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SUMMARY:ChiPride Volunteering + Friends of the Forest Preserves - LaBagh Woods
DESCRIPTION:ChiPride Volunteering + Friends of the Forest Preserves – LaBagh Woods \n\nWhen: Sunday\, October 18th\, 2026 \nTime: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm \nLocation: LaBagh Woods – N. Cicero Ave.\, N of W. Foster Ave.\, Chicago\, IL 60630 \nTotal Spots Available: 20 \n  \nDescription: Join LGBTQ+ and Ally Volunteers as we partner with Friends of the Forest Preserves on Chicago’s Northwest Side! Volunteers will perform a variety of tasks that will include removing invasive species\, seed collecting\, and potentially helping to care for some native plant areas.  \nVolunteers should wear weather appropriate attire suitable for working in a forest setting. We suggest these additional items: \n\nInsect repellant\nSunscreen\nHat and/or sunglasses\nWater and snacks to stay hydrated and energized\n\nFriends of the Forest Preserves will provide all work items on site (gloves\, trowels\, clippers\, etc.) \nWhen you enter the LaBagh Woods Forest Preserve entrance off N. Cicero Ave.\, follow the drive and look for signs directing “volunteers” to the appropriate location. \n  \n  \nFriends of the Forest Preserves Mission: Long before there was a Cook County\, this region where tallgrass prairie meets eastern forest was home to a breathtaking mosaic of landscapes. By the turn of the 20th century\, with a great city growing here\, civic leaders like Dwight Perkins and Jens Jensen recognized that it was essential to preserve these native landscapes for people to enjoy for centuries to come. They worked for years to establish the nation’s first – and now largest at 70\,000 acres – forest preserve district.  \nIn more recent history\, the forest preserves have encountered a great deal of abuse and neglect. Invasive brush turned thousands of acres into impassible thorn thickets\, preserve land was sold\, and trash littered the landscape. A new group of civic leaders\, people just like you\, formed Friends of the Forest Preserves in 1998 to rescue these treasured lands. We knew that in order to maintain these vast rewards and ensure they’re here for all of us to enjoy\, we’d have to work just as hard as the visionary citizens who protected them more than a century ago. \nToday\, we protect\, promote\, and care for the forest preserves to ensure they thrive for us and for future generations. Great civic leaders started the forest preserves over 100 years ago and now\, it’s our turn to be those great civic leaders that ensure the preserves are here and healthy for the next 100 years. \n  \nChipride Volunteering Mission: Chipride Volunteering connects Chicago’s diverse LGBTQ+ community and allies through unified volunteerism. \nWe strive to create a more inclusive city by centralizing opportunities that support a variety of nonprofits\, fostering connection and driving positive change at a local level. \n 
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LOCATION:LaBagh Woods – Friends of the Forest\, N. Cicero Ave.\, N of W. Foster Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60630\, United States
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SUMMARY:ChiPride Volunteering + Tree House Humane Society
DESCRIPTION:ChiPride Volunteering + Tree House Humane Society \n  \nWhen: Saturday\, October 24th\, 2026 \nTime: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm  \nLocation: 7225 N Western Ave\, Chicago\, IL 60645 \nTotal Spots Available: 15 \nDescription: Join LGBTQ+ and Ally Volunteers as we partner with the Tree House Humane Society! Volunteers will help build cat shelters for Tree House’s incredible Community Cats program. These shelters will provide a place for cat colonies across the city to reside. Volunteers will also help complete a number of varied tasks to support Tree House including landscaping\, van washing and myriad other tasks throughout the shelter.  \nThere will also be some kitty play time at the end of our work time. \n  \nTree House Humane Society Mission: Tree House Humane Society envisions a world in which every cat thrives. Tree House empowers communities of caregivers to protect\, nurture\, and support new solutions so no cat suffers. \n  \nChipride Volunteering Mission: Chipride Volunteering connects Chicago’s diverse LGBTQ+ community and allies through unified volunteerism. \nWe strive to create a more inclusive city by centralizing opportunities that support a variety of nonprofits\, fostering connection and driving positive change at a local level.
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SUMMARY:ChiPride Volunteering + Care For Real
DESCRIPTION:ChiPride Volunteering + Care For Real \n \nWhen: Saturday\, November 21st\, 2026 \nTime: 8:30 am – 12:15 pm \nLocation: Care For Real\, 5840 N Broadway\, Chicago\, IL 60660 \nTotal Spots Available: 10 \n\nDescription: Join other LGBTQ+ and Ally volunteers as we assist Care For Real with food distribution at their pantry on the Saturday before Thanksgiving! You may be packing carts of food\, bringing food to clients\, packing bags\, or stocking shelves. Distribution involves lifting bags and boxes that may weigh up to 30 lbs. Please wear closed-toe shoes. \n\nLocation\, Parking\, and Public Transportation: There is no on-site parking at our location. Street parking is available but can be limited. We recommend arriving early to allow time to find parking. Our location is easily accessible via public transportation.   \n\nCare For Real Mission: Care for Real’s mission is to foster a healthy and equitable community by helping neighbors and families overcome food insecurity with dignity. Through locations in Edgewater and Rogers Park\, CfR provides food\, clothing\, pet food\, referral\, and additional services with compassion to improve the health and well-being of low-income residents to foster a stronger\, healthier\, equitable\, and more stable community. \nChipride Volunteering Mission: Chipride Volunteering connects Chicago’s diverse LGBTQ+ community and allies through unified volunteerism. We strive to create a more inclusive city by centralizing opportunities that support a variety of nonprofits\, fostering connection and driving positive change at a local level.
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