Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Tee off to help Palatine American Legion raise fundsAug 30, 2023 11:00 pm - The Palatine American Legion Post 690 will hold a golf outing Saturday, Sept. 30, at Palatine Hills Golf Course, followed by a dinner at the American Legion as a fundrai...
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Huntley church holding drive-through food drive Sept. 2Aug 30, 2023 1:00 am - Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley will hold its "Labor of Love" drive-through food drive to benefit Grafton Food Pantry from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, ...
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Meet Olympic and Paralympic competitors at fourth annual Celebrity Golf ClassicAug 29, 2023 11:00 pm - Grab your golf clubs "fore" a real kicker of a good cause at the fourth annual USASA Celebrity Golf Classic on Friday, Sept. 15, at the McHenry Country Club in McHenry, ...
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Northern Illinois Food Bank's 25th annual Hunger Scramble golf outing raises over $150,000 for hunger reliefAug 29, 2023 11:00 pm - The 25th annual Northern Illinois Food Bank Hunger Scramble drew more than 220 golfers and raised more than $150,000 for hunger relief in Northern Illinois. This year, ...
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How Warm Coats for Cool Kids collects, distributes winter wear and hopes to expand its reachAug 29, 2023 6:00 am - Just before Christmas in 2020, Garry Vaccaro was volunteering at the Elmhurst/Yorkfield Food Pantry when he overheard a phone conversation between the pantry director an...
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Lake Barrington-area hospital's farm promotes wellness, fights food insecurityAug 29, 2023 5:30 am - Most of the healing and wellness at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital take place in its treatment rooms and patient beds. But just outside the hospital's Lake Barrington-...
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'Tremendous amount of support': Fremd staffers shave heads, don T-shirts for teacher/coach YatesAug 29, 2023 1:00 am - Sporting shaved heads and "Yates Strong" T-shirts, colleagues of beloved Fremd High School math department chair and girls basketball coach Dave Yates showed their solid...
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Whiffle ball tournament to raise funds for Bennet Taft Memorial ScholarshipAug 29, 2023 1:00 am - The BT8 Foundation is hosting the first Bennet Taft Memorial Wiffle Ball Tournament on Sunday, Sept. 3. All proceeds will be allocated to Bennet Taft Memorial Scholarsh...
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Batavia preschool to host fall fundraising event Sept. 24Aug 28, 2023 11:00 pm - Batavia Covenant Preschool will host its "Fall FUNdraiser" on Sunday, Sept. 24. It will be 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Batavia Covenant Church, 1314 Main St. in Batavia. Cos...
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Aurora church to host pop-up food giveaway Sept. 2Aug 28, 2023 11:00 pm - Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora will host a pop-up, drive-through groceries giveaway by Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry. It will take place from noon to 2 p....