Being able to buy renters insurance online is great news to the busy college student taking classes full time and working to pay for her off campus loft, as well
as the senior citizen volunteering at his church and working part time in the city to help pay for his townhouse rental.
Not exact matches
Gause is one of 25 «Grandma, Please»
volunteers, who will be honored Monday in a 10 a.m. awards ceremony at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Started 10 years ago
as a service for
senior citizens by the Uptown Center Hull House Association and supported by the Chicago Community Trust, the program handles at least 800 calls a month from youngsters who come home after school to an empty house and want to talk to a grownup.
Volunteers of the Catholic high school will spend the day doing such chores
as bagging food at the Greater Chicago Food Depository and painting apartments of
senior citizens.
Things you can ask for (and will likely get) include school supplies,
volunteer hours (e.g., from
senior citizens, high school students, clubs such
as Kiwanis or Rotary), pro bono work (e.g., landscaping, graphic design), books, and free meals from local restaurants.
Rescuing a 12 - year - old boy injured in a cliff diving accident and administering oxygen to a
senior citizen in distress are all in a day's work for John Callahan, who donates more than 200 hours per year
as a
volunteer firefighter.