Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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After pandemic delays, Arlington Heights cafe employing people with disabilities plans spring openingDec 26, 2022 12:00 am - Four years after forming a nonprofit and hosting a kickoff event, supporters behind Gerry's Cafe finally have secured a space in Arlington Heights for their coffee shop ...
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Good News Sunday: Love of their late father inspires Latina sisters to launch their own wine labelDec 25, 2022 6:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: For Elia and Laura Rodriguez, wine equa...
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Caffeine + community: Glenbrook South students create public art for coffee shopDec 22, 2022 5:00 am - Left-brain analytics. Right-brain creativity. Glenbrook South High School's Public Art Collaborative used both to design and install a wall mural inside the Glenview Gri...
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Naperville Kiwanis complete successful school supplies initiativeDec 22, 2022 12:00 am - The Kiwanis Club of Naperville recently partnered with local Staples stores to deliver 542 donation boxes to 10 elementary schools in Naperville Unit District 203 and In...
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Bloomingdale chamber offering scholarshipsDec 22, 2022 12:00 am - The Bloomingdale Chamber of Commerce is committed to providing a connection from the classroom to a career by developing tomorrow's leaders through its annual scholarshi...
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JDRF One Dream Gala raises more than $16 million for a T1D CureDec 19, 2022 10:00 pm - The JDRF Illinois One Dream Gala - one of Chicago's top annual philanthropic events - surpassed last year's record-breaking evening of fundraising. On Dec. 10, JDRF Ill...
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Christmas miracles: Saints Peter & Paul parishioners provide financial support to help the disabled in East AfricaDec 18, 2022 10:00 pm - As a priest with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Njombe in Tanzania, Africa, the Rev. Nestor Mtweve's education and career started along a fairly usual path. He studied ph...
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Jeeps on the Run boosts Christmas joy for thousands of Lake, McHenry County kidsDec 18, 2022 10:00 pm - Christmas morning will be brighter for thousands of youngsters in Lake and McHenry counties this year after a Jeeps on the Run event raised nearly $60,000 in cash and dr...
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Good News Sunday: Students at Elgin's Washington Elementary get surprise holiday party, gifts, visit from SantaDec 18, 2022 6:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Eyes got big and smiles got even bigger ...
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Aurora police raise $10,400 for pancreatic cancer researchDec 18, 2022 12:00 am - Aurora police officers and staff raised $10,400 for pancreatic cancer research, diagnosis and treatment in their annual "No-Shave November" contest. The money was donat...