Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Help give abused children a voice in court with CASAJan 31, 2019 10:00 pm - CASA Kane County offers general information meetings this winter. Learn more about the organization, the role of the CASA/GAL volunteer and other areas of how to get inv...
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Over 50 local volunteers to go bald to support childhood cancer researchJan 30, 2019 10:00 pm - The St. Baldrick's Foundation, the largest private funder of children's cancer research grants, will host one of its signature head-shaving events at St. Charles East Hi...
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Fox Valley Hands of Hope welcomes new board memberJan 29, 2019 10:00 pm - Fox Valley Hands of Hope appoints Jonathan Gripe to the 2019 Board of Directors. He has been with Edward Jones since 2007 and has over 40 years in the financial services...
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Marmion Music Boosters to host pancake breakfastJan 29, 2019 10:00 pm - The Marmion Music Boosters will host their annual pancake breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, in Marmion Academy's Lux Dining Hall at 1000 Butterfield Ro...
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Rival high schools team up to help veterans groupJan 29, 2019 10:00 pm - A friendly fundraising competition between Hersey and Prospect high schools over a six-week period brought in more than $20,000 for the veterans organization Folds of Ho...
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Annual 'String Ties, Boots & Blue Jeans' to benefit local 4-H foundationJan 28, 2019 10:00 pm - The McHenry County 4-H Youth Foundation invites the community to the annual "String Ties, Boots & Blue Jeans" event from 5:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday, March 9. This year'...
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Smile Packs bring joy to pediatric cancer patientsJan 28, 2019 10:00 pm - Just a few months before her third birthday, Maddie Kramer was diagnosed with a rare, cancerous tumor on her spinal cord. Her parents, Scott and Pammy Kramer of Chicago...
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Cole Butler joins ranks of Eagle Scouts at Aurora churchJan 28, 2019 10:00 pm - Cole Butler became the 183rd Eagle Scout at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora Jan. 19. Butler, 17, of North Aurora, was awarded the highest rank attainable in the...
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Batavia Mothers' Club Foundation hosts 'Totally Rad' bunco nightJan 28, 2019 10:00 pm - On Saturday, Jan. 12, participants braved the snowy roads for the Batavia Mothers' Club Foundation's 1980s themed bunco event, "Totally Rad Bunco." Volunteers and many a...
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Local Meals on Wheels ahead of the game and prepared for cold weatherJan 28, 2019 10:00 pm - (Lombard, IL) A cold snap unlike we have seen in years is upon us and DuPage Senior Citizens Council/Kane Senior Council, the Meals on Wheels provider for both DuPage Co...