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Monday, September 10, 2012

Local Chambers, 'Giving DuPage' Plan 9/11 Event to Promote Volunteerism

The Downers Grove Area Chamber of Commerce will participate in the 11th annual Day of Service and Remembrance at the Grove Moose Lodge #1535 on Sept. 11.

The Downers Grove Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry will partner with other area chambers and the nonprofit "Giving DuPage" on Tuesday to host a special "Business After Hours" to remember the events of 9/11. The 11th annual Day of Service and Remembrance will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the Downers Grove Moose Lodge 1535, 1030 Warren Ave. During the event, chambers in Downers Grove, Darien, Lombard and Westmont will join together to connect churches, schools, businesses, scout troops, families and individuals with service projects in local not-for-profits.  Last year, in honor of the 10 anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Giving DuPage hosted a gathering that included music, speakers and on-site service projects at the …

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

DG Resident Gives Back to Adventist Hospice

DG resident Dawn Ceren is a former patient turned volunteer.

From Adventist St. Thomas Hospice: Hinsdale – Prior to January 2009, Dawn Ceren could not have imagined how important hospice would become for her. It was during that month that her 48-year-old husband took his own life. In her pain and confusion, and with enormous concerns about her young son, the Downers Grove resident turned to Adventist St. Thomas Hospice for guidance and support. She found it. “Hospice was always there for me and for my son,” Ceren said. “There is real acceptance. No one is judgmental. When I spoke to friends or acquaintances after my husband died, it seemed everyone had their own war story to tell, rather than let me talk. At hospice, you can tell your own story and get it out without interruption.” Ceren was so …

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