Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Toys For Tots receives $31,000 donation through GAT Guns fundraisingDec 21, 2015 10:00 pm - Chicago area gun owners generously donated $31,697.89 to Toys for Tots at GAT Guns in East Dundee. In addition to the cash donation, GAT Guns is a drop-off location and...
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$100 for gift cards for the homelessDec 21, 2015 4:30 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Rhonda Klaus of Prospect Heights. Here is an excerpt of her story: "I volunteer with homeless men and women ...
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Developer donating services for paralyzed womanDec 21, 2015 12:00 am - A real estate developer is donating services to oversee construction of improvements to a house to make it accessible for a Lake County woman who was paralyzed last summ...
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Grand Victoria Foundation helps raise $250K for ElginDec 21, 2015 12:00 am - An effort to raise money matched by the Grand Victoria Foundation helped infuse more than $250,000 into Elgin nonprofits on Giving Tuesday. Twenty-four nonprofits raised...
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What reporter learned in 6 hours as Salvation Army bell ringerDec 20, 2015 10:00 pm - For as blessed as I am, I don't donate enough of my time or money to charity. I'm the guy who donates when asked at the register. I'll spend money on a zoo or museum me...
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A group of doctors collects toys, books to bring joy to pediatric patientsDec 20, 2015 10:00 pm - The Women's Physician Group of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Advocate Children's Hospital-Park Ridge hosted the annual Holiday Toy and Book Drive on Wednesday, ...
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Register for Polar Bear PlungeDec 20, 2015 10:00 pm - Registration is underway for anyone planning to jump into Lake Michigan on New Year's morning in the name of a good cause. Pledge forms are available online or can be pi...
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$100 to buy toiletries for needy childrenDec 20, 2015 6:00 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Todd Weingardt of Northbrook. Here is an excerpt of his story: "My wife, Ivy, works as a special education t...
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Dundee groups make holidays bright for needy kidsDec 20, 2015 12:00 am - Giving cannot only be hard work, but it can be lots of fun. Dundee area first-responders and Rotarians had a ball by starting the holiday gift sharing season early with ...
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St. James Parish in Arlington Heights continues holiday tradition of helping the poorDec 20, 2015 12:00 am - If certain families in need on Chicago's West Side are able to enjoy a Christmas meal, they can thank the persistence of members of St. James Parish in Arlington Heights...