Community Corner
'Guiding Light' Terri O'Neill-Borders Is Patch Community Leader
O'Neill-Borders, founder of the Hope and Friendship Foundation, has been nominated as a Patch community leader.

LEMONT, IL — Without community leaders, Hope & Friendship Foundation wouldn’t hum along nearly as smoothly as it does. We’d miss their contributions in big and small ways.
Patch has partnered with T-Mobile to recognize these often unsung community leaders and celebrate their contributions.
This submission comes from Alice Kalinski, a Hope and Friendship Foundation reader who nominated Terri O'Neill-Borders.
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How do you know the community leader?
She has an outreach program to help people in need.
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Why do you believe the community leader should be recognized or honored?
She will go to the end with you. She becomes part of your struggle and helps to find solutions.
What's one thing you want everyone to know about the community hero?
That she is an angel among us. She is a guiding light in the darkest of storms. Her heart is pure and full of love for everyone.
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