2008 Community Service in the County of Du Page, the Village of Lombard, and the Chicagoland area--Past, Present, Future, and Beyond…

by G.C. Hung, M.A., Communications, Languages & Culture, Inc.

I have volunteered more than 2008 hours, as an Illinois resident homeowner, taxpayer, and U.S. citizen in the Village of Lombard. I have always volunteered for the community and performed community services at my own expense and using the operational budget for my company, Communications, Languages & Culture, Inc., on behalf of children, young people, adults, and the elderly, even the sick, the disabled, and the feeble--in the past, currently in the present, future, and beyond…

Since I live one block away from St. Pius X Church, my local Christian Catholic Parish, at 1025 East Madison Street, in the Village of Lombard, Du Page County, Illinois, I have volunteered more than 100 hours to help and assist at church events sponsored by the Catholic Council of Women, at the Shrine of Mary Immaculate Queen for rosary prayers, Eucharistic adoration, services, including supporting Elizabeth Ministry during the Living Rosary, Making Tie-Knot Baby Blankets, and the St. Pius X School and CCW, serving chili dogs, pizza, chili burgers, hot dogs during the Christmas Magic Bazaar, Chili Night, Christmas decorations, and singing with the Adult Choir during the year. I have volunteered to perform and help the Adult Choir with Joel Everett and Jean Ceithaml. Also, I have helped the Council of Catholic Women during events for the Magic Craft Show and Raffle, Chili Night, Elizabeth Ministry services for baby blankets, attendance, Holy Rosary, Christmas Holiday Decoration. On Sundays, I have assisted Jeff to find missing car keys left behind the church pew and return the same keys to the rightful owner.

The Friends of the Helen M. Plum Library remember me as a member of the Library Board and a volunteer editor for the quarterly newsletter, the Christmas Wreath Contest, the Annual Book Sale, and other library community events in Lilac Town.

The Lombard Garden Club welcomed me as one of their own flowers and invited me to present my garden travelogue of the Jenny Butchart Gardens, the Montréal Botanical Gardens, and my own experience as a gardener and resident homeowner. I have also volunteered during the Lombard Lilac Festival and helped to give away free Lilac bushes, pruned, cleaned, and delivered to visitors’ cars at the Lilacia Park driveway. In addition, as a Friend of the Parks, I have helped to garden, weed, and clean-up for Spring at the Lombard Historical Society with other gardeners.


The Friends of the Sheldon Peck Homestead in Lombard, invited me to visit them and join them for events at the log cabin. I have volunteered to help in handstitching a patch for a homemade quilt in Lombard.

Later the Lombard Service League asked me to join them as the LSL Newsletter editor and volunteer participant to promote community events at the Lexington Square Retirement Center.
The Village of Lombard invited me to participate in the Community Relations Workshop and TV Channel 6 media training seminar for broadcasting and publishing events for the community-at-large.

As Faculty at the College of Du Page, I volunteered extra time after regular work hours for the Latin American Committee and the European Heritage Committee, as well as for the Nursing Program featuring Spanish for Health Care Communication Professionals in the medical field.

The American Red Cross has trained and certified me as a volunteer to provide First Aid, Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and Advanced Electronic Defibrillator (AED) assistance for first medical responders. I have helped to save lives in the community by providing emergency care and American Red Cross assistance.

Others have benefited from my community volunteer support for law enforcement agencies locally, statewide, and nationally as a member of the Illinois Sheriff Association, for many years in the Village of Lombard, Du Page County, Illinois.

In Wheaton, I have volunteered for Holy Cross Lutheran Church located at 802 E. Geneva Road, to help in the Global Assistance Program providing Tie-a-Knot Blankets made by the women at church with their own hands. I have also attended the Sibelius Music Festival during the summer and participated in the musical concerts sponsored by Finlandia University at Holy Cross Lutheran Church.

In addition, I have been a Court Advocate and Friend of the Court in Wheaton, at the 18th Judicial Circuit Court, Du Page Judicial Center.

Also, I have offered my communication skills and language services for translation to the National Lodge at the Theosophical Society of America in Wheaton.

As a Lombard resident homeowner, taxpayer, and U.S. citizen, I have always supported my local public schools, Westmore Elementary School and St. Pius X Catholic School.

During my active years of teaching kindergarten, elementary, high school, and college students, I have volunteered endless hours for young people and the elderly alike. As a college student, I volunteered for senior citizens during a graduate project for the American Gerontological Association and Chicago-area hospitals and nursing homes. I also volunteered in Chinatown for the Chinese-American Service League.

In addition, I have also volunteered for professional associations who remember me as an active member at the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Conference Committee Chair for Public Relations, at the Chicago Area Translators Association, at the American Translators Association, French and Spanish Language Divisions, and at the Federation of International Translators, around the world.

During 2007 and 2008, I am volunteering to present the proposal presentation for discussion about: The Chinese Concepts of “Shih” in Contrast to “Hsüe” in English for Translation and Cultural Diversity, at the XVIII World Congress of the International Federation of Translators, Translation and Cultural Diversity, August 4-7, 2008, Shanghai, China. I have been researching and developing this topic to discuss linguistic concepts in translation and cultural diversity, into English. Translation and Cultural diversity offer insights about how language is used in the community.

Throughout the years, I have volunteered for the City of Chicago – Office of the Mayor, the Chicago Public Schools, the Chicago Humanities Festival, and other community groups who have shared my time at Northeastern Illinois University, St. Augustine College, Oakton Community College, etc.

