Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Feed My Starving Children to Host Gala on May 19Apr 22, 2018 11:00 pm - FMSC is a fast-growing hunger-relief charity with Chicago-area facilities in Aurora, Schaumburg and Libertyville. Last year, more than 1.2 million FMSC volunteers packed...
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'Fighting Cancer is Always in Fashion!' event is a huge successApr 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Advocate Lutheran General Hospital physicians, several of whom were named Chicago's Top Doctors by Chicago Magazine, and cancer survivors walked the runway in front of a...
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Komen Chicago to hold 21st Mother's Day Race for the Cure May 13 at Montrose HarborApr 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Award-winning actress and beloved Chicagoan Bonnie Hunt has been named honorary race chairwoman of Susan G. Komen Chicago's 21st Mother's Day Race for the Cure, which wi...
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Batavia Historical Society announces expansion plansApr 22, 2018 11:00 pm - A little over one year ago, the Batavia Historical Society kicked off the Batavia Depot Museum expansion project with efforts to raise $2 million over a five-year period...
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VFW art contest instills patriotism in local high school studentsApr 22, 2018 11:00 pm - This year marks the 11th year the Auxiliary to Bartlett VFW Post 11018 has offered the nationwide VFW Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest. The annual contest t...
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Volunteers in Wheeling to sort and pack boxes for troopsApr 22, 2018 1:00 am - Volunteers with Help USA Troops will sort and pack comfort and care items April 28-29 that will be sent to deployed troops. The Arlington Heights-based organization has ...
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Children's Advocacy Center gala supports services for abuse victimsApr 21, 2018 1:00 am - Supporters of the Children's Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County gathered for a fundraising gala Saturday night at Medinah Country Club. Organizers hoped ...
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Dozens of food trucks at Lake County fundraiser to stop child abuseApr 21, 2018 1:00 am - The Exchange Club of Grayslake Saturday hosted the 2nd Annual Lake County Food Truck Frenzy, a fundraising event for the prevention of child abuse, at the Lake County Fa...
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Medinah gala to raise money for Children's Advocacy CenterApr 20, 2018 5:30 am - A fundraising gala at Medinah Country Club Saturday night has a threefold purpose. Organizers hope to raise $155,000 to fund services for abused children. It's also an o...
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Church volunteers pack seeds to fill growing need in AfricaApr 20, 2018 1:00 am - More than 550 volunteers filled envelopes with cucumber seeds Sunday in the Activity Center at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, preparing them for the ...