News Archives - North Central Regional Betterment Coalition

Discover Manufacturing Career Expo at IVCC Oct. 25

October 10, 2022October 10, 2022

From Illinois Valley Community College’s Community Relations Office 815.224-0465 Up to 250 district high school students are expected to participate in the Discover Manufacturing Career Expo at Illinois Valley Community College Tuesday, Oct. 25. IVCC is partnering on the event with North Central Regional Betterment Coalition, Starved Rock Associates Vocational & Technical Education and several …

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Illinois Valley Sunrise Rotary Teams to Get 2000 Free Books to New Families

April 11, 2022October 10, 2022

Illinois Valley Sunrise Rotary, in partnership with the North Central Regional Betterment Coalition, is providing 2,000 books to be distributed free by area pediatricians. The new books will be for families when they visit the doctor for both the infant’s 6-month checkup and their 1-year checkup. This expands an existing program which provides books and …

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Hallunteers Help Prepare Sets of Baby Bug Books for New Mothers

December 6, 2021October 10, 2022

Recently, the Hallunteers of Hall School in Spring Valley got together on a Saturday morning to assemble sets of 4 Baby Bug books. Every mother in LaSalle, Bureau, and Putman County will get a set of books when she takes her infant child in for the 6-week checkup. Research shows infants who are read to …

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Blouke Carus Donates Baby Bug Books to NCRBC

December 6, 2021October 10, 2022

Thank you to Blouke Carus for the donation of Baby Bugs Books. As a result of Blouke’s generosity every mother in LaSalle, Bureau, and Putnam County should be getting a set of 4 Baby Bugs to read to their infants from their pediatrician when they go in for their 6-week checkup.

NCRBC Launches Their Newest Initiative, the ‘Words Matter’ Advocacy Campaign

May 11, 2021April 13, 2022

A community effort to get books into the hands of all new mothers, with the hope their children grow up to live better lives, kicks off this month. This is the newest initiative of the North Central Regional Betterment Coalition’s (NCRBC) ‘Words Matter’ advocacy campaign. Every new mother discharged from St. Margaret’s Health Spring Valley …

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The IVCC Rotaract Club Assists in Stocking Local Little Free Libraries

June 9, 2020April 13, 2022

Our community has a great core of volunteers who are generous with their time and have a heart for helping children in our community grow to be their best self. Recently, members of the Illinois Valley Community College Rotaract Program, the college version of Rotary, travelled to all the Little Free Libraries throughout LaSalle, …

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Words Matter

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020

Published in St. Margaret’s Healthcare 2019/2020 Winter Issue of Healthy You Magazine What image comes to your mind when you hear or read those two words together? To some, it may signify telling the truth as opposed to telling a lie. To others, it might reference word choice and tone – what you say and …

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Resale shop gives back $174,450 to local organizations

January 10, 2020January 17, 2020

Article originally published in the Bureau County Republican, January 10, 2020 By Goldie Rapp grapp@bcrnews.com PRINCETON — Last year was The Princeton Closet’s most profitable year in 51 years. And with such success, Church Women United, operators of the resale shop, were able to give back to the community more than they’ve ever been able …

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The power of phantom galleries

September 15, 2019January 10, 2020

Article taken from LaSalle News Tribune, September 15, 2019 Local artwork helps draw interest to empty buildings A sun-swept landscape. An intricate portrait. A for sale sign? It’s not an empty window in the building at 112 S. Park St. in Streator, even though it’s an empty building for the moment. But based on the …

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North Central Regional Betterment Receives TCI Healthcare Challenge Grant

September 12, 2016December 17, 2019

NCRBC and its partners: St. Margaret’s Health, Starved Rock Associates for Vocational & Technical Education, and IVCC are pleased to announce that they have been awarded a $4,000 sub-grant from the 60 by 25 Leadership Network and TCI Healthcare. These funds will support the area’s first on-site healthcare career expo, called Healthcare 101.