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2008 Activities
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A Big " Thank You" to Those Who Helped with 2008 Heifer Volunteer Activities:
- Everyone who used Heifer Shop n' Share coupons at Jewel-Osco Dec.15-17
- Twila Habegger and volunteers (Cindy Boggs, Cathy Cahill, Linda Cirillo, Leslie Klein, Peggy Lindsey, Pauline Lussenhop, Debbie O'Malley, Laurie Tsukuno, Sue Wolsko) who staffed the Heifer gift wrapping table at Barnes & Noble in Oak Brook on Sunday, Dec. 14 & Wed. Dec. 17
- Rick Davis for speaking to students Robert Morris College on Thursday, Dec. 11, and accepting a check from the Winnetka Congregational Church on Sunday, Dec. 14
- Susana Poppe and friends for staffing the Heifer gift wrapping booth at Borders in Oak Park on Saturday, Dec. 13
- Rick Davis for presenting to Robert Morris College on Dec. 10
- Cindy Boggs and Loren & Twila Habegger for staffing the booth at the Batavia Congregational Church Christmas Gift Festival on Dec. 7
- Rich Eyre for presenting an ark plaque to Our Redeemer's UMC in Schaumburg on Dec. 7
- Betsy Storm for presenting an ark plaque to Church of our Saviour in Chicago on Dec. 7
- Beryl Bills, Alicia Farag, Jill Fink & Cathy O'Hara for staffing the booth at the St. John's Cookie Sale in Mt. Prospect on Dec. 6
- Shelly Staat and to all of the volunteers who staffed the Heifer booth at the Seeds of Change Marketplace in Chicago on Dec. 6
- Ken Schroeder for presenting to the Hammersmith School Brownie Troop in Lombard on Dec. 3
- Linda Nishi, Carol Reichel and Kara Sponsler for staffing the Heifer booth at the holiday bazaar at the Hermitage on Dec. 1
- Barb Christian for staffing the Heifer booth at Naperville North HS Fair Trade & Sustainability Day on Nov. 25
- Betsy Storm and Monica Geocaris for staffing the Heifer booth at Awareness Day at St. Gregory the Great High School on Nov. 24
- Aimee Floto and Jennifer Tobin for volunteering at the Green Room Sessions at Uncommon Ground on Nov. 20
- Rosemary Larson and Ed Slomski for presenting a plaque to St. Mary’s in Huntley on Nov. 19
- Mary Francoeur for volunteering at the Living Gift Market at Church of the Holy Spirit in Lake Forest on Nov. 16
- Rosemary Larson for presenting a plaque to St.Mary’s in Huntley on November 16
- Lynne Atherton and the Church of the Holy Spirit team for holding a Living Gift Market that raised over $35,000 for Heifer on November 16
- Kay Wade for having a Heifer table at the Fair Trade Fair at the Unitarian Church of Evanston on November 16
- Jim Walser for presenting a plaque to Christ Lutheran in Clarendon Hills on November 16
- Barb Christian for presenting at AuSable Grove Presbyterian in Yorkville on November 16
- Rick Davis, G. Scott Morgan and Kara Sponsler for presenting on Heifer and staffing the booth at the Green Room Sessions at Uncommon Ground on November 13
- Rick Davis for presenting at Robert Morris College on November 12
- Loren and Twila Habegger for organizing and staffing the Heifer booth at the Church of the Brethren Conference on November 9
- Linda Nishi for helping with a mailing the week of October27
- Cathy Cahill, Matt Deneen, Vicki & James Clarke for staffing the silent auction to benefit Heifer International at Tour de Champagne on October 18
- Lynne Atherton and Janet Cape for staffing the Global Impact/Heifer booth at Hospira's fair on October 7 in Lake Forest.
- Cathy Cahill and volunteers Jerry Cobb, Alex Kerner, Lois Nichols, Betsy Storm & Susan Swanson who staffed the Chicago Antique Market Heifer booth on Saturday,September 27
- 2008 Heifer Hoedown committee: led by Scott Roos and including Tom Amos, Beryl Bills, Loren and Twila Habegger, Angela Hotca, Carole Pooler, Shelly Staat, Fred Wayland, and to the multitude of additional volunteers who helped make the 3rd Annual Heifer Hoedown at Wagner Farm in Glenview on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008—a huge success. The event raised thousands of dollars and brought in over 700 people for some fun on the farm while helping the hungry! Bravo!
- Linda Nishi for helping with a mailing on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008
- James Clarke for helping at the office the week of Aug. 18th
- Karen Fox and the Honey Jar Assembly Party people for working hard on July 8 to prepare for our August 10 Grazing on the Green Gala event
- Wendy Davis for speaking at the Lake in the Hills Rotary Club
- Participants in Jewel/Osco Shop n’ Share Days, June 30, July 1 & 2
- Nearly 20 volunteers spreading the word about Heifer and our work with women at the General Federation of Women’s Clubs Annual International Convention Heifer booth, June 27-30
- Cathy Cahill and volunteers at the Chicago Antique Market Heifer booth on Saturday, June 28
- Betsy Storm and other volunteers for spreading the word about Heifer's mission to end hunger at the Custer Street Fair in Evanston, IL, June 21 and 22
- Beryl Bills and the Heifer booth volunteers at the Dairy Breakfast at Historic Wagner Farm in Glenview on Saturday, June 14
- Loren and Twila Habegger for presenting at the Church of the Holy Nativity in Clarendon Hills on Sunday, June 8
- Rick Davis for presenting to the Evanston Kiwanis Club on Thursday, June 3
- Barb Christian for presenting to the Naperville Church of the Brethren on Sunday, June 1
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Click here to see the list of volunteers that helped with January through May 2008 Heifer-Chicago activities.
Click here to see the long list of volunteers that helped with 2007 Heifer-Chicago activities.
Sorry if we missed you. Contact the Heifer-Chicago office (alyson.sowers@heifer.org) or Loren Habegger (heiferchicagovolunteers@comcast.net) to add your 2007 or 2008 volunteer activity to the list.
Updated 12/29/2008 |
