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Members, please read through the following list of events and sign up using the email or sign up page attached.
If you have any suggestions for ways that members can earn hours please let us know! Email an officer or an NHS sponsor!
The hour requirement is 60 total hours for new members (40 NHS hours and 20 non-NHS hours) and 40 total hours for returning members (30 NHS hours and 10 non-NHS hours). If you have any questions contact any NHS officer or NHS sponsor!
Once you have completed your NHS hours, you can then continue to earn NHS hours and count them as non-NHS hours! However, this does not work the other way around.
Ongoing Service Hours
Ongoing Service Hours
⛹️ GLASA
What: GLASA offers weekly training volunteer programs to get involved with adaptive or disabled athletes, including tennis, soccer, swimming, track and field, archery, powerlifting, and pickleball. For more information on service events, visit their website, view the sign-up link, or contact dmazarakis@glasa.org.
🍿 Booster Club
What: The booster club is another group at Grayslake North that runs the concessions and spirit wear sales at games. It is a really fun way to get hours while hanging out with your friends! They are asking for each student / family to volunteer at least once each!
Enter NHS as your "sport" when signing up and signing in via QR code!
When: You volunteer at the spirit wear or concession tables during some of the upcoming Football games, basketball games, or others in future seasons!
🧓 ElderCARE Partnership
What: They are looking for volunteers to chat with seniors on the telephone and perhaps read to them. Conversation starters will be provided. Students can work out call times with the seniors they are paired up with, so this should be very good for students that need flexibility.
How: Students can sign up directly to volunteer on the ElderCARE website. (Note: the school will not allow us to have students sign up to drive or run errands for the seniors. So from the menu provided at the link below, they can select the last two items.)
✏️ Hub Makers
What: Mr. New is in need of volunteers to help make stickers, 3D print tools and create projects that will be useful for the students! You can get 1 NHS-sponsored hour for every full Knight's Block spent there, and you can get a maximum of 10 hour sponsored hours from helping in the makerspace.
Where: Stop by The Hub (Library) and check in with Mr. New!
When: During 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th Hour Knights Blocks
Sign up: In person (check in with Mr. New)
Mr. New - Hub Teacher & Coordinator - tnew@d127.org
HUG
TBD
🧑⚖️Nicasa Teen Court
What: Teen are able to act as jurors, attorneys, etc. in a court setting where they give and decide on sentences to give any juvenile offenders that are on trial.
When: Teen Court meets once a month at various locations in Lake County
Sign up: Contact Viviana Arzate, Nicasa’s Teen Court Coordinator @ (847) 201-8543 or varazate@nicasa.org for an application. You will be notified when a training is scheduled. Court and training hours can be used for NHS hours.
🎟️ Pass Runner:
Runner: 15 hours per semester
❤️🩹Riddick's Ride Volunteer Opportunities
What: Riddick's Ride is an organization that, among other things, helps special needs children by loaning equipment that families in need can't afford or get. Volunteering at their events will count for NHS hours; please contact organization leader Kristin Quinones (847-636-9040 or kristin.quinones@riddicksride.org) or event planner Jodi Dessain (jdessain23@gmail.com) with any questions.
🧮 SWAT
What: You MUST attend training and participate in a semester of SWAT to receive your hours. To begin SWAT contact Mr. LaBelle and your counselor to begin the class as well as place your name in the tutor schedule. If you are a SWAT tutor, you will receive 25 hours throughout the year (SWAT hours will be added for you).
When: It takes place during half of your Knights Block period every week.
Questions: Contact Mr. LaBelle at jlabelle@d127.org for more information.
⚽ Sports Hours:
Manager: Earn hours per season in manager position. Subject to approval by coach. 10 hrs per season.
Athletic trainer: 10 hours
🎬 Green Room Hours:
Board Member: 10 hours
Crew Head: 5 hours (each production)
📷 Photo Submissions
Submit 2 photos of yourself doing service opportunities and you will receive one hour. Each picture must come from a different event. These photos will be used on our social media as well as induction, so make sure they are appropriate. Please make sure to log your hours on the hour submission form!
