Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Local car dealers to host 'Barbecue for the Troops' July 14Jul 01, 2018 11:00 pm - New-car dealers in the Chicago area are on a summertime mission to raise awareness and funds for local troops and their families. For the sixth consecutive year, the Ch...
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What to do about lonely older men? Put them to workJul 01, 2018 1:10 am - Glenn Sears returned to his native Honolulu seven years ago to retire, but living in a condo on the 35th floor with his "perfect wife of 58 years," he didn't meet many p...
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Dundee Township Lions host vision screenings this summerJun 30, 2018 11:00 pm - The Dundee Township Lions, in cooperation with the Fox River Valley Public Library District, recently prescreened 52 children from 6 months to 10 years of age for potent...
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Judson program for students with intellectual disabilities receives donationsJun 30, 2018 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct that tuition, including room and board, for RISE students is $24,674 for 2018-2019. Judson University's progra...
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Fox Valley Beaux Arts celebrates scholarship winnersJun 28, 2018 11:00 pm - Members and guests of Fox Valley Beaux Arts celebrated the talent of eight high school seniors from the Fox Valley. "Taste of Talent" was held at the Elgin Country Clu...
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Elgin Woman's Club awards two scholarshipsJun 28, 2018 11:00 pm - The Elgin Woman's Club has awarded two $1,500 scholarships to graduating students from Elgin Area School District U-46's Elgin High School who are pursuing careers in th...
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Nation's first wheelchair-accessible balloon coming to Lisle's Eyes to the Skies festivalJun 28, 2018 1:00 am - When you visit Lisle's Eyes to the Skies festival this weekend, you're pretty much guaranteed to see hot-air balloons of all shapes and sizes. But there's one balloon t...
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Brian E. Wagner Scholarship awarded to four emerging leadersJun 27, 2018 11:00 pm - The Brian E. Wagner Scholarship Fund proudly awarded scholarships to seniors from four different high schools: Fenwick, IC Catholic Prep, Timothy Christian, and York. T...
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Illinois American Water presents 2018 environmental grant to Bolingbrook Park DistrictJun 27, 2018 11:00 pm - In conjunction with Earth Week, Illinois American Water announced that 10 watershed initiatives across the state will receive funding through the company's 2018 Environm...
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Join Smiles For Veterans charity bike/auto run Sept. 22Jun 27, 2018 11:00 pm - The second annual Smiles For Veterans charity bike/auto run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Montgomery Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7542, 121 N. River ...