Elgin Lifestyle
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$100 to widow raising two boysDec 13, 2020 6:00 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Jamie Shall of Elgin. Here is an excerpt of her story: "Marilyn is a widow who has been raising her special ...
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Join Young, Black, & Lit book drive for O.C. Allen Elementary SchoolDec 11, 2020 10:00 pm - O.C. Allen Elementary School in Aurora has a 92% minority population, yet its students often can't see themselves in the books they read. In 2012, the Cooperative Child...
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Uniting for the Holidays bringing meals to people in need in Elgin TuesdayDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - Five hundred Elgin-area families will receive dinner for the holidays thanks to the United Way. "Uniting for the Holidays" is billed as a "festive drive-through event" w...
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Brighten the holidays for families touched by domestic violence with WING's Sweet Home Chicago gingerbread house kitDec 10, 2020 10:00 pm - Like so many nonprofits this year, WINGS' Sweet Home Chicago 17th annual fundraiser is heading home for the holidays instead of its traditional location at The Four Seas...
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U-46 dual language teacher uses positivity, movement to engage studentsDec 09, 2020 5:00 am - U-46 dual language teacher uses brain breaks to make remote learning easier
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Holy Family Catholic Academy teachers, students thriveDec 08, 2020 10:00 pm - Many people are coping with the stress of the pandemic by focusing on positive things - those silver linings of 2020 that need to be acknowledged and celebrated. Such i...
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$100 to help 'very overwhelmed' sisterDec 07, 2020 4:30 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Bernadine Tracy of Elgin. Here is an excerpt of her story: "My sister ... has had to quit her job as a teach...
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Volunteers give meals, pandemic supplies at Elgin drive-throughDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - Staffing a table stacked with giveaway bags and dodging passing cars, volunteers set up shop Monday in front of the Salvation Army in Elgin to pass out food and pandemic...
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Believe Project: $100 to help woman struggling financiallyDec 04, 2020 4:30 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Linda Mueller of Elgin. Mueller wants to give the money to a woman she knows. Here is an excerpt of her stor...
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Foundation grants available for eligible high school senior womenDec 03, 2020 10:00 pm - Any interested senior female graduate of the Class of 2021 who is attending an accredited public or private high school and resides in Elgin Area School District U-46 or...