Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Barrington soccer player gets a kick out of raising money for COVID-19 reliefMay 10, 2020 1:00 am - Roman Booker gets a kick out of soccer. This weekend, he got more than 20,000 kicks, all of them for a good cause. Inspired by Captain Thomas Moore, a 100-year-old forme...
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GiGi's Playhouse launches virtual run-walk-rideMay 09, 2020 11:00 pm - GiGi's Playhouse Down syndrome Achievement Centers launched GiGi's Step to Accept Challenge, a virtual run-walk-ride designed to send a message of acceptance around the ...
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Sun City resident to cycle 270 miles around Huntley to support ALS research while social distancingMay 09, 2020 11:00 pm - Bob Higgins, 68, a three-year resident of Sun City Huntley, has pledged to cycle 270 miles in and around the Huntley area over a three-day period next month in an effort...
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3,000 families show up for drive-through food giveaway at Great AmericaMay 09, 2020 1:00 am - It looked like any normal weekend day as cars lined Grand Avenue in Gurnee with people waiting to get into Six Flags Great America. The difference Saturday was that som...
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AAUW Naperville Area Branch selects two $5,000 scholarship winnersMay 08, 2020 11:00 pm - Since 1971, AAUW Naperville Area has awarded the Angeline Gale Scholarship in honor of Angeline Gale, a local educator, and early branch member. The scholarship is inten...
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Perrin-Wheaton DAR sews hundreds of masksMay 08, 2020 11:00 pm - Members of the Perrin-Wheaton Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution have made more than 1,200 face masks to prevent the spread of coronavi...
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Helping the Helpers: With building sites quiet and stores closed, Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley needs helpMay 08, 2020 5:00 am - Founded in 1990, Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley built its first home in 1991. Based in Elgin, it serves parts of Kane, Cook and McHenry counties, including ...
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US Foods donates $10M in food, supplies to food banksMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - ROSEMONT - US Foods Holding Corp. has donated more than $10 million in food and supplies to local food banks and charitable organizations across the country since the be...
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ECC Foundation surpasses fundraising goal of $50,000 for emergency student reliefMay 07, 2020 11:00 pm - The Elgin Community College Foundation is pleased to announce that it has successfully raised over $50,000 for the Emergency Student Relief Fund in response to the COVID...
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Mask Up Kane County crafts 40,000 masks for the Fox ValleyMay 07, 2020 11:00 pm - A Kane County grass-roots organization of volunteer seamstresses, crafters and other DIYers that manufactures face masks for health care workers and nonprofits has now d...