South Elgin Lifestyle
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Empty Bowls for Food: A wood-turning fundraiser for local food pantries Dec. 5Nov 30, 2020 10:00 pm - On Saturday, Dec. 5, the Chicago Woodturners and the Windy City Woodturners invites the community to the Boardwalk Shops of Batavia, on Wilson Street and Route 25 in dow...
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YEP students hope to raise $12,500 as part of Giving TuesdayNov 30, 2020 12:00 am - Twenty-one students from seven Fox Valley high schools hope to raise $12,500 this week as part of a Giving Tuesday challenge for members of the Youth Engagement in Phila...
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Incurable form of cancer won't stop 74-year-old Elburn man from helping othersNov 27, 2020 5:00 am - Helping people is just something Harley Veldhuizen does. And nothing, it seems, will stop him. Not even an incurable form of cancer, For the past 30 years or so, the 7...
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Matching grants to help Fermilab Natural Areas restore grasslandsNov 26, 2020 10:00 pm - Fermilab Natural Areas is restoring 500 acres of grassland near Eola Road at Fermilab to serve as a breeding habitat for several endangered and threatened bird species t...
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Elgin Gives boosts the power of Giving Tuesday for local nonprofitsNov 24, 2020 10:00 pm - Giving Tuesday is an international movement, setting aside the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to helping nonprofits. On this day, people choose to pause their holiday spendi...
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Marklund keeping holidays festiveNov 23, 2020 10:00 pm - No Grinches allowed here! As always at Marklund, staff is determined to make the holidays festive and enjoyable for all the residents, even during a pandemic! Giving...
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St. Charles Parks hosts Virtual Jigsaw Puzzle Challenge for all agesNov 22, 2020 10:00 pm - On Wednesday, Nov. 11, the St. Charles Park District partnered with the Daily Herald Media Group to host a Virtual Jigsaw Puzzle Challenge. The Daily Herald hosted a l...
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Holiday cards highlighting Elgin to support local small businessesNov 22, 2020 10:00 pm - The Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin is offering custom holiday cards created by local artist Kerri Liu of The Gin. Liu creates art in an effort to spread joy,...
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Volunteers deliver hundreds of Thanksgiving meal baskets in Northwest suburbsNov 21, 2020 12:00 am - Volunteers delivered hundreds of Thanksgiving meal baskets to families in need Saturday through the annual Basket Brigade of Suburban Chicago program. Deliveries were m...
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Local nonprofit AID seeks data entry volunteersNov 18, 2020 10:00 pm - The Association for Individual Development is seeking enthusiastic volunteers to assist with an expansive data entry project at the AID Behavioral Health Aurora location...