Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Hope Springs Eternal Blood Drive comes to College of DuPage April 7Mar 23, 2022 11:00 pm - College of DuPage, in partnership with Versiti Blood Center of Illinois, will host the Hope Springs Eternal blood drive on Thursday, April 7. It will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m....
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Kane County employees to build volunteer garden, donate harvest to food pantriesMar 23, 2022 5:30 am - A group of Kane County government employees hoping to help people dealing with food insecurity are seeking donated supplies to build a volunteer garden near the county c...
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Two years and one global pandemic later, Stedman Graham keeping promise to SchaumburgMar 22, 2022 11:00 pm - Stedman Graham - author, educator and entrepreneur - doesn't let an inconvenience like a two-year global pandemic get in the way of a promise. On Wednesday, May 4, Oprah...
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Seventh annual A Cup of Hope raises $167,000 to enhance child nutrition programsMar 22, 2022 11:00 pm - Northern Illinois Food Bank and its Executive Women's Council recently announced that the seventh annual A Cup of Hope raised $167,000 to enhance hunger relief initiativ...
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Great Lakes Credit Union donates $10,000 to Ukraine fundMar 22, 2022 11:00 pm - Great Lakes Credit Union donated $10,000 to the Ukraine Relief Fund created by Selfreliance Federal Credit Union. Selfreliance FCU is located in the heart of Chicago's U...
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Schaumburg High raises nearly $70,000 for St. Baldrick's returnMar 22, 2022 11:00 pm - Schaumburg High School junior Allison Flondro spent years preparing for this day. On March 17, it arrived. The high school - as part of a more than decadelong tradition ...
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'Everybody needs a place': Elgin Area Men's Shed helps retirees connect, give back to the communityMar 22, 2022 6:00 am - As he carefully laid the pieces of wood together and prepared to drill some guide holes, Pat Huckeby, a relative newcomer to woodworking, had the support of some old han...
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Aurora East Foundation awarded $11,345 grant for scholarships, teacher grantsMar 20, 2022 11:00 pm - The Aurora East Educational Foundation, a nonprofit that supports East Aurora Unit District 131, has received an $11,345 grant from the Aurora-based Kane County Teachers...
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Get ready to move as Zumba Party benefits Lurie Children's Heart CenterMar 20, 2022 11:00 pm - Jennifer Voss' daughter, Rebecca, was born in June 2000, with a congenital heart defect requiring open heart surgery after birth. She was immediately transported to Chil...
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DuPage County Historical Museum gets $750,000 grant for masonry and gutter repairs on 131-year-old buildingMar 20, 2022 11:00 pm - The Wheaton Park District recently was awarded a $750,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to pursue a project aimed at stabilizing the masonry an...