Max 6 pictures for 3 hours!
📦 PADS Donations
*VOLUNTEERING AT PADS CAN ALSO EARN YOU NHS HOURS*
Greatest Needs at this time for PADS:
Gift cards most needed!
Grocery Store - $10+
McDonald’s and other fast food - $5-10
Other:
Granola bars
Pop-Tarts
Cereal
Instant Oatmeal packets
Tuna
90 second rice packets
Ramen noodles
Easy Mac
Chef Boyardee meals
Canned soup (with pop-tops)
Chips
Applesauce
Instant coffee
Water bottles
Gatorade
Where: at the main office 1800 Grand Avenue, Waukegan - entrance is on the side street
*Please call the office (847-689-4357) before dropping anything off*
When: Monday-Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm
Hours: 1 hour for every 4 items, MAX of 5 hours
Clothing donations must be allowed by Nicole Harris at 847-689-0541; contact this number if you have questions about other donations as well
🧶 Penny's Purpose Blanket Making
What: Volunteers can make no stitch blankets to be donated.
Where: The Penny's Purpose, 965 Main Street, Antioch 60002 OR Grayslake StrikeZoneX
34723 N IL Rte 83 Grayslake, IL 60030
Hours: One hour for every no-sew blanket made and donated to Penny's Purpose, MAX of 5 hours
Website: www.thepennyspurpose.org
Google Form: Volunteers must complete this Google Form for any donation to Penny's Purpose
Please contact thepennyspurpose@gmail.com for more information.
🏃➡️Chicago Marathon
What: Volunteers will help by setting up water at the first aid station and handing it out while supporting the athletes
When: Sunday, October 12th
Where: Volunteers will need to get to the school, as there will be transportation provided
Sign up here
🎃Trunk or Treat
What: 10 volunteers will help by setting up booths, handing out candy to children, playing plinko, giving prizes, helping with temporary tattoos and assisting with clean up.
When: October 4th, 2025 from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Where: 17934 W Gages Lake Rd, Gages Lake, IL 60030
Sign up here
🎽Richardson Farm Fall 5k and 10k
What: Support a variety of runners, assist with setup of the race, hand out supplies, water, and help at the finish line
Where: Saturday, October 19th , 6:40 am-11:30 am
When: Richardson Adventure Farm, 909 English Prairie Road, Spring Grove, IL 60081
Sign up here
🍂Meadowview Fall Night
What: 5 volunteers will help set up from 9:00 am to 10:00 am. An additional 5-12 volunteers will help run games and provide face painting/tattoos from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Another 5 volunteers will help clean up from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Where: Meadowview Elementary School, 291 Lexington Ln, Grayslake, IL 60030.
When: Saturday, October 11th
Sign up here
🎟️Wellness night
What: Volunteers will assist in selling raffle tickets from 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm. Volunteers are asked to arrive by 5:45 pm
Where: Avon Elementary School, 1617 IL-83, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073
When: Wednesday, October 15th
Sign up here
📚Book Sort
What: Volunteers will help patrons unload boxes of books from their vehicles and bring them into the library to help sort donated books from 10:00 -12:30 pm, as well as 12:30- 3:00 pm
Where: Grayslake Public Library, 100 Library Ln, Grayslake, IL 60030
When: Saturday, October 4th
Sign up here
🛒 Pantry day
What: Volunteers will help load groceries into vehicles
Where: Wildwood Presbyterian Church, 18630 W Old Gages Lake Rd, Grayslake, IL 60030
When: Saturday, October 11th, Saturday November 8th, and Saturday December 13th, 7:00 am to 11:00 am (for all days)
Sign up here
🎃Pumpkin Fest
What: Volunteers will dress up in costumes and help out
Where: Central park, 250 Library Ln, Grayslake, IL 60030
When: Thursday, October 23rd from 4:45-7:15pm
🧌Halloween Monster Mash Costume Party
What: Helping in a variety of ways
Where: Grayslake park district recreation center, 240 Commerce Dr, Grayslake, IL 60030
When: Friday, October 17th 5:00-8:15pm
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