Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Orders due by March 1 for Wheaton Garden Club plant saleFeb 08, 2024 3:54 pm - What better way to spend a cold February day than to look at flowers and dream of summer gardens. The Wheaton Garden Club’s annual plant sale has begun. The website — wh...
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2024 Palatine Jaycee board looks to ‘Own It’ this yearFeb 08, 2024 2:03 pm - The Palatine Jaycees are looking to 2024 with new leadership and a renewed sense of pride in their work. 2023’s “Dare to Dream” year was highlighted by some truly wonderf...
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Calling all fairy godmothers to the Women's Leadership Circle eventFeb 07, 2024 4:23 pm - Join the Elgin Area Chamber’s Women's Leadership Circle to volunteer as a Fairy Godmother getting ready for the YWCA Elgin's “Cinderella's Closet” event. This heartwarmi...
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Downers Grove church to host benefit concert for Bridge CommunitiesFeb 07, 2024 12:12 pm - On Sunday, March 3, the Bridge Board of the First United Methodist Church of Downers Grove invites the community to join the Encore 2024 Benefit Concert for Bridge Commun...
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After a year of challenges, BSA Troop 34 celebrated three new Eagle Scouts in 2023Feb 07, 2024 12:00 pm - In the summer of 2022, BSA Troop 34 in Wheaton learned they would lose their charter as the Joliet Diocese was no longer chartering youth organizations with overnight events. VFW Post 2164 in Wheaton would step in as their new chartering organization,and by 2023, the troop would add three new Eagle Scouts.
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Kick up your heels at 'Wine Women & Shoes' fundraiser for Bridge CommunitiesFeb 07, 2024 11:46 am - Sip, strut and sparkle at the most glamorous soiree of the season! Bridge Communities will host its fourth annual “Wine Women & Shoes” event on Saturday, Feb. 24, from ...
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Village Treasure House awards record $305,000 in local agency grantsFeb 07, 2024 10:36 am - Village Treasure House, a unique, charitable consignment warehouse featuring upscale and vintage furniture and home décor, recently announced its 2023 year-end grant fund...
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Project Backpack served 1,680 students in need during 2023Feb 06, 2024 9:28 pm - Elgin Community College and its partners served 1,680 students in 2023 through Project Backpack, a community-based initiative to benefit area students in need from Elgin ...
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Realtor Sheena Baker, other leaders to be feted at Aurora’s 18th annual Heritage DinnerFeb 06, 2024 8:24 pm - The Aurora African American Heritage Advisory Board will host its 18th annual Heritage Dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, at The Matrix Club, 808 S. Route 59 in Naperville...
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Aurora Lions Club offers free kids' vision exams Feb. 17Feb 06, 2024 7:37 pm - On Saturday, Feb. 17, Aurora Lions Club will offer free vision exams for children ages 6 months to 16 years old. The free clinic will take place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. a...