Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Fox Valley Beaux Arts presents ‘Picture This’ luncheon and fashion showAug 19, 2024 8:25 pm - “Picture This” is the 2024 theme for the popular annual luncheon and Fashions by Chico’s presented by Fox Valley Beaux Arts. It will be on Saturday, Sept. 14.
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Say Yes To Childcare launches ‘Supply Smiles Drive’ to support child care centersAug 19, 2024 8:39 am - Say Yes To Childcare announces the launch of its “Supply Smiles Drive,” an online-only event dedicated to supporting child care centers that participate in the Child Care Assistance Program.
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How 300 dresses made in the suburbs will help a recovering community in East AfricaAug 18, 2024 5:57 pm - Kasese, Uganda, has felt more than its share of sorrow and tragedy. But some of its youngest residents have a glimmer of hope, courtesy of a group of dressmakers at a Lak...
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Elgin Hispanic Network awards four high school scholarshipsAug 16, 2024 11:12 am - Elgin Hispanic Network recently announced the annual scholarship recipients for 2024. This year, four scholarships were awarded to local senior high school students of H...
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Teen runner completes epic 64-mile journey from Chicago to Woodstock for Lurie Children’sAug 16, 2024 9:00 am - In a testament to personal endurance and community solidarity, 18-year-old Andy Loh, a recent graduate of Hersey High School, completed a 64-mile ultramarathon from downtown Chicago to Woodstock.
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‘He left us such a gift’: In ‘Love From the Front … and Beyond,’ daughter shares WWII vet’s storiesAug 16, 2024 3:00 am - The daughter of World War II veteran and longtime St. Charles resident Bill Wiebmer has published a book with his letters and stories, “Love From the Front ... And Beyond.”
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Stop by ArtWalk pop-up show and sale Sept. 21 in Prospect HeightsAug 14, 2024 10:43 pm - Izaak Walton Park, 201 N. Elmhurst Road in Prospect Heights,
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‘A great cause’: Tourney raises money for Schaumburg Park FoundationAug 14, 2024 8:55 pm - Golfers teed off Wednesday at the Schaumburg Golf Club for a chance to lift the coveted Links Technology Cup, but the real winners are the kids who will benefit from the event.
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Pottawatomie Garden Club awards two scholarshipsAug 14, 2024 4:09 pm - The Pottawatomie Garden Club awarded two scholarships this year to two graduates of St. Charles East High School.
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Three days of family fun at Elburn Days Aug. 16-18Aug 14, 2024 1:33 pm - The annual Elburn Days on Aug. 16-18 features a full weekend of live entertainment, bingo, plenty of food, a pie baking contest, tractor pulls, crafters, a beer tent, mud volleyball, livestock auction, dunk tank and carnival rides.