Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
-
Community mental health agency's virtual fundraiser set for July 11Jul 02, 2020 1:00 am - Your neighborhood contains a valuable resource with which you may not be familiar, Family Service Center. This local not-for-profit community mental health agency's miss...
-
Compass Mortgage awards $30,000 in scholarshipsJul 01, 2020 11:00 pm - Compass Mortgage concluded their fourth annual "Grands for Grads Scholarship" program and awarded six students $5,000 to use towards their education. This year, over 1,...
-
Comic book creator lends hero to worthy causeJul 01, 2020 11:00 pm - A comic book creator is lending his superhero to a worthy cause with the help of some of his Hollywood friends. Mark Starks, creator of "Martian," is producer of an upco...
-
Nicole Cameron named executive director of Metropolitan Family Services DuPageJun 30, 2020 11:00 pm - Nicole (Nikki) Cameron was recently named as executive director of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage. Previously serving as interim executive director since January, C...
-
Glen Ellyn American Legion Post 3 awards 2020 scholarshipJun 30, 2020 11:00 pm - Gabriella Johnson of Wheaton, a student at Purdue University, was named the 2020 winner of the Robert Kent Scholarship. Each year, the Glen Ellyn American Legion Post 3...
-
The Salvation Army of McHenry County provides school supplies for families in needJun 30, 2020 11:00 pm - Every year parents facing financial difficulties look for some assistance to help their children be prepared for the upcoming school year. In a year that includes a glob...
-
Home makeover 2020: Palatine boy with leukemia gets new bedroom in a boxJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - It took a little coaxing, but 5-year-old cancer patient Esai Valadez climbed aboard his father's shoulders Tuesday morning and was carried out onto the driveway of the f...
-
How Lombard volunteer turned a gift card into outpouring of support for domestic violence survivorsJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - It all started with a gift card. Heather Booton and her co-workers each received a $100 card from their company CEO with instructions to pass it along to people whose l...
-
DuPage Children's Museum, West Suburban Community Pantry partner on Summer Toy DriveJun 29, 2020 11:00 pm - As families across the country scramble to find ways to occupy their children for summer during the COVID-19 pandemic, families in need who already find themselves strug...
-
CASA of DuPage County appoints new executive directorJun 29, 2020 11:00 pm - After completing an extensive regional search that garnered dozens of talented applicants, CASA of DuPage County has selected Suzanne Skala as its new executive director...