McHenry County Lifestyle
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Volunteer's cookies fetch $75,000 for Boys & Girls Club of Dundee Twp.Dec 20, 2014 6:25 am - A batch of 500 cookies were auctioned off at a stunning $75,000 to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Dundee Township. Barbara Ferguson dropped off her home-baked cookies ...
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Virginia Lake Elementary students illistratue children's holiday bookDec 19, 2014 10:00 pm - The Prince, and The Elf Too, a children's book stressing the virtues of kindness and the Golden Rule has just been released in time for the holidays and is now available...
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Fine Line art center offers day to explore classesDec 18, 2014 10:00 pm - If you need a change of pace after the holidays, give yourself the gift of a fun day trying out a variety of art classes at the annual Exploration Day on Saturday, Jan. ...
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Harper's Santa Claus for Paws to help furry friendsDec 18, 2014 10:00 pm - More than 10 years ago, Harper College Administrative Secretary Jennifer Pitek set out to help the furry felines in Illinois' animal rescues by launching Santa Claus for...
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Believe Project: $100 to help woman give her kids a modest ChristmasDec 17, 2014 12:01 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Corinne Crumrine of Barrington. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "A young woman with three young children in...
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Gold dropped in Libertyville Salvation Army kettleDec 17, 2014 12:00 am - An anonymous “Guardian Angel” has extended a giving streak to four consecutive years with a deposit of seven valuable gold coins in a Salvation Army kettle in Libertyvil...
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Holidays at Friendship VillageDec 16, 2014 10:00 pm - The holidays are a special time of year and one that is treasured at Friendship Village Schaumburg. It is observed however, with sensitivity to the fact that older adul...
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Lindenhurst Early Childhood Center hosts annual Gift of Giving eventDec 16, 2014 12:01 am - About 180 children at the Lindenhurst Early Childhood Center are hard at work this week making 400 hand-packed care boxes filled with food and toiletries. The boxes wil...
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Thunderbird reminiscent of youthful 1960sDec 15, 2014 5:00 am - Dennis Roxworthy has his mother to thank for his extreme love of Thunderbirds. His father was a staunch supporter of practical family transportation but she wouldn't all...
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Jewish school students make lunches for Lazarus House guestsDec 14, 2014 10:00 pm - Fox Valley Jewish School is helping the homeless in our community, learning more about what it means to volunteer, and having fun, too. During each school year, FVJS stu...