Illinois Chapter News

On May 28, 2021 Carol Baker, Ivory Gwin and Sandra Franklin delivered “Essential Kits” to Fisher House located in Hines, IL.  Fisher House is a temporary living facility for families of Veterans [...]

Each year AT&T Pioneers do a “Tools 4 Learning” Backpack Project.  Well, 2020 came with its set of challenges when the school year was set to start with virtual learning!  [...]

On May 1, 2021 Carol Baker and Sandra Franklin delivered needed house supplies to the Ronald McDonald House near Ann Lurie Children’s Hospital.  The supplies  included paper towels, [...]

The AT&T Life Member Pioneers recently introduced a new project, HEALTHY SMILES. To date, a total of 1,000 dental hygiene kits have been donated to local Food Pantries. Smiley faces are [...]

Volunteers shopped for Easter baskets and all the fillings i.e., grass, chocolate bunnies, marshmallow peeps, individually wrapped packages of jelly beans and bunny gummies, sidewalk chalk, [...]

AT&T Illinois Pioneers won the Volunteer of the Year at the Care for Friends fundraiser. The mission of this group is to care for people with kindness and dignity. They work to get the [...]

Karen Wieland, spouse of James Wieland – Illinois Black Hawk Life Member Club Treasurer personally made over 1,200 COVID-19 face masks. When the cold weather set in, Karen switched gears [...]

ILLINOIS CHAPTER PROJECT—This project will collaborate with the AT&T Veterans ERG and involve sending greeting cards with a handwritten note of Encouragement, Thanks and Hope to our Active [...]

Virtual Day of Love, Sharing and Caring-60 volunteers sent greeting cards with a handwritten note to local nursing homes, family and friends throughout Illinois for Valentine’s Day. 60 volunteers [...]

Karen Wieland, Pioneer Partner and spouse of Jim Wieland – Illinois Black Hawk Life Member Club Treasurer has gone above and beyond to “answer the call” personally making over [...]