Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Four out of five caregivers could use your supportNov 02, 2018 12:00 am - November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. The Alzheimer's Association is recognizing and honoring the more than 15 ...
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Soroptimists seeking applicants for an educational awardNov 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Soroptimist is taking applications for the "Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women." The award assists women who provide the primary financial support ...
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Metropolitan Family Services welcomes four board membersNov 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Metropolitan Family Services DuPage recently welcomed four new members to its community board. Sara Hammang Clark of Wheaton, Christopher Dabovich of Wheaton, Carol Dim...
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Christ Church commits nearly $2 million annually to help thousandsNov 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Churches serve several important spiritual needs for many people. They also can serve as a support system for those in need, and nonprofits trying to better the world. E...
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Local teachers serve students and families on McTeacher's Night to raise money for school classroom materialsNov 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Teachers from School District, U-46, volunteered behind the counter on Thursday, November 1, at the Streamwood McDonald's located on Irving Park Rd., where they served s...
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Tickets still available for Addison mayor's charity eventNov 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Tickets are still available for the 28th annual Addison Mayor's Community Charity Ball. Dinner tickets are $100, with a portion of the proceeds supporting the 17 organiz...
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Volunteers needed to raise service dogs for PAWSNov 01, 2018 11:00 pm - PAWS With A Cause, a national nonprofit headquartered in Wayland, Michigan, enhances independence and improves the quality of life for families in the Chicago area throu...
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What DuPage's Hobson Oak gently wept: A wooden guitar to be auctioned for charityNov 01, 2018 5:30 am - It lived for 250 years as part of a stately oak along Hobson Road near Woodridge. Then it survived a fire in Oswego. Now it's about to be auctioned - as a guitar, not ...
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Jewel, Hormel Foods donate 33,122 jars of Skippy to Northern Illinois Food BankNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - Jewel-Osco in Itasca is joining Hormel Foods in donating 33,122 jars of Skippy peanut butter to Northern Illinois Food Bank in Geneva. The peanut butter, enough to make...
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Lincolnshire library collecting unwanted candy for charityNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - If the trick-or-treaters in your house bagged more miniature chocolate bars and artificially fruit-flavored bits than they - or you - could possibly eat, the Vernon Area...