Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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American Cancer Society's 12th annual Discovery Ball raises $3 millionApr 22, 2018 11:00 pm - The American Cancer Society's 2018 "Discovery Ball," one of Chicago's premier galas and one of the top-rated charity events in the nation, raised $3 million net to impac...
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Carol Gieske named Altrusa Woman of the YearApr 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Altrusa International of Elgin, Illinois Inc. is pleased to announce that Carol Gieske of Elgin will be honored at the 69th annual Woman of the Year Recognition Dinner a...
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DuPage Children's Museum celebrates one volunteer's 10,000 hours of serviceApr 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Dave Dumford has volunteered at DuPage Children's Museum since November 2001. At the suggestion of his daughter, Dave joined the museum's volunteers and now, over 16 yea...
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Honor Mother Earth on Mother's Day at Schweitzer Environmental CenterApr 22, 2018 11:00 pm - On Sunday, May 13, the Schweitzer Environmental Center invites you to honor Mother Earth while tending to native gardens from 12:30 to 3 p.m. The center is located at 1...
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Feed My Starving Children to Host Gala on May 19Apr 22, 2018 11:00 pm - FMSC is a fast-growing hunger-relief charity with Chicago-area facilities in Aurora, Schaumburg and Libertyville. Last year, more than 1.2 million FMSC volunteers packed...
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'Fighting Cancer is Always in Fashion!' event is a huge successApr 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Advocate Lutheran General Hospital physicians, several of whom were named Chicago's Top Doctors by Chicago Magazine, and cancer survivors walked the runway in front of a...
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Komen Chicago to hold 21st Mother's Day Race for the Cure May 13 at Montrose HarborApr 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Award-winning actress and beloved Chicagoan Bonnie Hunt has been named honorary race chairwoman of Susan G. Komen Chicago's 21st Mother's Day Race for the Cure, which wi...
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Batavia Historical Society announces expansion plansApr 22, 2018 11:00 pm - A little over one year ago, the Batavia Historical Society kicked off the Batavia Depot Museum expansion project with efforts to raise $2 million over a five-year period...
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VFW art contest instills patriotism in local high school studentsApr 22, 2018 11:00 pm - This year marks the 11th year the Auxiliary to Bartlett VFW Post 11018 has offered the nationwide VFW Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest. The annual contest t...
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Volunteers in Wheeling to sort and pack boxes for troopsApr 22, 2018 1:00 am - Volunteers with Help USA Troops will sort and pack comfort and care items April 28-29 that will be sent to deployed troops. The Arlington Heights-based organization has ...