Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Donate to Elgin Kiwanis Peanut Days fundraiserSep 08, 2022 1:00 am - The Kiwanis Club of Elgin has kicked off its annual Peanut Days fundraiser, and deliveries of peanuts are available throughout the month. Boxes with 48 bags of peanuts a...
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Water Street Naperville to host Fall Mum Sale to benefit We Grow DreamsSep 07, 2022 11:00 pm - Water Street in downtown Naperville will host a plant sale featuring fall mums, hay bales, pumpkin decor, and mixed pots from We Grow Dreams in West Chicago. The sale w...
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Celebrate the last days of summer with Bridge Communities' Glen Ellyn Backyard BBQ Sept. 10Sep 07, 2022 11:00 pm - This year, summer isn't over yet! The Glen Ellyn Backyard BBQ returns for its 41st year on Saturday, Sept. 10. It is the largest amateur BBQ contest in the state of Il...
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Free Guitars for Future Stars names its first Ed Hall Memorial Music Scholarship recipientSep 07, 2022 11:00 pm - Free Guitars for Future Stars recently announced Anthony Mrkvicka as its first recipient of their Ed Hall Memorial Music Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship honors the ...
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Special Olympics Illinois and Six Flags Great America to host annual Coaster ChallengeSep 07, 2022 11:00 pm - Six Flags Great America and Special Olympics Illinois will again join forces for the 2022 Coaster Challenge on Saturday, Sept. 17. The event helps to take the run out of...
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Fox Valley Beaux Arts to present 'Notes of Nostalgia' Sept. 17Sep 06, 2022 11:00 pm - The Fox Valley Beaux Arts annual fundraiser will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Elgin Country Club, 2575 Weld Road, Elgin. Entertainment will be provided...
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Chicago Firefighter And Public School Teacher Launch 501(c)3 With $100,000 To Fund Cures For Rare DiseasesSep 06, 2022 11:00 pm - Chicago firefighter and entrepreneur, Jim Kelly, along with his wife, Maria, a public high school teacher, have started a 501(c)3 foundation called The Orphan Disease Co...
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ESL club, librarian help immigrant land a job in her fieldSep 06, 2022 11:00 pm - This story begins in December 2019, when Arzu Ozcan first moved to the United States from Turkey. "As far as I can remember," Arzu said, "two weeks later, I came to Sch...
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GiveNKind hosting miniature golf fundraiser Sunday in LincolnshireSep 06, 2022 1:00 am - GiveNKind, a local nonprofit that helps companies donate surplus inventory in a socially and environmentally responsible way, is hosting a miniature golf fundraising eve...
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Lombard to host Sept. 11th Remembrance Ceremony and We Remember blood driveSep 05, 2022 11:00 pm - In honor of the 21st anniversary of Sept. 11, the village of Lombard invites residents to attend its 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony. The ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. S...