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How your donations to Cluster Tutoring help students learn

Many charities and nonprofits seek donations this time of year. Here’s why a donation to Cluster Tutoring can make a real difference to a student’s life: At the end of the 2018-19 tutoring year, 80 percent of Cluster students had made progress in reading fluency, and over half improved their vocabulary skills. 65 percent of… Read More

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Tutor’s school raises $600 for Cluster

What a way for students to give back to the community! Students at a suburban middle school wanted to raise money and donate those funds to a local group, and Cluster Tutoring is the grateful recipient. Nancy Thomas is a first-year tutor at Cluster. She also has taught English Language Arts at George Washington Middle… Read More

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Sign up or donate to the CROP Hunger Walk May 2

Registration is open for the May 2 walk to fight hunger for both walkers and donors. The Hunger Walkathon West CROP Hunger Walk raises money to fight hunger both globally and locally. In the past, Hunger Walkathon West gave Cluster Tutoring money each year to help pay for snacks for hungry Cluster students on Tuesday… Read More

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Shop with AmazonSmile and help Cluster Tutoring

If you’re an Amazon shopper, consider shopping with AmazonSmile as you look to do online holiday shopping on Cyber Monday and throughout the season. You can help Cluster Tutoring as you shop. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, Amazon donates 0.5% of eligible purchases to the charitable organization you indicate. Prices are the same, and there… Read More

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Help Cluster with AmazonSmile

If you’re an Amazon shopper, you might have your eye on some bargains during Amazon Prime Day. But you can help raise money for Cluster any time of the year when you make your purchases through AmazonSmile. Amazon is touting daily deals even before Prime Day on July 15 and 16. If you’re online and… Read More

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Help Cluster by shopping with AmazonSmile

Cyber Monday is just around the corner on Nov. 30. But you can shop online for holiday gifts and help Cluster Tutoring at the same time. The COVID-19 pandemic likely means more of us will be shopping online this year. If you’re an Amazon shopper, you can help Cluster with every purchase through AmazonSmile. If… Read More

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Donut Day is coming on June 27!

Cluster Tutoring is looking for students, tutors, and parents to help make donuts at the Oak Park Farmers’ Market on Saturday, June 27. The Farmers’ Market is at Pilgrim Congregational Church, 460 Lake Street in Oak Park. The program can earn $1,000 for just one day of work. Public health precautions due to the COVID-19… Read More

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Donut Day is coming on July 20!

Cluster Tutoring is looking for students, tutors, and parents to help us make donuts at the Oak Park Farmers’ Market on Saturday, July 20. The Farmers’ Market is at Pilgrim Congregational Church, 460 Lake Street in Oak Park. The program can earn $1,000 for just one day of work. We are looking for Cluster volunteers… Read More

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Donut Day is coming July 31!

Cluster Tutoring is looking for students, tutors, and parents to help make donuts at the Oak Park Farmers’ Market on Saturday, July 31. The Farmers’ Market is at Pilgrim Congregational Church, 460 Lake Street in Oak Park. The program can earn $1,000 for just one day of work. Public health precautions due to the COVID-19… Read More

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Donut Day is coming on August 12!

Cluster is looking for 24 students, tutors, and parents to help us make donuts at the Oak Park Farmers’ Market on Saturday, Aug. 12. The program can make $1,000 for one day of work. We are looking for folks to work one of three shifts. The first shifts start at 4 a.m., and the last… Read More

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