Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Pandemic cancels Palatine pub crawl, but its mission to collect toys for kids continuesNov 20, 2020 4:25 am - Nineteen years ago, pals Mike Zyer and Paul Munagian were hopping from bar to bar in downtown Palatine, taking pictures alongside Christmas decorations, when they had an...
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F.I.S.H. Food Pantry celebrating 50 yearsNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - F.I.S.H. Food Pantry in Carpentersville is celebrating its 50th anniversary as an all-volunteer organization this year. To honor the achievement, the group has donated a...
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Giving Tuesday poinsettias to support Batavia seniorsNov 19, 2020 10:00 pm - This Giving Tuesday, Dec. 1, Batavia United Way is partnering with Schaefer Greenhouses Inc., The Tea Tree Batavia, and UBS Financial of Oakbrook Terrace to send Batavia...
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Making spirits bright: Santa goes virtual this year for pediatric patientsNov 19, 2020 10:00 pm - In pre-pandemic times, the child life team at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield starts to get busy with sorting through toy donations for a varie...
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Bank of America gives Harold Washington College $1 million for jobs initiativeNov 19, 2020 10:00 pm - Harold Washington College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, and Bank of America today announced a new $1 million jobs initiative partnership to help students of colo...
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Arlington Heights firefighters host coat, toy driveNov 19, 2020 5:00 am - Arlington Heights' four fire stations are drop-off sites for an annual coat and toy drive that runs through Dec. 15. Firefighters are collecting new and gently used coat...
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'We are grateful': Families receive Thanksgiving meals in PalatineNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - Christmas music played in the background as cars drove through with kids extending their arms, laughing, to be handed Thanksgiving dinners, backpacks, candy and toys Thu...
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Buffalo Grove Rotary making Thanksgiving memorable for families in needNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - The Buffalo Grove Rotary is making a memorable Thanksgiving possible for dozens of families in need. On Saturday, 150 families will be able to pick up food baskets packe...
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DoodleBug Workshop in Wheaton welcomes Compass Mortgage as a Gold SponsorNov 18, 2020 10:00 pm - Nonprofits like DoodleBug Workshop are struggling during the pandemic which is why financial support is so important at this time. Why are people celebrating in front of...
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Local nonprofit AID seeks data entry volunteersNov 18, 2020 10:00 pm - The Association for Individual Development is seeking enthusiastic volunteers to assist with an expansive data entry project at the AID Behavioral Health Aurora location...