Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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True Value in Cary to donate paint to combat veterans' retreatMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - After more than 17 years working at True Value Manufacturing in Cary, Todd Myers has a reputation in his hometown of Oregon, Illinois, as "the paint guy." "I'm kind of k...
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BBQ'd Productions restaurants, customers have donated 1,500 meals to those fighting coronavirusMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - Kris Schoenberger, the owner of BBQ'd Productions in Lake Zurich and Third Lake, has a goal to give 10,000 meals to first responders and medical personnel on the front l...
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Mundelein schools need food donationsMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - Mundelein High School District 120 and Mundelein Elementary District 75 have partnered to provide food to families, and are in need of donations for the next distributio...
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Chapelstreet Church offers virtual worship, food pantry and wellness checksMar 25, 2020 11:00 pm - Chapelstreet Church is not canceled; it is meeting in a variety of new and unique ways. Worship services are held via livestream every Sunday starting at 9:15 a.m. Famil...
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Maya Cosmetics to donate 400 kits of personal care products to ICNA ReliefMar 25, 2020 11:00 pm - COVID-19 has brought life as we knew it to a stand still. It has also provided companies committed to corporate social responsibility impetus to ramp up their efforts. B...
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Dozens - individually - donate blood at Chicago Wolves' driveMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - From a variety of motivations, several dozen people practiced both good health and proper social distancing as they responded Wednesday to the call for blood donations a...
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Naperville Park District hosts blood drives at downtown community centerMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - When the governor's executive order was issued last week to close businesses and organizations to help limit the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), many area blood drives...
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Feder: Broadcasters statewide band together to raise cash for food banksMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - Television and radio stations throughout Illinois are teaming up to relieve shortages at food banks in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Robert Feder writes. Startin...
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DuPage cafes offering 'Buy a Loaf, Give a Roll' to help homelessMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - Great Harvest Bread Co. of Naperville and Downers Grove, along with supplier Schultz Supply, is donating one roll of toilet paper to DuPage PADS for every loaf of bread ...
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Palatine residents form new group to help neighbors in needMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - Palatine residents have teamed up to form a volunteer group called Helping Neighbors Around Palatine to assist fellow community members with their nonemergency daily cha...