Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Businesswoman changes course, starts a charityNov 22, 2017 6:00 am - In July, Amy Lawler was back at her job as a manager in a managed-health-care company, balancing those duties with those of raising an infant and a 3-year-old. Her perce...
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Mundelein police team with restaurant, Girl Scouts to provide Thanksgiving mealsNov 22, 2017 12:00 am - Mundelein police teamed with a local restaurant and Girl Scouts this week to provide 40 needy families with Thanksgiving meals. As is its annual tradition, Elly's Pancak...
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Blood drive, chili cook off Sunday at Elgin barNov 22, 2017 12:00 am - Leo "Dog" Shales said he's been donating blood pretty much every eight weeks for 40 years after a stranger he met at a bar persuaded him to come along and donate with he...
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How to partner with a nonprofitNov 21, 2017 5:00 am - Charitable giving has really changed. Companies have changed the way that they give and partner with nonprofits. Long-term charitable partnerships are desirable and more...
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Glen Ellyn concert to support Blackfeet reservation school in MontanaNov 21, 2017 12:00 am - Teresa Curi left a charity concert at her Glen Ellyn parish three months ago inspired by the music of Michael McDermott and his wife, Heather Horton - a couple who "sing...
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5K in Libertyville to benefit township food pantryNov 21, 2017 12:00 am - The Runner's Edge in Libertyville is hosting the 6th annual Cross Country Challenge 5K at 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 24, at Adler Park, 1500 N. Milwaukee Ave. Instead of an ...
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Island Lake officials deliver Thanksgiving meals to local familiesNov 21, 2017 12:00 am - A small team of Island Lake officials, employees and volunteers gathered Tuesday to put together Thanksgiving meals for local families. They put frozen turkeys, cans of ...
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Sweat with Santa food drive Dec. 2 in MundeleinNov 21, 2017 12:00 am - The Mundelein Park & Recreation District's Park View Health & Fitness center is offering free fitness classes with a nonperishable food donation during its Sweat with Sa...
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Blackhawks front office helps pack holiday meals in WheatonNov 21, 2017 12:00 am - His natural environment is anywhere near the ice, so it's really no surprise Blackhawks President and CEO John McDonough spent some time in the freezer section of a Whea...
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Hoffman Estates students make pies for families in needNov 21, 2017 12:00 am - In what's been an annual tradition, students and parents at Lincoln Prairie Elementary School in Hoffman Estates on Monday prepared apple and pumpkin pies for needy memb...