Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Mano a Mano raises $400,000 in COVID-19 relief for immigrant and low-income familiesSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - The Mano A Mano Family Resource Center has raised $400,386 to assist 1,115 families affected financially by COVID-19. The Tanda Emergency Fund is for direct financial as...
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Tri-Cities Salvation Army seeks board volunteersSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - The Tri-Cities Salvation Army, serving St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia and central Kane County, is seeking volunteers to fill vacancies on its board of directors. For more ...
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Drive-through Tootsie Roll Drive in PalatineSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - The Knights of Columbus in Palatine will hold their 2020 Tootsie Roll Drive, but for the first time in decades they will not solicit on street corners and outside stores...
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John M. Smith Youth Sports Foundation to host second annual golf outingSep 10, 2020 11:00 pm - A little over a year ago, longtime Glen Ellyn resident John M. Smith passed away at the young age of 72 due to heart surgery complications. Smith was known by most in G...
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'We cannot fail': Glen Ellyn Food Pantry hosts fundraisers for new homeSep 10, 2020 5:30 am - Paula Nugent's tenacity is relentless. That's become apparent in her role leading the board of the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry through a surge in demand driven by the economi...
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Elgin community activist to box Kane County sheriff in 'Hands Up, Guns Down' charity matchSep 10, 2020 1:00 am - A pair of community heavy hitters will duke it out Saturday night in Elgin for charity. It's Marcus "The People's Champ" Banner versus Sheriff Ron "Justice in Action" H...
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Pottawatomie Garden Club to do fall planting Sept. 16Sep 08, 2020 11:00 pm - Earlier this summer, a group of the Pottawatomie Garden Club members gathered to keep the River Corridor in downtown St. Charles looking beautiful. This group has met se...
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ECC Foundation aims to raise $100k for Student Success FundSep 08, 2020 11:00 pm - With the start of the fall 2020 semester, the Elgin Community College Foundation is launching the Student Success Fund, an initiative meant to provide relief funding to ...
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Arden Courts of Geneva celebrates 20th anniversary by joining Fox Valley Walk to End Alzheimer's Sept. 26Sep 08, 2020 11:00 pm - In the month of September, Arden Courts Memory Care Community-Geneva is celebrating their 20th anniversary of serving the Fox Valley area. Arden Courts of Geneva is pla...
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Muslims for Life 9/11 Commemoration to include presentations, blood driveSep 08, 2020 11:00 pm - This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Muslims for Life campaign, which, in partnership with the American Red Cross, honors the lives lost on September 11, 2001, th...