Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
-
Bakers can join annual Festival of Chocolate Feb. 12Jan 12, 2017 10:00 pm - Ella's Friends will hold its third annual Festival of Chocolate on Sunday, Feb. 12, to support the Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library in Hampshire. It will be 1 to 3 p...
-
Heartland Blood Centers is in critical need of several blood typesJan 12, 2017 10:00 pm - Heartland Blood Centers is in critical need of several blood types to meet the demands of hospitals in northern Illinois and northwest Indiana. As of Friday morning, of...
-
'Valentines for Veterans' fundraiser to be held Feb. 11Jan 12, 2017 12:00 am - Lake County Honor Flight and North Chicago police will host a "Valentines for Veterans" breakfast, fundraiser and silent auction from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Gre...
-
Sign up to support Family Alliance at McHenry County Human RaceJan 11, 2017 10:00 pm - The McHenry County Human Race 2017, "Get Your Hero On," is a great family fun racing event. The seventh annual 5K walk/run allows you to choose Family Alliance to recei...
-
Basketball tourney lives on in former student's honorJan 11, 2017 5:00 am - An emotional presentation played out Sunday at St. Mary School in Buffalo Grove as Jim McInerney, for the 25th consecutive year, awarded trophies to the winners of a mem...
-
State's attorney will be guest readerJan 11, 2017 12:00 am - Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim will be the guest reader at the "Readers are Leaders" event for children from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at the N...
-
Buffalo Grove police raise $40,487 for Special OlympicsJan 11, 2017 12:00 am - The Buffalo Grove Police Department raised $40,487 for Special Olympics Illinois during 2016, exceeding the $31,960 raised in 2015, officials said. Members of the depart...
-
Girls Night Out to Benefit Local FamiliesJan 10, 2017 10:00 pm - Ladies are invited to a fun night out to benefit local families. The Girls Night Out event will be held on Thurs., Feb. 16 at First Place Sports Bar in Hoffman Estates. ...
-
District 116 donates furniture to impoverished Jamaican schoolsJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - Round Lake Area Unit District 116's unwanted furniture will benefit schools in an impoverished area of Jamaica. Two truckloads of what District 116 officials deemed as ...
-
Wauconda hosting ice fishing derby Jan. 28Jan 10, 2017 12:00 am - Lake View Villa Association hosts its eighth annual ice fishing derby Saturday, Jan. 28 on Bangs Lake in Wauconda. The LVVA Ice Fishing Derby, supporting wounded veteran...