Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Paws With A Cause seeking foster families for puppies in trainingOct 23, 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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Fall rummage sale returns to Grace Lutheran Church Nov. 2-3Oct 23, 2018 11:00 pm - Grace Lutheran Church of Lily Lake will host its semiannual Rummage Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3. Grace has held ann...
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Assisi Animal Foundation to celebrate 30th anniversay with dinner, auction Nov. 3Oct 23, 2018 11:00 pm - Nov. 3 marks the 30th anniversary of Assisi Animal Foundation "saving animals and serving people" in McHenry County as the first no-kill shelter built and opened in 1988...
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Deadline extended for St. Charles Electric Christmas ParadeOct 23, 2018 11:00 pm - The deadline for entry in the St. Charles Electric Christmas Parade has been extended through Wednesday, Oct. 31. The parade steps off on Main Street at 5:30 p.m. Saturd...
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Buffalo Grove teen's haunted garage raises funds for Make-A-WishOct 23, 2018 6:00 am - Shane Pollard of Buffalo Grove holds several leadership positions at Stevenson High School, which should go a long way into gaining him acceptance into one of the Big 10...
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Algonquin Lions bags tournament raises $5,000 for food pantryOct 22, 2018 11:00 pm - The Algonquin Lions donated a record $5,000 to the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Interfaith Food Pantry with proceeds from the ninth annual Algonquin Lions-Buffalo Wild Wi...
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Folk singer Matt Watroba to perform Nov. 2 at Highland Avenue CoffeehouseOct 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Sing-along artist Matt Watroba will engage and inspire people at the Highland Avenue Coffeehouse at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2. Watroba is a community singer with a knack for...
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St. Catherine of Siena School to host Trivia Night Nov. 3Oct 22, 2018 11:00 pm - St. Catherine of Siena School is hosting a "Trivia Night" on Saturday, Nov. 3, at St. Catherine's School gym, 845 W. Main St. in West Dundee. The doors open at 6:30 p.m...
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Youth to learn about homelessness at Tree of Life's Camp CompassionOct 22, 2018 11:00 pm - "Camp Compassion" is a special opportunity for the children, youth, families and community of the Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road...
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Quilts of Valor volunteers provide comfort, healing to veteransOct 22, 2018 6:00 am - One night in 2003, a woman named Catherine Roberts, whose son was serving with the Army in Iraq, had a prophetic dream. She would write that she saw “a young man sitting...