| NCC plans day to assist community
Volunteers from all walks of life will cross paths Saturday in Naperville as North Central College organizes Intersection, a day of community service. Jeremy Gudauskas, director of ministry and service, said the event is to raise awareness of needs in the community. I think theres emphasis on one day, but we hope to continue to build partnerships and relationships with organizations and individual people in the future so service becomes a lifestyle, attitude and mindset (more) than just a project, he said. Intersection begins at 8:30 a.m. with a send-off from The Union, 129 W. Benton Ave. Volunteers will be at their sites until about 4 p.m. They have a choice of five organizations to assist the Naperville Family Resource Center and Katherine Manor Apartments in Naperville and Wayside Cross, Hesed House and the Aurora Preservation Commission in Aurora.
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