Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Just Food Initiative seeking donations, volunteers on Giving Tuesday Nov. 30Nov 25, 2021 10:00 pm - The Batavia-based Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley, a nonprofit committed to building sustainable and just food systems, is hosting its first Giving Tuesday campai...
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Lisle Public Safety Academy graduates give thanks to first respondersNov 25, 2021 10:00 pm - Over the last few months, the Lisle Police Department and Lisle-Woodridge Fire District educated residents about the nature of their work through the Lisle Public Safety...
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People to be thankful for: Rescued animals, adults with disabilities form special bond at Our House of HopeNov 25, 2021 5:00 am - On any given day, Lisa Krinninger of Libertyville and her crew of volunteers work with dogs they have rescued on basic obedience, agility and building trust. It's anima...
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People to be thankful for: Itasca CEO helps put hundreds of holiday meals on families' tablesNov 25, 2021 4:20 am - On his way to work in the first spring months of the pandemic, Jason Kinander had this nagging feeling that wouldn't go away. "I drove by a local food pantry in DuPage C...
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'We treat people like people': Small church near St. Charles serves meals for homelessNov 25, 2021 12:00 am - Most large-scale Thanksgiving community dinners - a regular thing before the pandemic, put on by churches, charities and community groups - still haven't returned to the...
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Cardinal helps hand out turkeys: 'Today we're making sure that nobody's excluded at the table of life'Nov 24, 2021 12:00 am - Cardinal Blase Cupich took a break from handing out turkey dinners at a South Side church Wednesday to reflect on the act of giving. "Giving thanks is something that rea...
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Support DuPage Forest Preserves on GivingTuesdayNov 23, 2021 10:00 pm - Keep your #GivingTuesday donation local this Nov. 30 by contributing a gift to DuPage forest preserves through the Friends of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage Coun...
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Lombard's DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform receives $20,000 Community Needs Grant from DuPage FoundationNov 22, 2021 10:00 pm - The DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform in Lombard was one of 31 nonprofit organizations to receive a grant through DuPage Foundation's Community Needs Grant Prog...
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Winners named for 2021 Governor's Volunteer Service AwardsNov 22, 2021 10:00 pm - The Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service presented Illinoisans the Governor's Volunteer Service Award during an in-person live event on Nov. 1...
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Algonquin Lions, Boy Scout Troop to host blood drive Nov. 28Nov 22, 2021 10:00 pm - The Algonquin Lions Club and Boy Scout Troop 155 are sponsoring a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28, at Algonquin State Bank, 2400 N. Huntington Drive in...