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16 | April 13, 2017 | The orland park prairie News
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Village’s annual Curbside
Spring Clean-Up to take
place week of April 17
Submitted by Village of
Orland Park
Spring is here, and with
it comes the Village of Orland
Park’s yearly Curbside
Spring Clean-Up.
This year’s collection will
again be offered on residents’
regular garbage pickup
days the week of April
17-21.
Orland Park’s Curbside
Spring Clean-Up is held in
cooperation with the Village’s
refuse hauler, Waste
Management and will serve
more than 22,000 households.
Residents are to place
all trash and bulk items
curbside by 6 a.m. on their
pick-up day and in an orderly
fashion (i.e. bagged,
contained or bundled, with
no loose garbage).
Residents can dispose of
durable goods or household
items, like furniture, textiles
and carpets, as well as white
goods, including washers,
dryers and refrigerators.
Residents should note
that the doors on any white
goods and appliances should
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be removed before being
placed at the curb to prevent
children from playing on or
around them.
Items not accepted during
the collection include
electronics (e.g. televisions,
computers, monitors and
printers).
Information on disposal of
electronics can be found at
the “Refuse, Recycling, Yard
Waste” link on the Village’s
website, under the Living in
Orland Park tab.
Hazardous wastes — such
as paints, oils and solvents
— will not be picked up, nor
will automotive batteries,
gas, asbestos, medical waste.
Also excluded are construction
and demolition materials,
concrete, rock, dirt,
engines or large automotive
parts, or any oversized items
that cannot be placed in a
compactor type truck.
Automobile tires will be
picked up, provided the rims
have been removed.
Further information is
available by calling Waste
Management at (800) 796-
9696.
Contact
Dana Anderson
Business Briefs
Four Orland Parkers
among RE/MAX brokers in
Northern Illinois recognized
with career honors
Ninety-six brokers affiliated
with RE/MAX offices
across northern Illinois recently
earned recognition for
their career achievements.
RE/MAX brokers are eligible
for four career awards,
each marking an important
professional milestone while
they are affiliated with RE/
MAX. The awards, in ascending
order of significance
are: Hall of Fame, Lifetime
Achievement, Circle of Legends
and Luminary of Distinction.
Two brokers became
members of the Circle of
Legends, which recognizes
an elite group of top brokers
in the RE/MAX global network
representing less than
0.5 percent of all RE/MAX
sales associates. To enter the
Circle of Legends, a broker
must have been with RE/
MAX for at least 10 years
and have earned more than
$10 million in commissions
during that time.
The Lifetime Achievement
Award, which goes to
those who have been part
of the worldwide RE/MAX
network for at least seven
years and have earned more
than $3 million in gross
commissions during that
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time, was presented to 23
brokers in Northern Illinois.
Seventy-one brokers were
inducted into the RE/MAX
Hall of Fame, whose members
have earned more than
$1 million in gross commissions
while affiliated with
RE/MAX.
The Lifetime Achievement
Awards went to Dave
Shalabi, RE/MAX Synergy
in Orland Park, and Dawn
Dause, RE/MAX Ultimate
Professionals, Shorewood.
Among those inducted
into the RE/MAX Hall of
Fame were Jeanne Dominguez,
RE/MAX 1st Service,
Orland Park; and Tony Mitidiero
and Rory Wilfong, RE/
MAX Synergy, Orland Park.
Oak Lawn’s Children’s
Museum to have book fair at
Barnes & Noble
The Children’s Museum
in Oak Lawn is excited to
announce it will be partnering
with Barnes & Noble in
Orland Park for a book fair
fundraiser. This book fair is
to take place from 4-8 p.m.
Thursday, April 13, at the
store, 160 Orland Park Place.
During the event, children
will have the opportunity
to meet the Easter Bunny,
decorate their own cupcakes
(for a small fee), get their
face painted, enjoy story
time and more.
This book fair fundraiser
will be a fun event for children
and families to enjoy
School
From Page 14
an and performs the finest
wind band literature. The
ensemble has worked with
and sponsored commissions
from Pulitzer Prize-winning
composers. The ensemble
performs several concerts
throughout the year, tours
and also an opportunity to
promote literacy. An added
bonus is that a portion of the
sales made during the event
will be donated to the museum.
Lakeshore Partners with
DonorsChoose.org to give
back to local classrooms
Lakeshore Learning Materials,
a developer and retailer
of innovative educational
products for schools
and homes with a location
in Orland Park, recently announced
a brand-new program
to provide much-needed
support to local public
schools. From now through
April 29, customers visiting
any Lakeshore Learning
Store across the country
can make a difference in
their local communities by
donating to DonorsChoose.
org, an organization through
which donors have funded
more than 885,000 classroom
projects for teachers
and which has positively affected
more than 22 million
U.S. students.
Customers shopping at
any of the 60 Lakeshore
Learning Stores nationwide
will have the option of adding
a DonorsChoose.org
donation to their purchase
at checkout. Their contributions
will be recognized on
a donation card displayed
within the store as a way of
celebrating and personally
thanking each individual
regularly and has appeared
at the College Band Directors
National Association
Conference and the Illinois
Music Educators Association
Conference.
The American Prize is
a series of nonprofit, national
competitions in the
performing arts, providing
cash awards, professional
who provides local classroom
support. All donations
from the program will directly
benefit schools in the
surrounding area — providing
teachers with essential
tools and materials to ensure
a thriving learning environment
for today’s students.
Lakeshore is a longstanding
supporter of DonorsChoose.org,
working in
partnership with the organization
for nearly a decade.
One of the many initiatives
Lakeshore promotes is
an annual giving program
through the company’s Gifts
for Growing Minds holiday
catalog. For every catalog
order, Lakeshore donates $1
to DonorsChoose.org, resulting
in more than $328,000
for public schools over the
past four years. Like DonorsChoose.org,
Lakeshore
was founded on the mission
of supporting teachers, students
and classrooms. The
new initiative will help increase
the impact at the local
level, and Lakeshore invites
customers to join in the spirit
of giving to ensure that every
child in the community
receives a quality education.
To find the nearest Lakeshore
Learning Store, visit
www.LakeshoreLearning.
com/stores. To learn more
about DonorsChoose.org,
visit www.donorschoose.
org.
Compiled by Editor Bill Jones,
bill@opprairie.com.
adjudication and recognition
for the best recorded
performances by ensembles
and individuals in the United
States. It is administered by
Hat City Music Theatre Inc.,
a nonprofit organization
based in Connecticut.
Compiled by Editor Bill Jones,
bill@opprairie.com.
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