Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Aurora retired teachers' drive-thru luncheon to benefit food pantriesJan 10, 2021 10:00 pm - Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association will hold a drive-through benefit luncheon fundraiser Tuesday, Feb. 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event at Gaslite Manor,...
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Bloomingdale Chamber offers college scholarshipsJan 10, 2021 10:00 pm - The Bloomingdale Chamber of Commerce will award multiple scholarships in amounts ranging from $500 to $1,500 to graduating high school or current college students. Appli...
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$100 to help woman who has fallen on hard timesJan 10, 2021 4:30 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Noreen Huffman of Hoffman Estates. She wants to give the money to her sister. Here is an excerpt of her s...
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Eat cheese, drink wine, for Geneva treesJan 10, 2021 12:00 am - Geneva's 10th annual "Wine, Cheese and Trees" fundraiser will be held virtually at 7 p.m. Feb. 27. Tickets are $70, which includes three bottles of wine that will be ava...
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Arlington Heights parish hosts food drive to help families in needJan 10, 2021 12:00 am - The COVID-19 pandemic has created not only an unprecedented demand on suburban food pantries, but also unprecedented challenges to the task of safely acquiring items for...
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Believe Project: $100 to woman who started a nonprofit to feed the needyJan 09, 2021 4:30 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Janet Albrecht of Wheeling. She wants to give the money to a friend. Here is an excerpt of her story: "My...
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Cars of Hope donates vehicle to needy family Saturday in NapervilleJan 09, 2021 12:00 am - Romas Povilonis, Cars of Hope director, has a name for what happened Saturday, one others might associate with every other Friday or the 15th and 30th of each month. "Th...
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"This is a way of life for me': Wood Dale veteran serves othersJan 09, 2021 12:00 am - Angel Salas, a Vietnam-era Army veteran and member of the Native American Lakota Nation, continues to serve his community - including fellow veterans - through the Trick...
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'We know how bad it is out there': How Wheeling police are helping people in needJan 08, 2021 4:30 am - We could all use some good news right about now. Thankfully, Wheeling police were there Thursday to give us some. More than a dozen officers helped pack up and deliver h...
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Believe Project: $100 to help woman with rheumatoid arthritisJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Eileen LePoire of Bolingbrook. LePoire wants to give the money to a woman with rheumatoid arthritis. Here...