Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Harper Promise free tuition program faces changes to keep it sustainableOct 19, 2020 5:30 am - With more and more students signing up for Harper College's Promise Scholarship, the program that guarantees free tuition for good grades, attendance and community servi...
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Full of curiosities, Libertyville resale shop helps nonprofitsOct 19, 2020 5:30 am - In boxes or by the truckload, donations arrive every day at Upscale Rummage and Furniture Warehouse on Libertyville's east side. Most items are traditional fare, like cl...
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Suburban Rotary clubs raising funds for polio eradicationOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - Rotary Club members in Mount Prospect, Des Plaines and Prospect Heights are taking action on World Polio Day, Saturday, Oct. 24, to raise awareness, funds and support to...
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Region's oldest charity hosts tent sale in LibertyvilleOct 17, 2020 1:00 am - One of the things Sue Muchowski found Saturday at a tent sale was a chair frame, but it was hard to say exactly what the companion teal-colored piece was. "Call it yard ...
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GreenFields of Geneva helping seniors navigate technologyOct 16, 2020 11:00 pm - Looking for tech support for residents of GreenFields of Geneva, life enrichment manager Karen Tomko sent out a plea on Facebook. Karen's friend and neighbor, Tia Duval,...
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Be a CASA volunteer to help a child in foster careOct 16, 2020 11:00 pm - CASA Kane County has been advocating for children in the foster care system for more than 32 years and has served thousands of youth struggling through the most horrific...
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Project Daffodil aiming to plant 5,000 flowers in St. CharlesOct 16, 2020 1:00 am - Mr. Eggward is about to have a bunch of company. Beyond the 100 volunteers meeting Saturday at Mount St. Mary Park in St. Charles, next spring the iconic Humpty Dumpty-e...
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Collection of household items for homeless vets in Arlington Heights and Palatine.Oct 16, 2020 1:00 am - Military Outreach USA is collecting household items to support veterans exiting homelessness at locations in Arlington Heights and Palatine. The donated items are veter...
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Golf outing funds foundation honoring Palatine High student who died in accidentOct 16, 2020 1:00 am - Marisa and Adam Marton were surrounded in a sea or red and blue Friday as they celebrated the life of their 16-year-old son, Andrew. All proceeds from Friday's golf outi...
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Haggerty Ford donates more than 10,000 masks to the West Chicago communityOct 15, 2020 11:00 pm - Supporting the community through a donation of more than 10,000 Ford PPE masks, Haggerty Ford Sales Consultant John Czeck and Porter Coordinator Eloy Galvan were joined ...