Since I usually have to pay cash for my own volunteer services, using my personal income, and my own company resources, equipment, and budget for Communications, Languages & Culture, Inc., I cannot say that I have failed to perform my civic duties as an Illinois resident homeowner, taxpayer, and U.S. citizen.

As I am getting older, lacking in resources and transportation to pay for my own volunteer services, I am very selective when I offer my time to volunteer for the community-at-large. However, those who see me walking around and volunteering willingly to help others, cannot say that I have failed to do my duty as a community service volunteer in the past, present, future, and beyond…here, there, and everywhere…

Du Page County Historical Brick Bungalow (1927) To Be Saved for Preservation and Restoration in the Village of Lombard by Owner G.C. Hung and Family

Strawberries & Currants from Gardenia's Garden

Greetings and Best Wishes for the Chinese New Year 4706 and Leap Year on Friday, February 29th, 2008

Attn. Friends, Colleagues, and Associates

Dear Friends, Colleagues and Associates:

Greetings and Best Wishes for the Chinese New Year 4706 and Leap Year on Friday, February 29th, 2008! My name is Gardenia C. Hung. I am an alumni from Northeastern Illinois University, Class of 1982. The good news is that the Translators Association of China has forwarded a letter of invitation to the XVIII World Congress of the International Federation of Translators (FIT) to be held in Shanghai, China during August 4-7, 2008--before the Beijing World Olympic Games. http://www.tac-online.org.cn/
Email: tac_china@yahoo.com
The Academic Committee of the Congress for FIT 2008 has accepted my proposal discussing “The Chinese concepts of “Shih” in Contrast to “Hsüe” in English for Translation and Cultural Diversity. I am still developing and researching my proposal before is due on 31 May 2008. I have already received FIT and TAC instructions to prepare the full presentation and documentation via email. In the past, I have successfully presented academic proposals which have been accepted and used for educational programs and other business applications in the State of Illinois, U.S.A, and around the world. For your reference, please visit http://www.consultingmedia-arts-comm.zoomshare.com/

However, since I have been planning to participate in XVIII World Congress of the International Federation of Translators (FIT) during August 4-7, 2009, I have a legal court matter in a Verified Complaint for Demolition and Injunctive Relief presented by the Village of Lombard Municipal Corporation, represented by Counsel Howard C. Jablecki from the Law Firm of Klein, Thorpe, and Jenkins, Ltd., and the presiding judge Kenneth L. Popejoy, from the Chancery Division, Room 2005, at the 18th Judicial Circuit Court in Wheaton, Illinois, USA.

I am a Lombard resident homeowner, Illinois taxpayer, and U.S. citizen. Last Monday, February 4th, 2008, at 10AM, Judge Ken Popejoy denied my Motion for Reconsideration to Dismiss and Strike the Verified Complaint for Demolition and for Injunctive Relief under false allegations by Counsel Howard C. Jablecki et al. that there is no new evidence, no new facts of law, and no legal grounds presented to reconsider the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss and Strike the Verified Complaint. Judge Ken Popejoy ordered “to file an answer, any affirmative defenses and any counterclaims within 28 days, by March 3, 2008.” The status on a Preliminary Injunction Hearing and Case Action is set for March 19, 2008 at 9 a.m., Room 2005, in the 18th Judicial Circuit Court, 505 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, Illinois 60189-0707 USA. I have been filing Objections for abuse of the legal process, malicious prosecution, and obstruction of justice since new evidence has been filed for the preservation and restoration of the Lombard Historical Brick Bungalow owned by the Hung Family and the Estate of Mr. Roberto Hung, J.D. Supplemental Health Care Trust. Please note that the Village of Lombard, John and Eva Carpenter, the Lombard Police Department, Keith Steiskal, Chris Haneghan, and Robert G. Meyers are responsible for corruption, damages, and losses to my Lombard real estate property. As a communications media arts consultant, translator, interpreter, and Illinois Notary Public, I have worked at my house and home office under the registered business name of Communications, Languages & Culture, Inc. at 502 S. Westmore-Meyers Road, in the Village of Lombard, Du Page County, Illinois, USA.

These current circumstances and other constraints for demolition, injunctive relief, and financial hardship, and family distress during 2008, are imposed by the Village of Lombard and Du Page County, in the State of Illinois and in the United States of America, which prevent me and hinder my professional life, academic endeavors, and research projects…as a Lombard resident homeowner, taxpayer, and U.S. citizen. For additional background information, please refer to the following websites:
http://focusonessentialissues.blogspot.com/
http://constitutionalreconsideration.blogspot.com/
http://consumerprotectionformotorvehicle.blogspot.com/
http://2008communityservice.blogspot.com/

I am requesting your professional support, intervention, and assistance to overcome the Verified Complaint for Demolition and for Injunctive Relief presented by the Village of Lombard and the County of Du Page, so that I may fulfill my professional and business obligations, academic commitments, and research plans during 2008, as a Lombard resident homeowner, taxpayer, and U.S. citizen here in the Village of Lombard, in the County of Du Page, and around the world—for the present, future, and beyond... Please advise.

Thank you for your thoughtfulness, mindfulness, and caring concern for my family problems, challenges, and imposed financial hardship in the Village of Lombard, Du Page County, in the State of Illinois, and in the United States of America.

I look forward to your professional and academic response, assistance and intervention.

Sincerely Yours,


Gardenia C. Hung, M.A., B.A.
Illinois Notary Public

Friday, February 15, 2008
In the Village of Lombard, Du Page County, in the State of Illinois, United States of America

Cc: To Whom It May Concern