Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Toys ride free on Tuesday during Metra's holiday driveDec 07, 2022 12:00 am - Got space in your briefcase for a doll? Metra is conducting its annual holiday toy drive the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 13, at all downtown stations. The commuter railroad...
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Project I Am hero joins North Suburban YMCA eventDec 06, 2022 10:00 pm - Jahkil Naeem Jackson, the award-winning, 14-year-old founder of Project I Am, will join North Suburban YMCA volunteers in a charitable event Saturday in Northbrook. Culm...
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'TreeCycle' community partnership keeps unsold Christmas trees from landfillDec 06, 2022 10:00 pm - Geneva Park District is partnering with the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva's Green Sanctuary Team to provide Geneva area retailers an alternative to placing un...
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The Grace Network provides the basics so students in need may flourishDec 06, 2022 10:00 pm - It was only Monday and already Sarah Airola was bushed. She'd spent the weekend coordinating, organizing and helping pack more than 50 boxes of winter clothing and hygie...
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Turning Pointe car raffle funds education, respite for people with autism and their familiesDec 06, 2022 5:00 am - Enter Turning Pointe Autism Foundation's raffle and you could win a sweet ride from Toyota of Naperville. Even better? You will be helping people with autism and their f...
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Batavia BSA Troop 12 hosts 65th annual tree saleDec 05, 2022 10:00 pm - Batavia BSA Troop 12 is celebrating 65 years of selling Christmas trees and wreaths to support its Scouting program in developing the future leaders of the community. A...
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Nicor Gas awards $100,000 in grants to support educational and career readiness programsDec 05, 2022 10:00 pm - Expanding on its commitment to enhance opportunities and social mobility for the communities it is proud to serve, Nicor Gas is announcing $100,000 in grants awarded to ...
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Fox River Valley Chapter DAR to honor all servicemembers laid to rest in HampshireDec 05, 2022 10:00 pm - Freedom is often defined as "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." However, some Americans will choose to forgo some of their personal freedoms by choosing to se...
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Chicago Bears safety Eddie Jackson supports families who experience perinatal loss as part of NFL's My Cause My CleatsDec 04, 2022 10:00 pm - Four months ago, Jennie Goosby and Tony Bakken were faced with the unthinkable loss of their infant daughter Charlotte Olivia, born 14 weeks early. Chicago Bears safety ...
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Joliet Hooters delivers purses, toiletries and inspirational notes to Guardian Angel CommunityDec 04, 2022 10:00 pm - Hooters of Joliet partnered with #LovePurse to hold a new purse and toiletry drive to help local women who are victims of domestic violence feel special and loved. Gen...