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Rhonda Pavicich elected new Donka board president On Wednesday, February 13, Donka’s board of directors selected Rhonda Pavicich its new president. Rhonda will take over for MaryBeth Marshall who served as Donka’s president for six years....

Rich’s tech retooling When Rich Komorouski made the move to the DuPage Care Center (DPCC) he was already tech savvy and using Dragon Naturally Speaking to access a computer. But with Donka now his “next door neighbor” at DPCC, he was excited to...

Donka receives IL Treasurer’s Charitable Fund grant Last December, Donka was one of 20 organizations statewide to receive a grant from the Charitable Trust Stabilization Fund Grant operated by the Illinois State Treasurer. The $25,000 award...

Volunteer Spotlight: Bill Paschke Donka is grateful for Bill Paschke, pictured above, one of our newest volunteers. Bill works in our computer lab at the DuPage Care Center on Wednesdays. Even though our graduates know their way around a...

Naperville Noon Lions Recognize Bill McManus The Naperville Noon Lions recently made a $3,000 donation to Donka in memory of Bill McManus, pictured above, a club member from 2002-2018. Bill passed away on March 7, 2018. Bill was...

AT Skills Build Self-Sufficiency Through Employment Having a disability, whether physical or visual, can be disheartening. It can dramatically change a person’s ability to go about everyday life independently. For Baltazar, pictured...

Volunteer Becomes Donka Intern Jared Crimmins, pictured teaching a student, learned about Donka at his school’s (College of DuPage) Career Fair in September of 2017, and shortly after, signed on to become a volunteer in our computer...