Community Digest
December 22, 2011 8:10PM
Marine Corps Veteran James Fowler receives a holiday gift from Motorola Employee Ronda Allen at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Dec. 20.
Updated: January 24, 2012 8:11AM
Grayslake
Recycling: Residents looking to recycle their old holiday lights can do so at the Village’s Public Works facility, 585 Berry Avenue. This collection site will be open through January 31, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, and Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon. Dispose holiday lights in the designated collection bin. If you have questions, call the Request for Service System at (847) 223-8515.
Kenosha
Donations: The Kenosha Area Convention & Visitors Bureau’s two Travel Information Centers are serving as drop off sites for The Great Lakes Mitten Campaign. New or gently used mittens are being accepted during business hours until Jan. 15. All mittens collected will be donated to local charities. The I-94 Visitor Information Center is located at I-94 and Hwy. 165, near Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets. It is open Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will be open December 24 and 31 from 8 a.m. to noon. The Downtown Kenosha Visitor Information Center is located at 812-56th S. It is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It will be closed December 23, 26, 30, and January 2. For more information on The Great Lakes Mitten Campaign, visit TravelWisconsin.com, www.KenoshaCVB.com or call (800) 654-7309.
North Chicago
Holiday Wishes: For the tenth consecutive year, employees from the Mobile Devices Business division of Motorola in Libertyville granted 150 holiday wishes by delivering various gifts to Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center patients. The gift-donating tradition asks veteran residents the three things they would like for the holiday season. Those wishes are written on individual ornaments and hung on a Christmas tree at the Mobile Devices Business division office. Motorola employees who wish to participate take one or more ornaments and bring the gifts to work, which have been traditionally delivered toveterans toward the end of December. Thirteen Motorola employees arrived at the Federal Health Care Center and personally handed the gifts to each vet.
