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Community preparing for Gates Center Day of Service
Hundreds of Foresters and friends gathered for last year's event

For the second consecutive year, the Lake Forest College community – students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends – will visit dozens of sites across Chicagoland to engage in a multitude of service projects. The endeavor, called The Christine and John S. Gates Center Day of Service, will take place on Saturday, September 27.

Those interested in registering for the event can do so here.

Lake Forest College Day of Service

Last year, more than 600 Foresters and friends gathered across the country, including these students who worked at the Chicago Food Depository, for the International Day of Service as part of the College's 150th anniversary celebration.
Among the sites that will be visited are:

Sedgebrook Retirement Community, Lincolnshire
VA Medical Center, North Chicago
Warren Newport Township Public Library, Gurnee
Waukegan Public Library, Waukegan
Zion Benton Public, Library Zion
The Northern Illinois Food Bank, Park City
Winchester House, Libertyville
Wings, Palatine
Ragdale, Lake Forest
Center on Halsted, Chicago
Elawa Farm Garden, Lake Forest
Elawa Farm Wildlife Discovery Center, Lake Forest
Greater Chicago Food Depository
Lake Forest College Facilities
Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe
Heller Nature Center, Highland Park
Lake County Forest Preserve 
MDA Stride & Ride in Chicago, IL
North Chicago Chamber of Commerce and School District
C.O.O.L. Food Pantry, Waukegan
Staben House, Waukegan
Ronald McDonald House, Chicago
Save-A-Pet, Grayslake
Lakeside Center, Waukegan