Donate items | Steger, Chicago Heights
The South Suburban Humane Society's Second Chance I and II resale shops are in need of gently used items. Second Chance I is at 23 E. Steger Road in Steger and Second Chance II is at 417 W. Lincoln Highway in Chicago Heights.
FYI: Call (708) 755-7387.
Volunteers Needed | Chicago Heights
South Suburban Humane Society is in need of volunteers to help with data entry, dog walking, dog bathing and playing with the cats. The shelter is at 1103 W. End Ave.
FYI: Contact Jennifer at (708) 755-7387.
Blood drive | Lansing
Heartland Blood Centers will have a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 22 at Baker's Square, 3545 Ridge Road. Donors must be at least 17 years old or 16 with written parental permission; weigh at least 110 pounds; be symptom free of cold, flu and allergies; and be in general good health. Donors who have traveled outside the United States within the past 12 months should contact Heartland to determine eligibility.
FYI: Call (800) 7 TO GIVE or visit www.heartlandbc.org.
Appreciation dinner | Lynwood
LARC will hold its annual appreciation dinner starting at 6 p.m. April 4 at Villa de Bruno in Lynwood. It will celebrate LARC's tradition of serving people with developmental disabilities in Lansing and other south suburban communities. The evening will include recognition of LARC employees, supporters and clients for their service within the organization. Tickets for the dinner are $50 per person and both a silent and live auction of donated items will be offered to attendees. Tickets for a quilt raffle are $1 each or six for $5.
FYI: To purchase a ticket stop by LARC, 19043 Wentworth Ave. For more information, contact Garry Buell or Lisa Vale at (708) 474-1540.
Volunteer workshop | Lansing
The Lansing Public Library and the South Area Literacy Council will present a workshop to train volunteers interested in tutoring adults who need to speak, read and write in English. After completing training, volunteers will spend two hours each week with their assigned student. Tutoring sessions take place at local library.
The workshop will be presented in two sessions: from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 5 and April 12. Both are at Lansing Public Library, 2750 Indiana Ave.
Volunteers do not need college degrees or know how to speak a foreign language. There is no fee for the training program and materials will be provided.
FYI: To register, call the literacy council's office at (708) 849-0300.
Bereavement | South suburbs
Ingalls hospice program offers Hope, Help & Healing, a free bereavement support group. This group is designed to provide both education and support for adults who have experienced a significant loss. Weekly and monthly meetings are available for individuals and families who have experienced the loss of a loved one.
FYI: Call (708) 915-6465 for complete schedule or for additional information and support.
Volunteer opportunities | South suburbs
Ingalls Hospice and Home Care offers help to the South Suburban community. In fiscal year 2006-07, volunteers donated more than 1,900 hours of their time in activities such as providing support to patients and families in their homes and inpatient units, running light errands, filing, answering phones and clerical duties, preparing bereavement mailings and contributing bereavement support and staffing information desks.
FYI: Call (708) 331-1360.
Meal managers | Calumet City
St. Victor Church sponsors a community meal from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday afternoons in the rectory hall of the church, 554 Hirsch Ave. Meal managers are needed to shop for, prepare, serve and clean up during the event.
FYI: Call (708) 474-3883.
Organ donation | Illinois
Organ and tissue donor registration is open for those who have never registered or those registered prior to Jan. 1, 2006. Signing the back of a driver's license is no longer adequate. The new registry also eliminates the need for potential donors to have consent from surviving family members or loved ones. Donors must be 18 or older.
FYI: Visit http://iamareyou.org.
Book sale donations | Lansing
Lansing Public Library and Friends of Lansing Public Library accepts donations of used adult and children's books, audio books and music for its book sales. They cannot accept Reader's Digest condensed books, magazines, encyclopedias more than five years old or books with mold or mildew.
FYI: The library is at 2750 Indiana Ave. Call (708) 474-2447.
Items needed | Lansing
Goodwill Industries, 3679 Ridge Road, is seeking donations of household items, clothing, shoes and more to sell at its retail store.
FYI: Call (708) 474-4102.
GLASSES, HEARING AIDS | Whiting
Whiting Lions Club collects eyeglasses and hearing aids in the big yellow mailbox at 119th Street and Temple Court.
FYI: Call (219) 764-1308.
FOSTER HOMES | Munster
Humane Society Calumet Area seeks foster homes for very young animals until they are old enough to be adopted. An application must be completed and approved and a home inspection is required. Assignments can last up to six weeks.
FYI: Call (219) 922-3811.
HEROS FUNDRAISER | Lowell
A family fundraising event will be held March 30 for Military HEROS, a newly formed foundation aimed at helping military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The event is from noon to 7 p.m. March 30 at D.C.'s Country Junction, 3599 W. 161st Ave. It feature bands such as Scamp, Shud Up and Drive, Flint Lock, Country Junction, Spare Time and Nick Danger. Raffle prizes will include a guitar autographed by country singer Mark Chestnut and two front-row tickets to any country concert at the Midwest Amphitheater in Tinley Park, Ill. There also will be activities for children, including face painting and balloon animals. Tickets are $10 per person with ages 15 and younger admitted free. Sondra Julian, of Chesterton, started the foundation after her son was deployed to Iraq last year. She formed the Military HEROS Foundation, known as M-HEROS, which stands for Mental Health Extras Restoring Our Soldiers. Julian is trying to form a national network of doctors outside of the Veterans
Administration who would agree to treat returning vets with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
FYI: Visit www.mheros.org, email contact@mheros.org or call (219) 728-9440.
