Bloomingdale Lifestyle
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Believe Project: $100 so single mom could buy Christmas treeDec 03, 2014 4:30 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Kenna Anderson of Wheaton. Here is her pitch: "I would give the money to an abused wife who left her husband...
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Woodfield Mall 'Spreads Love' With Gift Card Giveaways to Shoppers on December 6Dec 02, 2014 10:00 pm - Woodfield Mall, one of the largest shopping destinations in the United States, announced today that it will be bringing to life its holiday 'Spread Love' campaign on Dec...
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DuPage charities looking for #GivingTuesday donationsDec 01, 2014 12:00 pm - Just more than two years ago, Giving Tuesday was merely an idea: What if there were a Black Friday for charitable giving? Imagine the good that could be accomplished if ...
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Handmade Christmas decorations light up Carol Stream homeNov 30, 2014 10:00 pm - It started the year after his first daughter's birth, and at the time his wife thought it was a nice personal touch to the Christmas decorations. Now, 16 years later, co...
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St. Charles woman provides hope in face of heroin scourgeNov 26, 2014 12:01 am - Lea Minalga formed the Geneva-based Hearts of Hope in 1998 to educate and prevent people from using heroin, counsel addicts and provide support to their families. "The ...
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Wheaton Reindeer Run raising money for Ronald McDonald HouseNov 25, 2014 12:00 am - Driving around to look at light displays, baking and decorating cookies from Grandma's recipe, exchanging gifts chosen just for each loved one, feeling the spirit of the...
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New Turkey Trot 5K benefits Wheaton school, nonprofitsNov 24, 2014 12:01 am - Wheaton serves as the setting for many 5K races, but members of Emerson Elementary School's Parent Teacher Association recently realized there was one type of run that w...
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Lazarus House Thanksgiving Feast celebrates communityNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - When Lazarus House began serving a free Thanksgiving feast in 1998, the majority of guests were clients, staffers and volunteers. Over the course of 16 years, it's evolv...
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Other groups offering a free Thanksgiving dinnerNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - Here's a look at a few of the other groups serving a free meal on this special day: Arlington Heights: 105 sailors from Great Lakes Naval Academy in North Chicago will v...
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Churches, organizations offer free Thanksgiving meals to people in needNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - Churches, restaurants and service organizations in the suburbs give the lonely, the elderly, the poor, the homeless and those in military service camaraderie and a great...