Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Cellphones for soldiersNov 25, 2016 12:00 am - Community members are encouraged to drop off gently used cellphones at state Rep. Carol Sente's full-time constituent service office, 294 Evergreen Drive in Vernon Hills...
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It's about the smalls giving bigNov 25, 2016 12:00 am - Sometimes small businesses feel they lack the time or money to really contribute to the good of a community. Small business stressors - lack of control, customer needs, ...
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Local charities harness power of Giving TuesdayNov 24, 2016 6:40 am - Just a few years old, the concept of Giving Tuesday has generated millions of dollars for charitable organizations around the world. Held five days after Thanksgiving, i...
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People To Be Thankful For 2016: Four stories of kindness in the suburbsNov 24, 2016 6:00 am - In a year marked by political tension and confrontation, it's particularly fitting to remember that one of the greatest things we all have to be thankful for is ... each...
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Retired St. Charles couple keeps on givingNov 24, 2016 5:00 am - You won't find retirees Dudley and Judy Burgess spending their days rusting away in a rocking chair. The St. Charles duo, both 74, are too busy. Judy's to-do list includ...
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Wauconda power shoppers stock food pantry shelvesNov 24, 2016 5:00 am - It's not a stretch to say Marsha and Rick Fedor are power shoppers. They drive to the Wauconda Aldi four to five times a week in their Toyota Rav 4, fill the back of th...
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Palatine Jaycees holding 57th tree saleNov 24, 2016 12:00 am - Palatine Jaycees are holding their 57th Christmas tree sale in the Palatine Park District Aquatic Center parking lot behind the Walgreens at 340 E. Palatine Road this ho...
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Wauconda celebrates Thanksgiving with annual Turkey TrotNov 24, 2016 12:00 am - It wouldn't be Thanksgiving Day in Wauconda without the holiday benefit run. The sixth annual Wauconda Turkey Trot featured a 4-mile chip-timed race around Bangs Lake an...
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Hoffman Estates Redhawks hoping for national three-peatNov 24, 2016 12:00 am - The Hoffman Estates Redhawks Pee Wee football team will begin fundraising this weekend for a third consecutive trip to the Pop Warner Division II Pee Wee National Champi...
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Gurnee Community Church continues Thanksgiving traditionNov 24, 2016 12:00 am - About 75 Great Lakes Naval Station recruits enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings and hospitality from volunteers Thursday at Gurnee Community Church. The ...