Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Harper's HOPE Giving Circle launches mentoring programNov 17, 2016 10:00 pm - A mentor, even an informal one, can have a transformative impact on someone's personal and professional life. The idea was reinforced time and again at a recent panel d...
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Inverness family donates $500,000 to pet rescueNov 17, 2016 10:00 pm - Young at Heart Pet Rescue's future adoption center just for senior pets in Woodstock will soon be named "Smokey's Haven" thanks to a $500,000 donation by the Canning fam...
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Baxter contribution aids kindergarten-readiness programNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - DEERFIELD - Baxter International has given a $25,000 contribution to United Way of Lake County to expand its Success By 6 Home Visiting program, which provides at-risk c...
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Auction at Geneva church raises $4,000 for local organizationsNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - The Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva raised $4,000 for local humanitarian organizations at its "Carnivale" themed auction on Nov. 5. People packed the church's h...
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Bone marrow drive Saturday in WaukeganNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - A bone marrow registration drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at St. Anastasia School, 629 W. Glen Flora Ave., Waukegan. The event honors 11-ye...
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Lake County food drive aims to provide 500 Thanksgiving mealsNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - A holiday tradition to help needy families continued Thursday with volunteers at Lake County Cares sorting and packaging Thanksgiving meals. This is the 12th year of the...
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Cure JM event raises money to help Naperville 8-year-oldNov 16, 2016 10:00 pm - Event raises $7,500 in honor of Naperville 8-year-old with juvenile myositis
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Lowe's Toolbox for Education grant helps fund community garden at South ElementaryNov 16, 2016 10:00 pm - Last fall, parent Andy Reinhard applied for a Lowe's Toolbox for Education grant to start a garden at South Elementary School in Crystal Lake. Reinhard, who is also a sc...
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See Festival of Wreaths in Arlington HeightsNov 16, 2016 5:00 am - See holiday wreaths in a whole new way at Arlington Heights museum
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Law firm hosting holiday gift driveNov 16, 2016 12:00 am - The law firm of Daniels, Long and Pinsel at 19 N. County St., Waukegan, is hosting its 24th annual holiday gift drive. Come out and pull an ornament from the tree, purch...