Chicago Fun Volunteers

Share some cheers and good karma by playing Bingo with a group of fun seniors at the Lakeview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. This is a good way to relax after a long work day. Volunteers will assist the residents with spotting numbers or helping those who have mobility issues. Volunteers also help call Bingo and help the residents select their winning prizes.

This is a family friendly event. Children are welcome when accompanied by an adult.

This is a recurring volunteer event every Wednesday evening. Volunteers can also donate some prizes from the dollar store for the Bingo games, but not required.

Free parking is available in their lot. It is near the brown line and CTA bus routes.

Please check in with the front desk and let them know you're here to volunteer for bingo. Bingo will be played in the dining room across the hall from the front desk. The weekly games will be led by Jim, Jean, or Fran.

Because this is a medical facility, HIPAA laws and regulations apply. Please respect everyone's privacy, and do not take any pictures of the residents or the staff without their permission.

Volunteers of all cultures are welcome. Help cook and share a meal with Native American seniors at St. Kateri Center. We will cook both cultural relevant food for Indians (maze, beans, squash, wild rice, bison, fry bread, etc.) and popular American lunch items. Volunteers will also get to sit down and eat with the elders, and share conversations to learn about the Indian culture.

This is a recurring event on the third Thursday of every month.

Both experienced and non experienced volunteers are welcome. All cooking and plating instructions will be provided on site and it is easy. All volunteers must be 14 years or older. Minors must get their parents' or legal guardians' permission to participate.

Volunteers will meet at St. Kateri Center, next to St. Benedict Church

3938 N Leavitt St, Chicago, IL 60618

We will start cooking at 9 am and be ready to serve by noon. We will cook 40 to 80 meals to serve on site and pack some meals for home delivery. Volunteers will meet in the kitchen. The shift time is flexible. If you have to come later or leave early, that's OK.

Please dress appropriately to work in a kitchen. Wear closed toe shoes with non slip bottoms, like sneakers. Slacks, jeans or long pants. No shorts or tank tops allowed. You will be asked to wear a hair net or you can bring a baseball cap or hat to manage your hair. You can also bring your own apron if you own one.

There is free street parking in the area, usually on the same street or the next block. It is also near CTA bus routes.

About our organizations:

St. Kateri Center of Chicago is a Ministry of St. Benedict Parish serving the community of American Indian Catholics through faith formation and traditional prayers.

St. Kateri Center of Chicago is the only place the Native American community in Illinois can come to practice their cultural ways of praying and practicing their spiritual life. Here at the Kateri Center, we uphold an open door policy of welcoming any non-native people wishing to learn about Native spiritual life.

Join us every Sunday morning to help make and distribute bagged lunches that include salads, sandwiches, and more to the hungry/homeless throughout Chicago.

We make and package the food in the center, and then distribute it outside in the city, so dress according to the weather.

Entrance is right in front of the Jackson red line stop, and a block away from the Harold Washington library.

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All are welcome!