Illinois Chapter News

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 [...]

SHELTER BUDDY CARE BAG project – When the Life Members learned that domestic violence was on the rise due to COVID-19, we reached out to the Crisis Center for South Suburbia. The Crisis [...]

The AT&T Illinois Pioneers created “Thinking of You” Care Bags for this COVID-19 project.  They were donated to the families currently staying at the Ronald McDonald houses affiliated [...]

NATIONAL DONUT DAY! Pioneer retirees delivered donuts to many police stations and to the state police to thank them for all that they do. The police and staff personnel were very appreciative and [...]

AT&T employees and retires with their families volunteered at the Hope Filled Holiday event for Feed My Starving Children during the Thanksgiving holiday. Volunteers hand-pack rice, soy, [...]

MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THOSE WITH DISABILITIES – On 12/2 Life Members gathered at Park Lawn Charity for PIONEER PIE DAY! Park Lawn is a non-profit organization located in Oak [...]

The Decatur Life Member Club of the AT&T Pioneers resurrected our Life Member Council “Pioneers Rock” project from 2015/2016. At that time, the Club purchased and donated 9 adult [...]

Life Member Pioneers formed a multi-year alliance with Camp Manitoqua in 2018. Located in Frankfort, IL, the camp cares for specific unique groups that oversee an underserved, struggling and/or [...]

Life Members throughout the State are in their communities distributing Chemo Comfort Bags to cancer treatment centers. Each item in the Pioneer comfort bag was well thought out to assure we were [...]

Volunteers took the time to say “Thank You” during Operation Gratitude Letters of Gratitude Military Community Service project. Telecom Pioneers were able to write in their own words letter of [...]