Category: Volunteer Community Service
Feast of the Epiphany at LUMA
Feast of Epiphany at LUMA
Feast of Epiphany at LUMA
Loyola University Museum of Art
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St. Pius X Catholic Community Parish
Festa Italiana, Saturday, January 28th
at Saint Pius X Social Center sponsored by the Knights of Columbus to share food, friends, family, and fun.
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“Whatever you can do or dream, you can begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.”–von Goethe
At Midnight, I remembered to observe and follow the old tradition of the Twelve Grapes which are to be eaten one at a time marking the hours leading to 12:00 o’clock sharp, followed by a sparkling grape juice, sipped slowly while recollecting the year’s end, coming to mind all at once, at the prospect of another one. The New Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Twelve (2012) marks Anniversaries and Celebrations with Hopes for Peace, Justice, Equity, and Fairness tempered with Love, Joy, Meditation, Reflection, Foresights and Insights into the new millennium.
While I visited the public library, I came across a quote from Gloria Steinam scripted on the wall: “The Future Depends Entirely on What Each of Us Does Everyday.”
In the New Year 2012, I have set out Twelve Resolutions as a Lombard resident homeowner, Illinois Victim of Heinous Hate Crimes in York Township, DuPage County, U.S.A.:
- To protect my personal Civil Rights and Human Rights in the State of Illinois as a Lombard resident homeowner in District 5.
- To stop being a Lombard Victim of Heinous Hate Crimes.
- To investigate the reasons why I have been singled out as a Lombard resident homeowner for Abuse of Civil Rights and Human Rights in Housing Under The Law in the Village of Lombard.
- To identify my Mother who has been sequestered by medical staff, friends, and other relatives for the last six (6) years, since January 12, 2006.
- To contact Nathan Scott Wittler whom has been estranged since 2001.
- To uphold the Enforceable Illinois Victims’ Rights Act under the Constitution.
- To enforce the Constitution of the State of Illinois, Article I, Bill of Rights, Section 8.1 for Crime Victims’ Rights, Section 12 Right To Remedy and Justice with the National Victims’ Constitutional Amendment for Illinois Enforceable Victims’ Rights Act.
- To obtain Compensation and Restitution as a Lombard Resident Homeowner who has become an Illinois Victim of Crimes in District 5, York Township, DuPage County, U.S.A.
- To set out new personal, professional, and financial goals in the New Year 2012 with high hopes for the future.
- To maintain personal relationships with others, family, relatives, friends, and associates.
- To keep a healthy diet, balanced nutrition, and daily exercise during the year.
- To pray for peace, justice, equity, and fairness for myself and all others in 2012.
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YORK TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY SERVICE ASSISTANCE AT THE DEICKE HOME FOR THE RETARDED IN CARE OF BRUCE THOMPSON AND DARLENE COX FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE BY GARDENIA C. HUNG-WITTLER IN THE VILLAGE OF LOMBARD, 1005 WEST DIVISION STREET, LOMBARD, ILLINOIS 60148
My name is Gardenia C. Hung-Wittler, Lombard resident homeowner, taxpayer, and U.S. citizen in Du Page County, Illinois, in the United States of America. I have been involved in community service for the York Township Senior Community Center, at 1502 S. Meyers Road in Lombard in care of Diane Arturi, Michael, and Daniel Dragojevich for Senior Transportation Services during 2009 and 2010. The first week of July 2010, Diane Arturi advised that I was being re-assigned to another community service facility on Tuesday, July 6th, 2010. On Thursday, July 2nd, Pam at the Reception Desk provided a handwritten note with Bruce Thompson’s name and telephone number to report at the Deicke Home for the Retarded. http://www.deickehome.org/, on Tuesday, July 6th, at 9:00 a.m. at 1005 West Division Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148.
