Tagged: lake forest

bernie’s book bank

(left to right) Volunteers Lynette Karras and her son Sam 10, Ryan Harper 7, his mom Kate and little sister Sarah 5, all of Lincolnshire apply stickers to books with the Bernie’s Book Bank logo at the warehouse in Lake Forest on Sunday, December 11, 2011. Bernie’s Book Bank facilitates the collection, processing and redistribution of children’s books to help increase quality book ownership among at-risk children throughout the Chicagoland area. Bernie’s Book Bank distributes between 10-15 thousands books a week and by the end of 2011 will have collected a half a million books. | michael jarecki ~ for Sun-Times Media

 

 

Signs showing statistics about children that cannot read hang above clear boxes filled with books that are ready to be distributed throughout the Chicagoland area at the warehouse of Bernie’s Book Bank in Lake Forest on Sunday, December 11, 2011.

 

 

Brian Floriani (right), Executive Director and founder of Bernie’s Book Bank jokes around with volunteer Chris Karras of Lincolnshire at the Bernie’s Book Bank warehouse in Lake Forest on Sunday, December 11, 2011.

 

 

A banner with a quote from Aldous Huxley, “A home without books is a body without soul” hangs at the warehouse of Bernie’s Book Bank in Lake Forest on Sunday, December 11, 2011.

proper US flag disposal

American Legion Post 264 flag chairman Dave Burgess, of Lake Forest folds a flag in preparation for the annual flag burning ceremony at the Lake Forest American Legion McKinlock Post 264 on Sunday, June 13, 2010.

American Legion Post 264 public relations officer Bill Gretz of Lake Bluff, folds a flag in preparation for the annual flag burning ceremony at the Lake Forest American Legion McKinlock Post 264 on Sunday, June 13, 2010.

American Legion Post 264 public relations officer Bill Gretz, of Lake Bluff, properly disposes a faded flag during the annual flag burning ceremony at the Lake Forest American Legion McKinlock Post 264 on Sunday, June 13, 2010.

Tattered, torn, worn and faded US flags are properly disposed of at the Lake Forest American Legion McKinlock Post 264 during the annual flag burning ceremony at Post 264 on Sunday, June 13, 2010.

American Legion Post 264 flag chairman Dave Burgess(left), of Lake Forest and public relations officer Bill Gretz, of Lake Bluff, salute during the annual flag burning ceremony at the Lake Forest American Legion McKinlock Post 264 on Sunday, June 13, 2010.