Identifying Local Opportunities

Opportunity 1:

• Support Blood Drives
• http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A860A8E206B568?p=AWNB
• Gwendolyn Westlund and LifeSource have partnered during the month of January to promote donating blood in the Chicagoland area.
• There is not enough blood being donated to help the needs of all those who need it.
• People that go through surgery as well as those with life threatening illnesses need this.

Opportunity 2:

• The Antidote to Trial by Netflix
• http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A860AADACA0840?p=AWNB
• It discusses how real life trials can inspire TV shows and cause the audience to give a "trial" of their own for it and may not fully see the big picture of what went on during the time of the actual trial.
• People may not look at all the evidence of a real life trial, and instead just watch what's shown on the TV show.
• Everybody is affected by this as it can influence a nation's opinion on certain trials.

Opportunity 3:

• Marvel Comics-Themed Party Canceled
• http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A860AA8A361AF0?p=AWNB
• Due to a low enrollment, a Marvel Comics-themed party for special-needs children and families was canceled.
• The party was canceled for the special-needs children and families.
• The special-needs children and families are affected by this.

Opportunity 4:

• What does "Free at Last" Really Mean?
• http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A860A2361A1CE8?p=AWNB
• It discusses what "free at last" really means and what that can mean for different aspects of our society such as racially as well as with presidential pardoning.
• Deciphering what exactly "free at last" really means and how we've progressed.
• Everybody in the nation is affected by this as it can demonstrate how far we've come since those words were first said by Martin Luther King Jr.

Opportunity 5:

• Batavia Restauranteur Eyeing Vacant Store for Microbrewery
• http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A860A6B407CB30?p=AWNB
• It discusses the information regarding the hopeful purchase of a vacant store in Glen Ellyn and turning it into a "farm to table" and microbrew restaurant that could add to the town's great eating and entertainment.
• The city has not approved the purchase yet, so people can only imagine what the restaurant will be like until it is actually open.
• The city of Glen Ellyn and the hopeful restaurant owners.