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Week of Action Benefits Chicagoland Community Organizations
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July 22, 2016
Winston staff and attorneys participated in a number of community service projects during the Chicago office’s Week of Action held July 18-22.
Ten volunteers prepared lunch at the Ronald McDonald House for families of patients at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital. The meals we provided brought love and relief, allowing families to unwind, de-stress, and nourish their bodies to be at their best for their child in the hospital.
Later in the week, 20 volunteers helped The Field Museum catalogue just a few of the nearly 30 million objects and specimens that call the Museum home. Volunteers were introduced to the Museum’s vast collections, received instructions for labeling specimens, engaged in data entry, and viewed rare specimens under a microscope. This unique opportunity also provided volunteers with an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum’s insect collection.
The featured service project during Winston’s Week of Action was Operation Backpack, an online school supply drive in partnership with Volunteers of America of Illinois. Everyone in the Chicago office had the opportunity to purchase school supplies to fill backpacks for the coming academic year for first- through third-grade students who are foster children, low income children, and children of veterans.
Winston volunteers at Ronald McDonald House demonstrated that “the kitchen is the heart of every home.” Click here for photos from this event. Winston volunteers at The Field Museum became “scientists for a day.” Click here for photos from this event.
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