Phyllis Benson

Who: Audrey Glickman, 42, of Schaumburg was named 2008 Volunteer of the Year for Palatine-based Little City Foundation, a non-profit organization serving children and adults who are intellectually and developmentally...

Who: Tom Vanderpoel, 58, of Fox River Grove has been a volunteer for more than 30 years with the Citizens for Conservation, a non-profit organization restoring land in the Barrington...

Who: Jackie Holland, 71, of Wilmette, has been assisting patients facing the end of life and their families as a hospice volunteer for 30 years. What she does: Holland, a...

Who: Dog lover Ron Cohen, 51, found his passion as a volunteer for the non-profit Buddy Foundation, an all-volunteer, no-kill animal shelter in Arlington Heights. What he does : Cohen...

Who: Roz Deigan, 45, of Gurnee is the co-coordinator for the annual organic plant sale at Prairie Crossing Farm in Grayslake, a conservation community combining responsible development with the preservation...

Who: Jenn Wurslin, 33, of Libertyville, is a volunteer at Lambs Farm in Libertyville, a non-profit organization that provides vocational, residential, social and recreational programs for adults with developmental disabilities....

Who: More than 500 students in kindergarten and 1st and 2nd grades at Henking Elementary School in Glenview have spent much of the school year making food-safe clay bowls for...

Who: Despite a diagnosis of cancer and losing his job and home, Fernando Leyva of Elgin couldn't sit around feeling sorry for himself. He found an outlet to help others...

Who: Bob Vetter, 73, of Grayslake was Volunteer of the Year for 2008 at Moraine Hills State Park and for 2007 at Volo Bog State Natural Area. What he does:...

Who: John Jablonski of Elgin is a volunteer for Senior Services Associates Inc., which provides services, information and referrals to seniors age 60 and older through five offices in Kane,...