When I arrived, I met Bruce Thompson and Sherry who was waiting by the lobby door. Bruce Thompson invited to sit in his office and complete the Deicke Home for the Retarded Volunteer Form. During the Volunteer Service Interview, I mentioned to Bruce Thompson that I had been a volunteer at the Deicke Home for the Retarded before on behalf of the Wheaton Friends of the Court Program for John Gar and Peter, court wards, sponsored by Judge Robert E. Byrne and Judge Mehling formerly at the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court, 505 North County Farm Road, at the Du Page County Government Center—during our conversation, I mentioned that I remembered when Peter Fantuzzi was there as the former director of the Deicke Home of the Retarded in Lombard. I told Bruce Thompson that I have been a certified Illinois teacher and faculty at the College of Du Page in Glen Ellyn and Lombard, Illinois. Bruce Thompson provided a copy of the July 2010 Calendar for Activities at the Deicke Home for the Retarded, so that I could select which two (2) days of the week I would visit the Deicke Home for community assistance. I chose to provide community volunteer assistance on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for the Deicke Home of the Retarded residents in Lombard, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Thereafter, I have arrived at 8:00 a.m. and sometimes have stayed for activities in the afternoon until 4:30 p.m. or after 3:00 p.m. For the record, I have provided volunteer community assistance at the Deicke Home for the Retarded with laundry folding and bed-dressing for Denise, Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club shopping, outdoor recreational activities, lunch assistance for preparation and serving set-up, pantry cleaning, Sam’s Club Grocery Shopping Day Loading and Unloading, Lake View Nature Center in Oakbrook Terrace, Spirit of Chicago Luncheon Yacht Cruise, Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn, Helen M. Plum Library Scarecrow Crafts Day, Sonny Acres Farm in West Chicago, Sewing and Designing Crafts for Marilyn, etc.
Afterwards, Bruce Thompson introduced me to Darlene Cox, I told her that I had been there before for the Wheaton Friends of the Court when Peter Fantuzzi had been the director of the Deicke Home for the Retarded. Some of the Deicke Home residents met me and remembered that I had visited them some years ago.
On Tuesday morning, I was also introduced to Linda Hallenstein and Joyce, the other two staff members along with Crystal, the secretary. First, I was assigned to assist with the Vegetable Garden and the existing weeds around the tomatoes, peppers, Brussel sprouts, cabbages, and zucchini. Then, Linda invited me to play Billiards Pool in the basement—since I had had a billiards pool table at home, I was familiar with playing pool as an amateur. Then, we went upstairs to help set up lunch and the tables, along with the preparation of the lunch meal for serving to the Deicke Home residents.
During the weekly visits for community assistance on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, I helped the Deicke Home residents shopping at Wal-Mart and with the groceries loading and unloading from Sam’s Club to the Deicke Home’s kitchen in Lombard.
Also, during the summertime, Linda Hallenstein planned outdoor activities at the Lake View Nature Center on Wild Wednesdays with Story Time in Oakbrook Terrace.
www.vimeo.com/13416253 A Story Time at the Lake View Nature Center
www.vimeo.com/13363343 A Life Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly on Wild Wednesday
The first week of September 2010, the Deicke Home residents with Maryann, Joyce, Linda, and Adelle, a senior citizen community volunteer, planned a Lake Michigan yacht cruise with luncheon aboard the Spirit of Chicago organized by Tiffany Weinstein on Tuesday. When I arrived early on Tuesday morning, Bruce Thompson told me that I did not have to stay that day because the Deicke Home resident were going on the Spirit of Chicago Luncheon Cruise at a cost of $36.03 per person paid for them, but he would not pay for me to attend as a volunteer, only for the others. I was rather disappointed that Bruce Thompson would not pay for me as a community volunteer, when I had been providing community assistance every Tuesday and Wednesday, even before… So, I paid for my Spirit of Chicago Cruise ticket by mail, after Bruce Thompson made a telephone and Email reservation for me with Tiffany Weinstein.
Sometimes, I was assigned to do outdoor detail for picking up twigs and weeds with Marilyn around the front yard, up to corner and all around the Deicke Home, including the indoor walking courtyard and track. Another time, I had to help checking out the glass storm windows and screens which had popped out overnight, all around the Deicke Home.
During October and November 2010, Marilyn Francik asked me to help her with her Sewing and Mending clothes, as well as some Sewing Projects which Nancy who had left, did not complete for her—such as the Bunny Remote Control Holder and her Memorabilia Pillow with the pink satin recyclable fabric they had left for remnants. In addition, I gave Marilyn several new Thanksgiving fabric material for her holiday gifts for her guardian Stephan, her cousin Evelyn, and also for Adelle, the senior volunteer driver. I was designing and sewing for Marilyn’s holiday gifts of fabric, as well as for her own sewing needs. I helped Marilyn with her Pink Satin Memorabilia Pillow, the Bunny Remote Control Holder, Guardian Stephan’s Clown Placemat, Cousin Evelyn’s Thanksgiving Table Runner and Adelle’s Holiday Table Runner.
