Monday, September 3, 2012
Economic strife stirs creativity and ingenuity.
In Illinois the unemployment rate remains persistently high. Figures for July 2012 revealed an 8.9 percent rate, which is 0.6 percent higher than the national average, according to the Illinois Unemployment Department of Numbers. Despite slow growth of traditional jobs, people are overcoming these obstacles through creative and intuitive endeavors. Take, for instance, New Lenox's Patrick Kukosh, a 42-year-old union painter who has been out of a laborer's job for two years. His wife, Kristy, is a pediatrics nurse at the University of Chicago Hospital; the couple has a home and three children to raise. The house is neither big nor new. It's an average three-bedroom frame home. He built the second-floor addition himself in 2005. He added …
Help in achieving gainful employment is part of effective outreach on behalf of the community.
Among many programs related to the community-wide ShareFest 2012 event is the Job Fair. As part of the 11 days of giving, which officially kicked-off Sept. 1 with a clothing and food drive along with a food collection campaign, the Job Fair is intended to assist people in finding employment. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at Village Hall, 20-plus employers have signed on to interview candidates. Along with candidate interviews, Nancy Hoehn, village economic development director, has arranged for workshops to address interviewing techniques and preparedness along with one-on-one resume review sessions. The on-site seminars are: Along with the job search preparedness seminars are on-site resume review session led by human resources …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Hundreds of volunteers are needed to put together the annual even that gives back to the community. Find out how you can help and what kind of things you would be doing as a volunteer.
ShareFest is nearing, and more volunteers are always needed to help the annual New Lenox event meet its goal of meeting the needs of the community. Find out how you can help below! ShareFest is an annual event that brings together hundreds of volunteers to work on service projects throughout New Lenox and help others in need through various collections. Just how many people are needed to help? Hundreds. Here are the opportunities ShareFest gives you to volunteer: Saturday, Sept. 8: See the form attached as a PDF for more information. Volunteers can sign up for a specific shift (9 a.m. to 11 a.m.; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.) or mark that they're ready to help wherever and whenever they're needed. Want to volunteer? Add your …
Monday, August 20, 2012
The massive annual volunteerism event returns to New Lenox on Sept. 1. For 11 Days of Giving, you can donate food, books, clothing and more, and also exchange items for other things donated.
The annual ShareFest volunteering event has grown significantly over the years, and this year will again feature "11 Days of Giving." ShareFest is an annual event that brings together hundreds of volunteers to work on service projects throughout New Lenox and help others in need through various collections. This year, the event promises to be bigger and better than ever, in part because it's calling for donations outside of just one weekend and creating "11 Days of Giving." The regular collection drives—including books, food, items for the troops and more—will expand outside of one weekend and last from Sept. 1-11. HOW TO USE THE MAP: Click on an icon on the map for more details about where you can donate items, including locations, times…
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Music, dance and presentations motivate volunteers and brings families together in the annual volunteerism event in New Lenox.
Mayor Tim Baldermann Monday issued a proclamation celebrating the 11 Days of Giving implemented through ShareFest 2012 at the Village Board meeting. With plans for the sixth annual ShareFest underway, chairperson Gary Cheney is looking forward to the "fair atmosphere" that has surrounded the 11 Days of Giving, he said later. ShareFest is an annual event in New Lenox that brings together the community for a massive volunteerism effort. It includes numerous service projects, as well as collections for toys, books, food and lots more. Recently added are health and job fairs. This year's event runs Sept. 1-11, with the main event taking place Saturday, Sept. 8. While ShareFest is established primarily to assist those in need and those …
Reality Bytes!
11:59 am on Tuesday, September 4, 2012
That is quite correct, they only count the number of people on unemployment as those being unemployed, so the number is much higher. Its a joke that when a bunch of people get dropped from unemployment, the elected morons try to claim that they created jobs... What jobs do the elected officials actually create??? Government jobs?? Tom, what do you care about a person using their real name for??? … more ›