Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Wheeling animal shelter floods, displacing dozens of dogs and catsJun 27, 2024 3:52 pm - Dozens of dogs and cats are in need of foster care after a shelter in Wheeling flooded Wednesday. More than a hundred animals were displaced from Heartland Animal Shelter, 586 Palwaukee Drive, when a pipe break caused the entire building to flood with more than 2 feet of water.
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Teen fighting pediatric cancer says Camp One Step has brought light and hope and enabled him to be a kid againJun 27, 2024 9:18 am - Eighteen-year-old Trevor Pavey has been on a tremendously challenging pediatric cancer journey since being diagnosed with medulloblastoma in 2016.
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Arlington Heights Catholic education organization, Cristo Rey Institute, acknowledges two donations from Raskob FoundationJun 26, 2024 3:13 pm - Cristo Rey Institute of Arlington Heights, gratefully acknowledges an in-kind and a $10,000 cash donation from the nationally renowned Raskob Foundation to provide Catholic sponsorship and formation work at two newly opened Cristo Rey high schools in Miami, Florida and Santa Ana, California.
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Get ready for the Swedish Days Bicycle Ride on July 7Jun 26, 2024 2:49 pm - The Fox Valley Bicycle & Ski Club’s Swedish Days Ride July 7 offers six routes ranging from the new Family Ride (12 miles) to the Double Metric Century (133 miles). This year, you also can create your own ride by combining colored loops.
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Naperville Woman’s Club’s Fine Art & Artisan Fair set for June 29-30 at Naper SettlementJun 26, 2024 11:06 am - More than 100 artists from around the country will be displaying their work at the 64th annual Naperville Woman’s Club’s Fine Art & Artisan Fair.
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Northern Illinois Food Bank’s 12th annual ‘A Taste That Matters’ raised $446,500 for hunger reliefJun 26, 2024 11:01 am - Northern Illinois Food Bank’s 12th annual “A Taste That Matters” event raised more than $446,500, which translates into over $3.5 million in essential resources for neighbors facing hunger.
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The stars are out in GlenviewJun 26, 2024 9:59 am - On Friday, June 28, the Kohl Children’s Museum Board of Trustees welcomes luminaries from Glenview and throughout Chicago’s North Shore to step into the world of Vincent van Gogh’s iconic paintings at the museum during the Starry Night Soirée.
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Barrington Book Drive: From global vision to local impactJun 25, 2024 2:28 pm - Audra Meyer, of Barrington, has always had a passion for book ownership and reading. As an elementary school teacher, she prioritized reading in her classrooms by making it a fun event and always having a wide variety of books included in her extensive library.
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Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry’s annual Radiothon raises $175K, surpassing goalJun 24, 2024 10:26 pm - The Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry held its largest annual fundraiser, Radiothon, on Thursday, June 13, at Ballydoyle Aurora’s Loft 28.
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Longtime Carol Stream 4th of July parade volunteers to be this year’s grand marshalsJun 24, 2024 6:55 pm - Kim and Rick Gieser, who volunteered and chaired the Carol Stream Independence Day Parade for 20 years, will be the grand marshals for the 2024 parade.