Nancy Munson

Volunteer opportunities - The Naperville Area Humane Society needs adult volunteers each weekday morning to clean kennels and cages from 8 to 11 a.m. Volunteers are also needed to serve...

Volunteer opportunities - Sharing Connections, a nonprofit agency in Downers Grove that distributes furniture and household items to low-income families, is looking for volunteers to help on a regular basis....

- Suicide Prevention Services Inc. is accepting applications for winter hot-line training classes that begin in January. Sessions will be held at the organization's offices at 528 S. Batavia Ave.,...

Volunteer opportunities - Naperville Responds, a community group helping residents of Pass Christian, Miss., rebuild after Hurricane Katrina, will hold a kick-off event for its fundraising campaign to build 20...

- Aurora University will hold a "Blanket Lunch Hour" to make blankets for the Oswego chapter of Project Linus, a group that provides blankets to traumatized children, from 11:45 a.m....

- Naperville CARES, an organization that assists families in economic crisis, needs volunteers to fill various positions, including administrative work, gathering and recording data and conducting phone interviews. For more...

The Hinsdale Humane Society is selling holiday greeting cards to help fund animal welfare programs. Four full-color cards designed by artist Mary Badenhop are on sale at the Humane Society...

Volunteer opportunities The Raising Spirits Pediatric Cancer Foundation in Downers Grove is looking for Santa's Helpers this holiday season to adopt a pediatric cancer patient and family who are struggling...

Volunteer opportunities Giving DuPage, an initiative promoting giving and volunteering in DuPage County, has published a 2005 Holiday Giving Guide to make giving back as easy as possible. The guide...

Catholic Charities is coordinating a Christmas program for low-income families living in DuPage County. Last year more than 800 families were adopted by donor families, groups and companies. Donations of...