Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Lombard firefighters to launch holiday toy driveNov 14, 2025 9:45 am - A long-running Lombard tradition — the fire department’s holiday toy drive — will return the day after Thanksgiving.
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‘We need to act now’: DuPage County to shift funds to help food pantries amid SNAP crisisNov 13, 2025 6:06 pm - DuPage County plans to use $2.1 million previously earmarked for small human service grants to instead help food providers that have become a lifeline during the SNAP disruption. “I know that it will take some time before SNAP benefits are back fully,” a food pantry leader said Thursday.
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Fox River Valley Library hosting food drive for FISH Food PantryNov 13, 2025 12:50 am - The Fox River Valley Public Library District is hosting a food drive through Dec. 30 to benefit the FISH Food Pantry in Carpentersville.
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Community joins Marklund residents for ‘Cookies & Kindness’ eventNov 12, 2025 10:14 pm - Marklund hosted a new "Cookies & Kindness" event where community members decorated cookies and cards for residents.
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LSSI’s True Friend benefit celebrates service and raises $300K for kids’ programsNov 12, 2025 5:58 pm - LSSI celebrated its 44th annual True Friend Celebration, raising over $300,000 for children's programs including foster care, counseling, and support services. John and Liz Rudy of Downers Grove received the True Friend award for their decades of service, leadership, and support to LSSI and the community.
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Help the Palatine American Legion’s Adopt-A-Sailor dinnerNov 12, 2025 1:39 pm - Palatine American Legion Post 690 is seeking donations for its Adopt-A-Sailor dinner, when recruits from Great Lakes Naval Station visit the American Legion hall for Thanksgiving dinner.
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Geneva Unitarian Church hosts 42nd Holiday Cookie Walk on Dec. 5Nov 12, 2025 11:59 am - One of Geneva’s oldest and tastiest holiday traditions is set to return for its 42nd year, as the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva will host its Cookie Walk on Friday, Dec. 5.
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Wheaton’s Gary UMC volunteers build home in IndianaNov 12, 2025 11:33 am - A group of volunteers from Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton traveled to Lafayette, Indiana this fall to build a home with Habitat for Humanity.
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Scout Troop 13 honored with Spirit of St. Charles AwardNov 11, 2025 9:04 pm - Just a few months before its 100th anniversary, St. Charles Scout Troop 13 received a "Spirit of St. Charles Award" from the city council.
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Palatine American Legion seeks donations for Sailor Holiday DinnerNov 11, 2025 8:21 pm - The American Legion Post 690 family is seeking donations for their Adopt-A-Sailor dinner on Thursday, Nov. 27, when sailors from Great Lakes Naval Station will come to the American Legion hall for a Thanksgiving dinner.