Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Friends of the Batavia Library offer special priced book sale April 13Apr 03, 2019 11:00 pm - There will be special discounts at the Friends of the Batavia Public Library's regular used book sale on Saturday, April 13. Paperbacks will be 10 for $1 and all CDs wi...
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'You Raise Me Up' concert benefits Special OlympicsApr 03, 2019 11:00 pm - The exhilaration athletes feel when they train hard for an event, bring their A-game and then triumphantly cross the finish line is something hundreds experience through...
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West Chicago receives a CN EcoConnexions From the Ground Up grant through America in Bloom for parkway tree programApr 02, 2019 11:00 pm - As the frozen ground of another harsh Midwest winter begins to thaw, City of West Chicago Public Works staff gears up with plans for spring parkway tree planting, this y...
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Palatine Rotary donating $50,000 in Oktoberfest proceedsApr 02, 2019 11:00 pm - Rotary Club of Palatine's annual Oktoberfest last year not only was fun for patrons, but the money spent there also will be doing good around town. The club raised about...
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31st annual Garfield Farm Museum Awards: from one-room school house to Governor's MansionApr 02, 2019 11:00 pm - On Saturday, April 13, Garfield Farm Museum will recognize four historic preservation endeavors at the 31st annual awards ceremony at the historic Dunham Woods Riding Cl...
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Community Gathers to Support Local Resident and People with Spinal Cord Injury and DisabilitiesApr 01, 2019 11:00 pm - Prospect Heights resident, Reveca Torres, is the founder and director of BACKBONES, a nonprofit serving people with spinal cord injury and disabilities nationwide. Revec...
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"Lives in Bloom" 2019 Spring Gala Event: Honoring The Harbour's Mission and Success in Providing Services to Young Women Experiencing HomelessnessApr 01, 2019 11:00 pm - Area residents and business representatives are invited to join friends of The Harbour for an evening of fine food, good company, and to benefit local area youth experie...
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AAUW branch to host 40th annual Creative Writing Awards April 4Apr 01, 2019 11:00 pm - The American Association of University Women Batavia-Geneva-St. Charles branch will host its 40th annual Creative Writing Awards ceremony on Thursday, April 4, in the Ne...
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How ComicBooks for Kids! brings cheer to hospitalized children and teensApr 01, 2019 11:00 pm - A grass-roots charity that started in St. Charles has a unique mission: to provide comic books to children in hospitals and cancer centers across the country, as a way t...
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Local golfer to compete in Liberty Mutual Insurance Invitational National Finals April 3-7Mar 31, 2019 11:00 pm - A local golfer will be among 250 amateurs who will compete in the Liberty Mutual Insurance Invitational National Finals at Pinehurst Golf Resort in Pinehurst, North Caro...