Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Good News: Local Girl Scouts wrap gifts for family of injured Bensenville police officerJan 18, 2022 5:00 am - Good News: Local Girl Scouts wrap gifts for family of injured Bensenville police officer
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Ela Twp. group tries to 'keep the flame' of knitting, crocheting, sewing, quilting for charitiesJan 18, 2022 4:20 am - In front of the TV. In waiting rooms. On planes. A group of women in Lake County has spent countless hours knitting, crocheting and, more recently, sewing and quilting t...
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'A nice surprise': Suburban animal shelters get funding boost from #BettyWhiteChallengeJan 18, 2022 4:00 am - A lifelong lover of animals, Betty White is still making an impact, even after her death on Dec. 31. The #BettyWhiteChallenge, an online campaign widely shared on Twitte...
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Aurora Cosmos give $500 to help Aurora museum reopen after two yearsJan 17, 2022 10:00 pm - In December, the Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora, the club that fights diabetes, awarded the Aurora Historical Society a $500 grant to help reopen its Tanner House museum. T...
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Place your bets and roll the dice at DuPage County Historical Museum's Casino Night March 11Jan 17, 2022 10:00 pm - What are the odds your good luck will prevail at this year's "Casino Night," presented by the DuPage County Historical Museum Foundation? Take a chance and find out Marc...
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McCormick Foundation's $355,000 grant to fund veterans in need of justiceJan 17, 2022 10:00 pm - Beginning in January 2022, veterans in Cook County court will receive help from their fellow veterans at the University of Chicago through their Office for Military-Affi...
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Updated child welfare law leaves McHenry County CASA in need of volunteersJan 17, 2022 10:00 pm - An update to the Illinois Juvenile Court Act, effective Jan. 1, 2022, states that all children in abuse and neglect court in Illinois shall be appointed a CASA (Court Ap...
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Bensenville-Wood Dale Food Pantry receives $10,000 from Canadian Pacific Holiday TrainJan 17, 2022 10:00 pm - As part of the Canadian Pacific's 2021 holiday train celebration, they donated $10,000 to the Bensenville-Wood Dale Food Pantry. This is their fourth consecutive year d...
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Longtime volunteer steward and district restoration project win Force of Nature AwardsJan 17, 2022 10:00 pm - Chicago Wilderness honors Mayslake steward Conrad Fialkowski and Spring Brook restoration project
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#BettyWhiteChallenge raising money and awareness for animalsJan 17, 2022 5:00 am - The late Betty White was a tireless lifetime advocate for animals, from caring for those without homes to launching her own weekly TV show, "The Pet Set," dedicated to h...