Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Volunteers from St. Mark’s Lutheran give back through Day of Service in St. CharlesSep 29, 2026 4:08 pm - St. Mark's Lutheran Church volunteers completed nearly 250 hours of community service on August 30, including outdoor landscaping for seniors and indoor ministry projects like making blankets for cancer patients and baptismal banners for Liberian children.
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Water Street Naperville to host Fall Mum Sale to benefit We Grow Dreams nonprofitSep 29, 2026 3:51 pm - Water Street in downtown Naperville will host a plant sale featuring fall mums, hay bales, pumpkin décor and mixed pots from We Grow Dreams on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Foyo Plaza.
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Generations walk together to fight Alzheimer’s in BartlettSep 28, 2026 4:48 pm - Hearthwood Senior Living residents and St. Isidore Catholic School students participated in an intergenerational walk to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer's disease.
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Bartlett’s Living Lord Lutheran Church to be next stop on pipe organ tourSep 28, 2026 3:31 pm - The Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour kicks off its third season on Sunday, Oct. 4, with a stop at Living Lord Lutheran Church in Bartlett. The instrument featured is the church’s hybrid pipe and digital Rodgers organ.
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Join Glen Ellyn Rotary Club in the World’s Largest Polio Walk Oct. 24Sep 28, 2026 2:39 pm - The Rotary Club of Glen Ellyn invites the community to participate in the World's Largest Polio Walk on Oct. 24. The one-mile walk aims to raise awareness and funds for the global effort to eradicate polio, a cause that Rotary has supported since 1985.
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Aurora Historical Society to celebrate 120th anniversary with retro-futuristic-themed galaSep 25, 2026 1:53 pm - The Aurora Historical Society will celebrate its 120th anniversary with a “Googie Gala” fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 3, at Aurora Country Club, featuring the mid-20th century futuristic architectural style characterized by bold geometric shapes, neon signage and Space Age motifs.
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Local theater groups unite to support Elgin PADS for World Homeless DaySep 25, 2026 12:41 pm - In early October, two theater productions in Elgin are supporting PADS homeless services, with director Pat Henderson leading both “From Dust” at The Lodge and “Bullets, Nickels, Dimes and Life” at Habitat for Humanity.
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Barrington CROP Walk aims to fill gap left by reduced federal nutrition aidSep 23, 2026 9:17 pm - The 44th annual Barrington Area CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday, Oct. 11, will feature both one-mile and 5K routes through downtown to raise funds for local and global hunger relief programs.
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Bicyclists and walkers to join in this year’s Elgin CROP WalkSep 23, 2026 2:46 pm - This year’s Elgin CROP Walk returns on Sept. 27, starting from Gail Borden Public Library, with participants walking or biking the Fox River Trail to raise funds for global anti-poverty efforts, disaster relief, and refugee assistance through Church World Service.
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Find bargains at fall rummage sale Oct. 2-3 in LibertyvilleSep 22, 2026 11:00 pm - The United Methodist Church of Libertyville will hold its fall rummage sale on Oct. 2-3, featuring items priced at $1 with a special $5 bag sale on Saturday. The church is accepting donations Sept. 28-30.