Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Volunteers deliver hundreds of Thanksgiving meal baskets in Northwest suburbsNov 21, 2020 12:00 am - Volunteers delivered hundreds of Thanksgiving meal baskets to families in need Saturday through the annual Basket Brigade of Suburban Chicago program. Deliveries were m...
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Hersey student with Down syndrome starts dog treat company, sells out of them in 2 hoursNov 21, 2020 12:00 am - Peanut butter and bacon is Wyatt Nelson's favorite flavor. The dogs seem to like it, too. Nelson, a 15-year-old freshman at Hersey High School with Down syndrome and aut...
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COD student Samiha Syed named 2020 Lincoln Academy Student LaureateNov 20, 2020 10:00 pm - College of DuPage student Samiha Syed has been named a 2020 Lincoln Academy of Illinois Student Laureate and is the only community college student in the state to receiv...
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How Camp Out From Cancer care packages give kids a break from dealing with diseaseNov 20, 2020 5:00 am - In June 2011, Isaac Parris was just finishing up kindergarten and looking forward to a summer of fun. But then the headaches started. Isaac's mom, April Schippers, said ...
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Donate a toy, get a gift card: Geneva business owner supports Toys for Tots, local restaurantsNov 20, 2020 5:00 am - As a member of the Fox Valley Corvette Club, Bill White has taken part in the club's past efforts with the Moose Lodge to energize the annual U.S. Marine Corps Toys for ...
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Pandemic cancels Palatine pub crawl, but its mission to collect toys for kids continuesNov 20, 2020 4:25 am - Nineteen years ago, pals Mike Zyer and Paul Munagian were hopping from bar to bar in downtown Palatine, taking pictures alongside Christmas decorations, when they had an...
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F.I.S.H. Food Pantry celebrating 50 yearsNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - F.I.S.H. Food Pantry in Carpentersville is celebrating its 50th anniversary as an all-volunteer organization this year. To honor the achievement, the group has donated a...
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Giving Tuesday poinsettias to support Batavia seniorsNov 19, 2020 10:00 pm - This Giving Tuesday, Dec. 1, Batavia United Way is partnering with Schaefer Greenhouses Inc., The Tea Tree Batavia, and UBS Financial of Oakbrook Terrace to send Batavia...
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Making spirits bright: Santa goes virtual this year for pediatric patientsNov 19, 2020 10:00 pm - In pre-pandemic times, the child life team at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield starts to get busy with sorting through toy donations for a varie...
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Bank of America gives Harold Washington College $1 million for jobs initiativeNov 19, 2020 10:00 pm - Harold Washington College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, and Bank of America today announced a new $1 million jobs initiative partnership to help students of colo...