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COVID-19 Face Mask Project
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 800 COVID-19 face masks! She began making the masks in April and she’s currently working on Christmas patterns. The masks have been distributed to hospitals, retirement […]
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Shelter Buddy Care Bags
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 Center serves the Chicago South Suburbs and they have 35 bed emergency shelter and 24 transitional living apartments for their clients. We […]
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McDonald House Project 2020
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 with Christ Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn, Ann & Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago and University of Chicago Hospital in Hyde Park(Chicago).” A total of 56 […]
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National Donut Day 2020
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 thankful. One of our members told us that a church group that she belongs to was serving lunch at the Oak Lawn […]
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Feed My Starving Children 2019
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, dried vegetables and a nutritionally complete blend of vitamins and minerals. The completed meal packs are shipped to FMSC partners around the world. The meals are packed for […]
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Pioneer Pie Day 2019
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 Lawn that offers a wide variety of programs and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Sixteen large pies were purchased […]
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“Pioneers Rock” 2019
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 and 9 child rockers to 8 facilities in our local area. The rockers are purchased from Cracker Barrel and a plate is affixed to each chair, […]
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Camp Manitoqua 2018
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 “at risk” population. Annually, they host 13,000 retreat and outdoor educational guests in addition to 2,600 day and overnight campers. Our first project was to donate, […]
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Distributing Chemo Comfort Bags
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 meeting the patient’s needs: a fleece throw, an inspirational word-find puzzle book, a deck of cards, a notebook so patients can journal during […]
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Operation Gratitude Letters
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 thanks to our men and women serving our country and protect us all. This was a heartfelt opportunity to share words of encouragement and thanks […]
