Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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NuMark Credit Union walks in two parades in one weekendJul 23, 2024 1:04 pm - In honor of Pride Month, 27 employees and family members from NuMark Credit Union got together in downtown Aurora on June 9th to walk in the Annual Pride Parade. NuMark has been participating in the parade each year since it began in 2018.
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Association for Individual Development to host ‘All Hallow’s Eve’ benefit auctionJul 23, 2024 12:21 pm - The Association for Individual Development will host “All Hallow’s Eve” benefit auction on Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Q Center in St. Charles. There will be one-of-a-kind items up for bid and games, including a Halloween costume contest.
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Chicago VAs partner for another successful Veteran Stand DownJul 22, 2024 11:42 pm - Veterans lined up outside Gen. Richard L. Jones National Guard Armory as early as 5 a.m. on July 12, waiting to get into the Chicago Summer Stand Down.
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DuPage Medical Society Foundation awards 17 scholarship grantsJul 22, 2024 3:59 pm - The DuPage Medical Society Foundation board of trustees recently announced the awarding of 17 student scholarships.
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Gary UMC in Wheaton offers ‘Backpack Blessing’ Aug. 11Jul 22, 2024 3:35 pm - School starts soon, so bring your backpack for a blessing to Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton on Sunday, Aug. 11, during the 9 a.m. worship.
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The Land Conservancy of McHenry County receives $135,000 grant from the Chicago Community TrustJul 19, 2024 11:24 pm - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County has received a $135,000 grant from The Chicago Community Trust to support the growth of the local food system in McHenry County by working with local landowners and supporting farmland preservation, in alignment with the increasing access to land strategy of Food:Land:Opportunity
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‘It takes an army of volunteers’: How Geneva Beautification Committee brightens up the cityJul 19, 2024 4:30 am - Visitors driving or walking through downtown Geneva are likely to take notice of the gorgeous plantings on display on most street corners.
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Cress Creek Garden Club of Naperville awards 7 scholarshipsJul 18, 2024 4:40 pm - The Cress Creek Garden Club of Naperville held their annual scholarship luncheon on Friday, June 14. The club awarded $20,000 to seven recipients.
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Orders are open for Land Conservancy of McHenry County’s Fall Native Plant SaleJul 18, 2024 2:23 pm - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County has native plants, shrubs and trees available for pre-order now through Aug. 14 during its Fall Sustainability Sale.
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Tee up for Sept. 5 D214 Education Foundation benefitJul 18, 2024 9:02 am - Outdoor golf benefit events are fun but also subject to the whim of whatever form of weather happens to descend on the course that day. Storms? Extreme heat? Historically early snowfall? Who wants any of that? No one.