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North Shore residents volunteer to make a difference with day of goodwill
Alexa Burnell
Freelance Reporter
The Indian Hills Train
Station was the warmest
place in town on a cool
Oct. 26, thanks to the
Volunteer Center of NE
Metro Chicago’s annual
Make a Difference Day
collection. Dozens of nonprofits
benefitted from the
goodwill of others during
the event.
The Volunteer Center
helps residents and service
groups of all ages
and abilities in the New
Trier Township, the North
Shore and the greater NE
Metro Chicago area find
volunteer opportunities or
participate in days of service
with their nonprofit
partners.
On the morning of the
26, Glencoe’s Margot Flanagin,
co-chair of Make
A Difference Day, helped
guide folks who brought
cars full of gear to be given
to specific nonprofits.
For her, the day is about
gathering needed items
and allowing non-profits
the chance to spread their
message and build personal
relationships.
“What I most love about
this day is watching the
nonprofits receive the specific
donations that they
know will benefit those
they serve,” Flanagin
said. “At the same time,
the annual day of collection
means our nonprofit
partners can connect with
other nonprofits and make
connections with families
who may be interested in
helping out at other times
of the year.”
Dr. Warren Bruhl and
John Redmond, both of
Northbrook, are the founders
of Dream Weaver, an
organization that helps
the needy become needed.
A facet of their organization
— Gear for Goals
— gathers used sporting
equipment to be given to
kids who can’t afford the
baseball bats, soccer balls,
hockey equipment and
more that so many children
on the North Shore
have access too. Bruhl
and Redmond brought the
Loyola Academy varsity
soccer team along, helping
collect and sort the goods.
Bruhl explained how a day
of giving can positively
impact a child in need.
“There are so many
benefits of team sports.
They teach the value of
teamwork and problem
solving, while also boosting
confidence and bringing
joy,” Bruhl said. “But
one quality baseball bat
can cost as much as $200.
We know there is a surplus
of unused sporting equipment
in homes across the
North Shore. Those items
can be put to good use,
providing an opportunity
for a kid who may not
otherwise have the chance
to reap the benefits sports
provide.”
Similarly, Orphans of
the Storm animal shelter
were on hand to gather
used animal carriers, old
newspaper, blankets, towels
and any other supply
that can make the life of
an orphaned pet a happier
one. Kristen Tump,
a Volunteer coordinator,
said the annual day of giving
often leads to new and
repeat business, meaning
her goal of providing care
for animals is easier to accomplish.
“What can I say? We
just simply cannot do this
without our amazing donors.
The goods we gather
allow us to continue to
Members of the Loyola Academy boys soccer team (left
to right) Drew Jimenez, of Glenview, Niko Douvalakis,
of Chicago, Jack Latterman, of Kenilworth, and Tommy
Zipprich, of Evanston, help out during The Volunteer
Center’s Make A Difference Day Oct. 26 at the Indian
Hills Train Station in Winnetka. Alexa Burnell/22nd
Century Media
care of animals,” Tump
said. “We are so grateful
for each and every contribution
and we’ve always
had such success at the
Volunteer Center’s Make
A Difference Day event.”
For more info on the
Volunteer Center and their
nonprofit partners, visit
www.volunteercenterhelps.org.
THE NORTHBROOK TOWER
North Shore Place worker
sued for alleged sexual
abuse, physical assault of
former resident
A worker at a senior living
facility in Northbrook
is being sued for allegedly
sexually abusing and
physically assaulting a former
resident there, according
to a civil lawsuit filed
in Cook County circuit
court and obtained by The
Tower.
The estate of a 61-yearold
man, who lived at
North Shore Place from
June 2017 to June 2018,
is suing Snezana “Sue”
Djuricic, a worker at the
retirement senior living
residence, according to
the lawsuit. The lawsuit,
which was filed Oct. 11,
also names North Shore
Place as a defendant for its
“failure to protect the resident.”
The lawsuit states staff
members at North Shore
Place notified their employer
on approximately
April 23, 2018, that Djuricic
was “strangely over
protective” and “overly
friendly” with the resident.
Reporting by The Northbrook
Tower Staff. Full story at
NorthbrookTowerDaily.com.
THE HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK
Former HPHS tennis coach
files federal lawsuit
against district, parents
After losing his job last
year and filing a lawsuit
in the Lake County courts
against Township High
School District 113, former
Highland Park High
School tennis coach Stephen
Rudman has filed
another lawsuit in federal
court on Aug. 15.
The lawsuit was filed
by Northbrook attorney
Steven Glink on behalf
of Rudman. He is seeking
$150,000 for a civil rights
violation and defamation
by the district, members
of the district’s administration
and parents of students
who played on Rudman’s
tennis team.
Rudman was let go from
his position at the school
Aug. 1, 2018, after officials
at the district received
a letter from attorney Neal
Takiff, alleging Rudman
was physically and verbally
abusive toward his
tennis players.
Reporting by Erin Yarnall,
Editor, and Nick Frazier,
Sports Editor. Full story at
HPLandmarkDaily.com.
THE GLENVIEW LANTERN
District 30’s approved
2020-21 calendar
represents return to
traditional structure
The Northbrook/Glenview
District 30 Board of
Education approved the
2020-21 school calendar
Thursday, Oct. 24, during
its regular meeting.
The approved calendar
represents a return to the
district’s “usual calendar”
after two years of modified
calendars that supported
the construction of the new
Maple School, according
to an emailed communication
from District 30
Superintendent Dr. Brian
Wegley.
Reporting by The Glenview
Lantern Staff. Full story at
GlenviewLanternDaily.com.
THE LAKE FOREST LEADER
Board accepts principal’s
resignation amid boos,
unanswered questions
In a room filled to capacity
by supporters of
Deer Path Middle School
principal Tom Cardamone,
marked by blue ribbons
pinned to their shirts, the
District 67 Board of Edu-
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