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Connecting to the Community: Malik

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One key part of your health is your connection to your community. And one way to connect with your community is to get involved and give back. Each Saturday, we feature different ways members of the Northshore Acupuncture Center community are rolling up their sleeves and giving back.

This week we are featuring Malik’s support for small businesses. Malik, the owner of Hip Circle Studio, has organized her network to participate in a monthly cash mob where the group makes purchases at a local independently owned business. Shopping local and independent shops is important for the health and vibrancy of our communities. Cash Mobs bring a lot of shoppers and attention to a single business each month to show support and to help them stay open in this challenging economy.  This month’s cash mob is TOMORROW 10/30 at Sweety Pies Bakery at 8042 Lincoln Ave in Skokie. Request to join the Facebook group CashMob by Malik to be informed of future month’s cash mob.

Remember that Small Business Saturday is 11/26. Purchase your holiday gifts at the Pop-Up Gift Shop at North Branch Yoga which features 17+ local entrepreneurs.

Connecting to the Community: Kesia

13517535_10104129293938767_10954638384628384_oOne key part of your health is your connection to your community. And one way to connect with your community is to get involved and give back. Each Saturday, we feature different ways members of the Northshore Acupuncture Center community are rolling up their sleeves and giving back.

This week we are featuring Kesia’s work with Feed My Starving Children, a non-profit that provides nutritionally complete meals specifically formulated for malnourished children. Donations fund the meal ingredients. Volunteers hand-pack the meals. Meals are donated to FMSC food partners around the world, where kids are fed and lives are saved!

You can get your whole family (ages 5+) involved by volunteering at an event near you, hosting and organizing a packing event, and/or donating to help fund more meals.

Your immediate financial support is needed to pack and ship more urgently needed meals to FMSC’s partners in the path of Hurricane Matthew.

Connecting to the Community: Cubs fans

14322749_10210290226193546_8758295365418905604_nOne key part of your health is your connection to your community. And one way to connect with your community is to get involved and give back. Each Saturday, we feature different ways members of the Northshore Acupuncture Center community are rolling up their sleeves and giving back.

This week, we are featuring the Cubs involvement with Cubs Care. a fund of the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. Cubs Care is committed to helping those less fortunate improve their lives and strengthen children and families. Grants are made to qualified nonprofit organizations with programs that concentrate on child and youth education and health and wellness.

Watch game 3 this Tuesday, October 18th at Ten Ninety Brewing Co. Northshore Acupuncture will be providing complimentary stress relief treatments. We will also be offering red and blue “ear seeds” for a recommended donation of $20. Proceeds will be donated to Cubs Care. The “ear seeds” are gold plated pellets with a Swarovski crystal that can be placed on an acupuncture point on the ear that helps manage anxiety.

Connecting to the community: Scott D

scott-dikkersOne key part of your health is your connection to your community. And one way to connect with your community is to get involved and give back. Each Saturday, we feature different ways members of the Northshore Acupuncture Center community are rolling up their sleeves and giving back.

This week we are featuring Scott‘s involvement with Wolf-PAC, an organization fighting for free and fair elections. You can get involved by signing an online petition that you support a Constitutional amendment for free and fair elections or you can donate your time and/or money.

Connecting to the community: Kathleen

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One key part of your health is your connection to your community. And one way to connect with your community is to get involved and give back. Each Saturday, we feature different ways members of the Northshore Acupuncture Center community are rolling up their sleeves and giving back.

This week we are featuring Kathleen‘s work with the Pachamama Alliance – the global community committed to bringing forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just human presence on Earth. Pachamama Alliance’s mission is to empower indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest to preserve their lands and culture and, using insights gained from that work, to educate and inspire individuals everywhere to bring forth a thriving, just and sustainable world.

If you would like to learn more about the Pachamama Alliance, then

1) Join a communities intro call to learn about the opportunities available to you when you join a global network of local groups committed to personal and social transformation. and/or,

2) Attend a free half-day transformative journey in Evanston on Sunday (10/23) that educates people on the challenges and possibilities of this moment in time and the role they can play in creating a new future.

Connecting to the community: Kelly

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Kelly’s company Everlights volunteers as a group to cook and serve meals at Hilda’s Place, a transitional homeless shelter, in Evanston. Volunteering is a great bonding activity for co-workers, teams, clubs, and families. You can sign up through the Connections for the Homeless.

Connections for the Homeless, which operates the transitional homeless shelter in Evanston called Hilda’s Place, is hoping to raise an additional $500,000 this year to supplement uncertain government revenues.14022190_1197801236907576_7316420009118090061_n

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The agency is sponsoring a luncheon Tuesday (9/27) at the Woman’s Club of Evanston, 1702 Chicago Ave., featuring remarks by H. Luke Shaefer, co-author of $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America, followed by a panel discussion on homelessness.

Connecting to the Community: Blanche

12742498_10156564477920512_8656884230238622090_nOne key part of your health is your connection to your community. And one way to connect with your community is to get involved and give back. Each Saturday, we feature different ways members of the Northshore Acupuncture Center community are rolling up their sleeves and giving back.

This week we are featuring Blanche’s work with the Village Treasure House and Deborah’s Place.
Blanche volunteers at the Village Treasure House, a unique, not-for-profit furniture and home furnishings consignment shop that supports 17 local agencies.  The Village Treasure House is looking for consignments, donations, and volunteers.
Blanche has also made monetary and supply donations and volunteered for two events for Deborah’s Place – Chicago’s largest provider of supportive housing for single women experiencing homelessness. They provide housing, healing and hope. Deborah’s Place has lots of opportunities to volunteer for just one day (leading bingo, landscaping, providing administrative support)- in addition to volunteering on a regular basis.  You can also make monetary donations, purchase items from their wishlist, or support an event benefiting Deborah’s place.

Connecting to the Community: Bonita

10982440_866409230084785_519454080182597831_oOne key part of your health is your connection to your community. And one way to connect with your community is to get involved and give back. Each Saturday, we feature different ways members of the Northshore Acupuncture Center community are rolling up their sleeves and giving back.

This week we are featuring Bonita‘s work as a board member for the Cornerstone Counseling Center of Chicago (CCCOC).CCCOC is a full service psychological care not-for-profit organization that offers quality care to adults, youth, couples, and families in Chicago.

You don’t have to be on the Board of Directors to get involved. CCCOC is currently looking for volunteers with experience in marketing, media/design, event planning and administrative tasks.

You can also make a donation to CCCOC on their website.

Connecting To The Community: Howard

14138144_1119167768160660_427705398272147565_oOne key part of your health is your connection to your community. And one way to connect with your community is to get involved and give back. Each Saturday, we feature different ways members of the Northshore Acupuncture Center community are rolling up their sleeves and giving back.

This week we are featuring Howard‘s involvement with the Rotary Club of Skokie Valley.

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Connecting to the Community: Kathy

Kathy kOne key part of your health is your connection to your community. And one way to connect with your community is to get involved and give back. Each Saturday, we feature different ways members of the Northshore Acupuncture Center community are rolling up their sleeves and giving back.

One of the ways that Kathy gets involved is by volunteering at community events like the Taste of Skokie and Skokie’s Backlot Bash. The Backlot Bash is going on this weekend – check out the schedule. We’d love to see you and your family downtown!

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