Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Aurora Lions to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with corned beef, cabbage fundraiserMar 11, 2021 10:00 pm - Aurora Noon Lions Club will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a corned beef and cabbage dinner fundraiser to benefit vision- and hearing-impaired programs. The public is ...
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Glenbrook North students "pack the truck" for local food pantriesMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - Student volunteers from Glenbrook North High School spent their Sunday spread out across four locations in Northbrook collecting food for local organizations. Sunday's ...
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YWCA Elgin Leader Luncheon names award nomineesMar 09, 2021 10:00 pm - The YWCA Elgin's 37th annual Leader Luncheon Awards will be held virtually this year on Thursday, May 13, at 6 p.m. The event is free to all individual registrants. To ...
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Special event March 13 aids K9s for VeteransMar 09, 2021 10:00 pm - For all of March, dry dog food, dog treats and donations will be collected to help K9s for Veterans in its mission to rescue dogs from kill shelters and train them to be...
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DuPage Habitat for Humanity chooses West Chicago for first Community Cares WeekMar 09, 2021 10:00 pm - West Chicago has been selected to be a part of DuPage Habitat for Humanity's first Community Cares Week. Community Cares Week brings together volunteers to do exterior ...
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West Dundee Troop 32 creates geocache at Schweitzer WoodsMar 09, 2021 10:00 pm - On Feb. 21, members of Scouts BSA Troop 32 West Dundee, with help from Scout BSA Troop 2 Elgin, placed a geocache at the Kane County Forest Preserve's Schweitzer Woods, ...
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Breaking spring-break norms: Florida collegians volunteer at Aurora food pantryMar 09, 2021 10:00 pm - Kevin Krienitz of Aurora came home from Florida for a different spring break. On March 6, the 2016 Plainfield East High School alum was among eight college students from...
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Rozner: A way to honor the legacy of Bob FriskMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - It seems as if there are few certainties anymore. Perhaps it always feels that way, every passing year a bullet train in a world more cynical, that there are fewer peopl...
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Schaumburg-Hoffman Rotary Club holding virtual gala March 13Mar 09, 2021 12:00 am - The Rotary Club of Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates is honoring community heroes at its virtual gala fundraiser from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 13. Approximately 325 guest...
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Buffalo Grove Girl Scouts achieve Bronze AwardMar 08, 2021 10:00 pm - Troop members create art on windows at Addolorata Villa in Wheeling