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Pumpkin patches and apple orchards ready for busy fall season (opens the original)
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SHERMAN, Ill. — Pumpkin Creek Farms is in its 13th season offering fall activities in central Illinois, and owner Curt Fleck says the weather is a big predictor of how the season will go. Since opening, he’s tracked temperatures and visitor numbers, and knows lower temperatures mean higher traffic. “That makes sense because people don’t want to sweat at the pumpkin patch,” said Fleck. “They want to put a hoodie on. They want to drink a hot chocolate or hot cider.” The farm opened in early Septem
LIHEAP applications open for the year on Oct. 1 (opens the original)
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DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, opens for the season on Thursday, giving residents a chance to apply for help with their utility bills. For the first month, applications are limited to specific groups. “October is for seniors, those who are disabled as described by the state of Illinois, anyone who has a child five years or younger, or who has a disconnect notice or an imminent disconnect notice,” said David MacDonna, executive director of the San
Rising gas prices strain local nonprofits (opens the original)
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DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – Gas prices have added financial pressure to families, businesses and nonprofits statewide. According to AAA, gas in Illinois costs an average of $4.76 a gallon. For nonprofits, that means adjusting limited budgets to help the people they serve. “We pick up youth from school before school, drop them off at school, and then we pick them up after school, bring them to the outreach, and then bring them back home,” said Shemuel Sanders, executive director of Shemilah Outreach C
Food pantries see rising demand ahead of Friday’s WSOY drive (opens the original)
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DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – The WSOY Food Drive takes place this Friday. The annual event raises hundreds of thousands of dollars in food and funds to support local food pantries. The donations are split among several organizations across Macon County, ranging from volunteer-run spots to larger operations. The Inter Church Council of Blue Mound, Boody and Stonington is one organization that receives food drive donations. Director Karen Wilson said the pantry averaged 55 families this month, including
Springfield nonprofit cuts ribbon on new building for women in recovery (opens the original)
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Wooden It Be Lovely (WIBL), a Springfield nonprofit that provides transitional employment for women recovering from abuse or addiction, cut the ribbon on its new building. It is the first time the organization has had its own building. Reverend Margaret Ann Jessup, who serves as executive director, started WIBL 10 years ago to help vulnerable women in the community. “For ten years we have dreamed, worked, prayed, celebrated, and watched women begin to believe in themselves an
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