Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Believe Project closes with $100 to help woman recovering from an accidentJan 31, 2021 5:00 am - A Gurnee woman will receive a $100 bill today as our Believe Project comes to a close for another year. Louise Villegas wants to give the money to a woman she knows. Her...
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'Souper Bowl' Feb. 4 to benefit Aurora Food PantryJan 30, 2021 10:00 pm - The Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry is hosting its "Souper Bowl" fundraiser as a virtual event at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4. Tickets are $40 each and are on sale now a...
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Compassion for Campers sets new winter distribution scheduleJan 30, 2021 10:00 pm - Compassion for Campers, the program that provides supplies and gear for the McHenry County homeless who have no steady shelter, has announced a revise schedule of distri...
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Buffalo Grove Rotary helps 200 families at mobile pantryJan 30, 2021 12:00 am - A mobile pantry sponsored by the Buffalo Grove Rotary Club met its goal of feeding 200 families Saturday afternoon at Mike Rylko Park in Buffalo Grove. Luckily, no one h...
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Believe Project: $100 to give to a kind neighborJan 29, 2021 4:30 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Mary M. Lane of Arlington Heights. She wants to give the money to a neighbor. Here is an excerpt of her s...
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Food distribution events in North ChicagoJan 29, 2021 12:00 am - Prepackaged boxes of food will be distributed from noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, at Midwest Veterans Closet, 2323 Green Bay Road, North Chicago. The distribution is...
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OTTO Engineering strengthens partnership with Judson UniversityJan 28, 2021 10:00 pm - Judson University in Elgin recently announced that OTTO Engineering Inc. is extending its support through a five-year commitment and deepening its partnership with the u...
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Believe Project: $100 for 'kind and generous' woman who helps othersJan 28, 2021 4:30 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Don Glaze of Gilberts. Here is an excerpt of his story: "Sherry has been a friend of ours for over 20 yea...
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Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois to start cookie booth sales Feb. 26Jan 27, 2021 10:00 pm - The Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois Cookie Program runs Jan. 6 to March 21. All varieties of cookies are $5 per box. The eight types of cookies are: Lemon-ups, Di-Si-D...
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Make-A-Wish Illinois seeks area volunteersJan 27, 2021 10:00 pm - Every day, more children in Illinois are diagnosed with critical illnesses that would qualify them for Make-A-Wish. In fact, more than 100 wish children in Illinois are ...