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Archive for October 2019

Treasure, Not Trash: Serving an Invisible Population

By Illinois Prairie Community Foundation | October 28, 2019

Reposted from Illinois Country Living By Lisa Cherry Valerie Beguin paints a picture of the scenes she encountered as a former investigator with Illinois Department of Child and Family Services: A phone call is made to the Illinois Child Abuse Hotline, which initiates an investigation within 24 hours. The anonymous caller reports seeing his neighbor…

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Jon’s Heroes: Aspiring PE Teachers Learn How to Work With Children With Autism

By Illinois Prairie Community Foundation | October 24, 2019

Reprinted with permission of ISU News By Kate Arthur Gym class was the worst part of Jon Miskulin’s day in junior high. Changing clothes in the locker room was torture, so he would change into his PE uniform in the nurse’s office. When he would get home, he would tell his mom he felt beat…

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First McLean County Hero House, in Memory of Josh Rodgers, Nearly Complete

By Illinois Prairie Community Foundation | October 24, 2019

Reprinted with permission from The Pantagraph By Paul Swiech, Pantagraph Health Editor, Photos by David Proeber BLOOMINGTON — Construction of the house at 1108 S. Oak St. has gone “swimmingly well,” and the construction manager and a project partner know one reason why. “There is no house built with more love,” Vonda Rodgers said. “All…

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Evergreen Cemetery Walk Celebrates 25th Anniversary

By Illinois Prairie Community Foundation | October 4, 2019

Reprinted with Permission of The Pantagraph By Maria Nagle; photos by Lewis Marien and Lori Ann Cook Neisler BLOOMINGTON — When the Evergreen Cemetery Walk was started 25 years ago cemetery vandalism was a major problem, especially in Bloomington’s oldest cemetery. “The issue of vandalism in cemeteries has not gone away,” said Candace Summers, director…

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