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Yorktown Center meets you at the intersection of Highland Avenue and Butterfield Road in Lombard, Du Page County, Illinois, U.S.A.
Whenever you need to go for a nice, long walk, all around, for exercise, visit The Shops on Butterfield Road at the Yorktown Center with a friend. Spend time there at leisure, walking through the Shops, looking and window shopping, browsing through the long, spacious corridors, brightened by skylights, sun, and live trees, flowers, and flying birds, indoors…livened by sparkling water fountains, bubbling with energy, all around…
The Yorktown Mall is a nice getaway from daily routine, any time…for a casual shopping experience with friends, walking through open spaces and colonnades. Explore all the possibilities at The Shops on Butterfield Road in Du Page County.
“Imagine all the possibilities” and all the options to explore when you are looking at The Shops in Yorktown Mall, anytime, and especially during the weekend.
There are always savory and sweet surprises, tasty bits to taste at the Plaza Food Court corridor, upper level. You can start at Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, with a variety of samples to please your palate, salty and sweet. “Sign up on the Auntie Anne’s website to get more free stuff”. Then walk over to Sarku Japan and savor Teriyaki chicken samples and other Asian specialties. There are other culinary choices to eat along the same path. In addition, Burger King is always a friendly place on the other bright and sunny side, by the glass cathedral windows. Panda Express has original Asian cuisine to taste. Sbarro provides Italian cuisine for warm, savory dishes. Arby’s offers sandwiches, beverages, and snacks. Cinnabon has buttery and sweet cinnamon rolls with fresh coffee or tea. YogenFruz cools you off with frozen yogurt.
After a full round of flavors, Fannie May always has a range of sweet chocolate samplers, from green meltaways to caramel nut candies, and of course, dark chocolate squares, to taste, for free, at the upper level in Yorktown Center, Lombard.
When there is more craving for chocoholics, take the elevator to the lower level and stop by Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, to visit the friendly chocolatier. There is a big, brown bear to greet you at the door and a free chocolate sample waiting for you upon request. Just ask for it… You can always have chocolate fudge or coconut caramel candy with nuts. Or, try the fresh Green Taffy Caramel Apples for a Fall Harvest treat. These fresh green Granny Smith apples are deliciously dipped in caramel and nuts, right before your eyes. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory will never let you down for a chocoholic experience at the Yorktown Center.
In addition, Dairy Queen Ice Cream features “Triple Chocolate Utopia”, the “Royal Treatment”, New Waffle Treats, Fudge Bars, and even a “Brownie Earthquake”…
The Information Center at the lower level provides availability of unexpected services, such as Fax Service at $1 for local calls, $2 for long distance, and $3 for international faxes. Also, Yorktown Center Gift Certificates can be purchased in denominations of $50 for shopping anywhere at The Shops in the Mall and even for lodging at the Westin Lombard Yorktown, Du Page’s only Four-Star Hotel to find a respite in Lilac Town.
For your convenience, you can rent baby strollers and wheel chairs at no charge with valid identification and driver’s license at the Yorktown Center.
Another favorite pastime at the Mall is the Yorktown Express Train for children and tots. Everyone tries to make the “All Aboard” Yorktown Express Train in time for the children to get on the train ride express, four times around the Yorktown railroad track, at the lower level, by Carson Pirie and Scott. The Information Center sells Kids’ Express Train Tickets for $1 each or a six-ride for $5. Socks must be worn and are also available for $1 a pair, cash only. The maximum height for riders is 54” inches. Please do not leave your child unattended.
While people-watching at the Yorktown Center in Lombard, I noticed how everyone enjoys with the children the Tree House Adventure Play area, as the tots slide down and inside the green tube, and others roam through the Treehouse, all around, up and down the stairs, gliding down the slide and fun-making in the Adventure Playground. Everyone sits and watches the children play in the romper room area, having as much fun and joy being there, as the young do…
For the entertainment of young adults and old, there is now Lucky Strikes Lanes for bowling, AMC 18 Theater, AMC Premium Cinema; other department stores at JC Penney, Marshall’s; Apparel and Specialty selections; Athletic shopping selections; more Specialty Shops; Restaurants; the Plaza Food Courtyard; and much, much more variety and selection. There are more than three hundred stores at The Shops on Butterfield Road to fit every taste, value, and choice. Explore all the possibilities at The Shops on Butterfield Road in Yorktown Center, Du Page County, Illinois, USA.
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