Berta: Berta: MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY TOP VOLUNTEERS In your corner of the world USA WEEKEND, in conjunction with editors at hundreds of newspapers carrying the magazine, salutes outstanding Make A Difference Day projects in each community. Here is a listing of honorees in your region. For a complete national list, write: Top Volunteers, USA WEEKEND, 1000 Wilson Arlington, Va. 22229-0012. ILLINOIS The (Alton) Telegraph.
East Alton Head Start staff, students and families filled four trucks 3,465 gallons with leaves from the yards of 13 seniors in East Alton, Wood River, Hartford and Bethalto. (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald. Seventh-grader Lauren Greenwood rallied 108 others 41 to raise $4,045 in a walk-a-thon for a group home. The (Aurora) Beacon-News. Brownie Troop 99 of Oswego collected 300 children's books for the Marie Wilkinson Child Care Center and Aurora East School's literacy program.
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The (Champaign-Urbana) News-Gazette. In their bid to rescue the Roberts School gymnasium from demolition, 30 volunteers readied it for rental by the community by washing windows. (Chicago) Daily Southtown. The home of Sigred Smith, 82, got its first new coat of paint in 17 years by Orland Park United Methodist Church volunteers, who raised $800 for repairs. Chicago Sun-Times.
Allstate Insurance employees 150 in all hosted Halloween parties at six Chicagoarea Boys and Girls Clubs, donating costumes, treats, games and souvenir photos. (Crystal Lake) Northwest Herald. Jamie Farmer, 12, of Crystal Lake recruited 37 vol unteers to raise $912.19 in candy sales for Turning Point shelter for battered women. (Danville) CommercialNews. Westville Cub Scouts Pack 249 and -Girl Scouts Troop 138 cleared a trail for the disabled at a Vermilion County park.
The 30. To restore the prairie ecosystem, Franklin Grove 4-H Club collected 20 species of wildflower and grass seeds at Nachusa Grasslands to be replanted in the spring. Du Quoin Evening Call: Youth of Southern Illinois Branch 8084 of the Lutheran Brotherhood gave six infant layettes, including clothing, blankets and a diaper pail, to Shawnee Crisis Pregnancy Center. The (Elgin) Courier- News. More than 80 volunteers beautified Channing Memorial Elementary School.
The Jacksonville JournalCourier. Dru Fernandes and son Collin, 5, took his wagon to Webster Street neighbors to collect 20 bags of groceries and clothing for the Faith Center Soup Kitchen. (Joliet) Herald-News. 500 volunteers with the United of Will County repaired the roof of a day-care center, repainted the Salvation Army parking lot, raked leaves and restored a playground. The (Kankakee) Daily Journal.
The Modern Woodmen 10 USA WEEKEND April 21-23, 1995 Teen Service Club in Bourbonnais raised $300 for a child's medical bills; collected 683 items for the Salvation Army pantry; and held a Halloween party for Bradley preschoolers. (LaSalle-Peru) News Tribune. In Peru, Washington School eighth-graders spent the day doing for someone else, from raking leaves for seniors to cooking dinner for family members. Olney Daily Mail. 1,100 volunteers, ages 12-14, at the Illinois Junior High Connection in Effingham County worked on nine projects, from visiting 19 nursing homes to distributing 2,000 bags of food.
Rockford Register Star. Volunteers from the Rock River Chapter of the American Red Cross cleaned and. painted a shelter. 11 homeless put up a white picket fence. The Rock Island The (Moline) Dispatch.
Trinity Medical Center collected 600 books and $170 for the Frances Willard School library. The (Waukegan) NewsSun. 10 members of Woodland Middle School's student council picked up trash at Warren Township Park. INDIANA The (Anderson) -Herald Bulletin: The Gammas a IT Chapter of Tri Kappa Sorority in Pendelton filled 100 gift bags for kids in foster care with personal care items, snacks and coloring books. The (Auburn) Evening Star.
Fairfield Elementary School fifth-grader Justin Kline organized a food drive at school and collected 296 items for the Good Samaritan Center of DeKalb County. Bluffton News-Banner. ME 5441 4 ONE TOUCH A 4 Cindy Lambert and her Arabian stallion gave carriage rides to seniors at two care centers. The (Columbia City) Post Mail. Columbia City residents, ages 2-75, helped the needy and the appearance of Whitley County.
4,500 flowers were planted at three parks, a playground and a seniors' complex. The (Columbus) Republic. The Decatur County YMCA Youth Leaders Club of Greensburg painted a chicken coop and a small barn at the farm of an 82-year-old Westport woman. (Crawfordsville) Journal Revlew. The Sugar Creek Continued on Page 12 1.
