Category: community events
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smelling turkeys and getting hungry
Every year at this time some very dedicated PCC volunteers begin cooking turkeys for the Community Thanksgiving Dinner. They basically cook turkeys from sunup to sundown, now until Thanksgiving. I admire their dedication. I just wish they could figure out a way to keep their awesome turkey smells out of the offices…’cause it’s making me…
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Season of Giving UPDATE
It looks like there will be additional ways to give and serve available this Sunday for the Season of Giving. As I mentioned previously, the Parkview community responded with incredible generosity on Sunday. Here’s the breakdown of what folks committed to:
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ellery concert on sunday, december 2
In a post about three weeks ago I mentioned that a few of us have invited Ellery to play a show in Wheaton in December. Looks like all the details have come together. I’d love for some PCC folks to make the show.
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seaon of giving: volunteers needed today
By now hopefully you’ve heard about the upcoming Season of Giving at PCC. As part of this initiative we are partnering with Outreach Community Center in Carol Stream to organize and staff their annual Christmas Store. You can provide gifts for the store or sign up for a shift. Check out the display in the…
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“urgent food market needs”
The People’s Resource Center in downtown Wheaton is an amazing organization that does a ton to meet the very practical needs of those in DuPage county who are struggling financially. Among their many programs is a very well-stocked food pantry. A couple days ago the PRC sent out a notice saying they are in urgent…
David W. Swanson 