Public Library sponsored by The Volunteer Center. Those in attendance gained valuable information that highlighted the differences between service projects and full service learning programs. Both are valuable instruments for making a difference in the community and providing benefits to the volunteers, but they have distinct approaches and outcomes.
A service project is one that is already planned and organized for the participants who execute the necessary job, for instance clearing brush from a nature site and then reflecting on the outcome of their work. In a service learning mode, the project is identified as a need by an individual or a group, who then research the causes and effects of the problem and set out to plan a full project that addresses the need. During the entire process the project designers are evaluating and reflecting on the process and at its conclusion, again a reflection of their work. Often times social change and a secondary project will result from their efforts.
Barb Tubekis, Executive Director of The Volunteer Center shared various methodology and advice in planning and executing both service projects and service learning programs. Guest speakers included Stephanie Hochschild from Crow Island Elementary school, Nancy Stewart from Marie Murphy, Mitch Jones from New Trier High School, Pat Pappageorge from the VCNTT board and co-chair of the Make A Difference Day, Daniel Kielsen from Backyard Nature Center, Lisa Axelrod from Kindness Connection and Katie Seigenthaler from United We Learn.
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