Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Harper College wins $10,000 grant to support student veteransAug 02, 2016 11:00 pm - Walking onto a college campus after leaving the military can be a disorienting experience for student veterans. That's why The Home Depot Foundation and Student Veterans...
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'Stock Your Classroom Sale' set for WednesdayAug 02, 2016 11:00 pm - A special "Stock Your Classroom Sale," which is open to all schoolteachers, preschool teachers, day care workers, home educators, and all those who teach and mentor kids...
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Gateway for Cancer Research and Ahead Join Forces in Third Annual Chicago Charity ChallengeAug 02, 2016 11:00 pm - Gateway for Cancer Research, a Schaumburg-based nonprofit, is teaming up with the employees of Ahead, a Chicago-based IT services company, through the Chicago Charity Ch...
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Residents to donate gift bags to Elgin Police DepartmentAug 02, 2016 11:00 pm - Recently the residents of Geneva presented the Geneva Police Department with care packages to show appreciation of their support. Kallie Haney, whose husband is a polic...
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Tree of Life rummage sale returns Aug. 11-13Aug 01, 2016 11:00 pm - The annual Rummage Sale at Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road in McHenry, will return from Thursday, Aug. 11, to Saturday, Aug. 13. ...
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Community Character Coalition Supports Collection for Homeless Female VetsAug 01, 2016 11:00 pm - The Community Character Coalition of Elk Grove (CCC) will be collecting items for homeless female veterans from Sept. 6-9, 2016. The items will be delivered in time for...
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Northwestern Mutual - Chicago partners with John Karzen Basketball to raise money for childhood cancer researchAug 01, 2016 11:00 pm - Kids playing basketball at the North Shore Racquet Club on a Saturday is a common sight, but on Saturday, August 13, the players will be part of a fundraising event that...
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Tri-Cities CROP Walk to raise hunger awarenessAug 01, 2016 11:00 pm - Every year, the Tri-Cities CROP Hunger Walk aims to raise hunger awareness in the Tri-Cities and across the globe. Individuals and organizations are invited each year t...
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Join film screening, discussion on 'Poverty Inc.' at Aurora churchAug 01, 2016 11:00 pm - "Poverty Inc.," a 2014 documentary about the business of global charity, will be screened at a free dinner and discussion at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, at Wesley United ...
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Naperville woman donates 123 birthday bags to pantryAug 01, 2016 10:58 am - Loaves and Fishes CARES has a fresh stock of birthday bags full of goodies thanks to one Naperville 34-year-old. To celebrate her birthday, Kate Schultz collected 123 ba...