Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Editorial: Think now about what you'll donate this yearDec 31, 2017 10:00 pm - Before Christmas - but after the new tax bill was passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump - Elgin YWCA CEO Julia McClendon "nearly fainted" when her agen...
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Last day of Believe Project: $150 to help a nephew battling health problemsDec 30, 2017 12:00 am - Today's recipient of $150 through the Believe Project wants to help her sister and her nephew battling health problems. Through the contribution of an additional donor, ...
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Runner's illness delaying Wheaton 'Reflection Run'Dec 30, 2017 12:00 am - Because of an ill-timed case of the flu, the organizer of the eighth annual New Year's Eve Reflection Run in downtown Wheaton has changed the plan. Instead of running 5...
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$150 to celebrate a hardworking window cleanerDec 29, 2017 4:30 am - Today's recipient of $150 through the Believe Project wants to help a hardworking window cleaner. Through the contribution of an additional donor, the Believe Project aw...
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$150 to help a giving family in needDec 28, 2017 4:30 am - Today's recipient of $150 through the Believe Project wants to help a friend who has fallen on hard times. Through the contribution of an additional donor, the Believe P...
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Wheaton 'Reflection Run' to tally laps, dollars for clean waterDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - His eighth annual Reflection Run to provide clean water for people in Africa hasn't yet begun, but looking at the frigid forecast for New Year's Eve already has Steve Sp...
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Children's Healthcare Center at Maryville in Des Plaines expanding servicesDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - Ten years after Maryville's Children's Healthcare Center in Des Plaines accepted its first patient, the site will be expanding services to help more young people make th...
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Dental group to offer free services to Clearbrook residentsDec 27, 2017 10:00 pm - In the five years since its inception, DecisionOne Dental's quarterly "A Reason To Smile" campaign has provided half a million dollars in free dental services to more th...
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Fermilab Natural Areas donates education materialsDec 27, 2017 10:00 pm - This holiday season, Fermilab Natural Areas, a nonprofit group that helps restore the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory natural areas, is...
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Look who's dancing on behalf of the BACOADec 27, 2017 10:00 pm - Five Barrington "stars" will be dancing on behalf of the Barrington Area Council on Aging's "Dancing with the Barrington Stars" fundraising event set for Saturday, Jan 2...