Little Hands Big Hearts

On Saturday, April 9th children ages K-8 are invited to color Easter eggs with the residents of Westmoreland Nursing Home (660 N. Westmoreland Rd., Lake Forest). The event runs from 10 to 11am in the Activities Room on the first floor. Children ages K-3 must be accompanied by an adult. All supplies are provided! To register, email info@lakecountycares.org or call 847-234-8876.We hope you can join us!

 

 

Sarah Mynhier Book Drive

The 6th Annual Sarah Mynhier Book Drive begins on April 18th! Would your office, school, club or neighborhood be interested in doing a collection?  Over the years, volunteers have collected more than 11,000 books to benefit nine schools in Lake County. This year we are partnering with Bernie's Book Bank to deliver six books each to elementary school children in Highwood, North Chicago, Waukegan, and Zion. Bernie's will drop off (and pick up!) a receptacle bin if you would like to participate as a collection site.  Books may also be dropped off at our office on the second floor of Gorton Community Center, or at our sponsor's office, Forest Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry (840 S. Waukegan Road, #107)Drop-off is from April 18th to 29th. 

 

 

Open Doors at LFHS

Do you have a student at Lake Forest High School? Encourage them to check out the service and job shadowing opportunities available during this year's Open Doors program. Registration is open through April 8th! You can register by clicking here.

The sixth annual Open Doors Career Exploration Program will be held on April 27-29, 2011. The purpose of this job shadowing program is to provide students first-hand, on-the-job experience with professionals in the community and with local volunteer agencies during the three days that students have off from school due to the Prairie State Achievement Exam (PSAE) for Juniors. Students in all grade levels are encouraged to participate in this unique and valuable program, including Juniors when they are off from school on Friday, April 29.

ICare Awards

Congratulations to this year's I Care Award recipients! Many thanks to the agencies and individuals who brought their devoted service to our attention. We are honored to recognize the following nine individuals for making volunteer service a part of their everyday lifestyles.

 

Mary Jane Brady of Lake Bluff

Nominated by Marie Josephitis and Jeri Geraghty for service to Lake Bluff School District 65, the Boy Scouts, Mother's Trust, and St. Patrick's Church.

 

 

Kathy Brosmith of Mundelein

Nominated by Catholic Charities for 

service to their organization and her work with PADS.

 

  

 

Julie Davis of Lake Forest

Nominated by Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) for her work with their Sled Hockey program.

 

  

 

Mary Jane Dybas of Libertyville

Nominated by the Holy Family Food Pantry for service to their organization and development of their children's garden.

 

 

Rosita Hernandez of Gurnee

Nominated by Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for service to their organization as a children's advocate.

 

 

Robert Matthei of Lake Bluff

Nominated by Executive Service Corps of Chicago for his service to their Lake County client organizations. 

 

 

 

Larry McCotter of Lake Bluff

Nominated by Bo Harper and Sandy Ragsdale for his longstanding leadership with Lake Bluff Open Lands (LBOLA)

  

 

Nancy Novit of Lake Forest

Nominated by the City of Lake Forest and Gorton Community Center for her leadership during Gorton's period of transition.

 

 

 

 Mrs. James Swarthout (Terry) of Lake Forest

Nominated by Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital for nearly three decades of service.

 

 

If you are interested in sponsoring the ICare Awards, or if you'd like to include an ad or congratulatory kudo in our event program book, you can click here to download forms from our website.

 

Tickets to the I Care Awards may still be available!

Please call 847.234.8876 to inquire.