Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Donate a coat, help a veteranDec 01, 2017 12:00 am - A Wauconda nonprofit group is collecting coats for needy military veterans. STAR Charities' fifth annual coat drive runs through Jan. 21. Coats donated at spots througho...
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Salvation Army Elgin Corps to provide clothing, toys to families in need this ChristmasNov 30, 2017 10:00 pm - The Salvation Army Elgin Corps Community Center hopes to provide a joyous Christmas morning to approximately 900 children in the Elgin area. The annual Angel Tree Progra...
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Rotary donates winter coats to Keeneyville District 20Nov 30, 2017 10:00 pm - The Rotary Club of Bloomingdale-Roselle recently presented Keeneyville Elementary District 20 with 81 new winter coats for needy families. "Igniting the power and poten...
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Service of Remembrance at Naperville churchNov 30, 2017 10:00 pm -
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Salvation Army of Aurora sets $250,000 goal this yearNov 30, 2017 10:00 pm - Celebrating 126 years, the traditional red kettles once again will be seen throughout communities across the United States through Dec. 23. The Salvation Army's red ket...
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Volunteer work makes body shop owner Batavia Citizen of the YearNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - The Batavia High School girls gymnastics team owes its existence and its head coach to Marcia Boyce. Her daughter, Taryn, was a competitive gymnast in the late 1980s. Wi...
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Wheeling police accepting Toys for Tots donationsNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - The Wheeling Police Department will collect new, unwrapped toys for the needy through Wednesday, Dec. 13, at its station at 1 Community Blvd. in Wheeling. "We are so hap...
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Wauconda library collecting hats, gloves for needy residentsNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - Lost-and-found boxes at public libraries typically are filled with gloves, hats and other belongings people accidentally leave behind. This month, however, the staff at ...
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Inverness donation drops $10,000 into Palatine Township fund for needyNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - An Inverness foundation has donated $10,000 to bolster a fund to help some Palatine Township residents facing a sudden crisis. Township Supervisor Sharon Langlotz-Johnso...
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Wauconda students help hurricane victimsNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - Students at Robert Crown Elementary School in Wauconda sold beaded necklaces during lunch periods in mid-November to raise money for hurricane victims in Puerto Rico. T...