Volunteer opportunities
Literacy Volunteers of DuPage will hold a series of six tutor training courses from 6 to 9 p.m. July 11, 13, 18, 20 and 25 and Aug. 8 in the Indian Prairie Public Library, 401 Plainfield Rd., Darien. Volunteers share their abilities to read, write and speak English. No teaching experience is necessary. Anyone 18 or older with a high school diploma can become a tutor. Tutors meet with adult learners once a week at a time and location convenient to both. To become a volunteer, call 630-416-6699.
Easter Seals DuPage and the Fox Valley Region needs volunteers for its Lose the Training Wheels Program, a five-day class designed to help children 8 years or older learn to ride a two-wheel bike. Volunteers will be needed for one hour and 15 minutes, either in the morning or afternoon, the week of Aug. 14-18 at Wheaton College’s Commons Building, Washington and Seminary Streets, Wheaton. For more information, call Sue at 630-282-2029.
The Humanitarian Service Project needs volunteers to deliver food to needy families in its Feed the Kids program. Drivers deliver 150 to 200 pounds of food each for two families living in DuPage County each month. Also, individuals are needed to sponsor a family at $50 per family per month. The money is used to purchase fresh fruits, vegetables and frozen meats. For more information, call 630-231-1542 or visit www.humanitarianservice.org.
Volunteers are needed to plant water willows along the banks of the Fox River to improve the natural habitat and enhance water quality from 9 to 11 a.m. July 29 during Aurora’s “Help Plant Aurora’s Riverbanks” event. The planting of this flowering, bushy plant also reduces soil erosion. To volunteer, call Karen Christensen at 630-844-3670.
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Glenbard High School District 87 needs monetary donations for its Partnership for Educational Progress Glenbard Student Support Fund, which helps offset the cost of student fees for families facing financial difficulties. The fund covers the cost of books, course fees and activity fees so students can participate fully in the academic and sports opportunities in high school. For more information, call 630-942-8605.
The 19th Century Club is seeking donations of antique and vintage items, furniture, figurines, vases, china, linens, silverware, toys and more for its “Trinkets to Treasures” fundraiser, to be held July 21 and 22. More than 20 local agencies will benefit. Donations may be brought from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Saturday to the club at 178 N. Forest Ave., Oak Park. For more information, call 708-386-2729.
Those making a difference
The West Chicago City Museum recently received a $2,000 grant from the Illinois Humanities Council to support programming for the exhibit “Immigration: Building a Community.”
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