Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Benefit concert set for Mount Prospect Community Band founderDec 08, 2018 12:00 am - Colleagues of suburban conductor and clarinetist Ralph Wilder will hold a benefit concert for him Monday to help his family cover medical costs associated with a serious...
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Thousands converge in Schaumburg to pack meals for malnourished kidsDec 08, 2018 12:00 am - The members of Cary Girl Scout Troop 787 worked like a well-oiled machine packing meals during a Feed My Starving Children volunteer event Saturday at the Schaumburg Con...
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Cops help kids fill Christmas wishes in MundeleinDec 08, 2018 12:00 am - Fifty-two needy kids from the Mundelein area had their Christmas wishes granted Saturday as the Mundelein Police Department held its annual "Shop with a Cop" program at ...
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North Aurora Mothers Club helps area needy familiesDec 07, 2018 5:00 am - It didn't take long after the North Aurora Mothers Club was formed in 1997 for the group's board to determine a program called Operation Christmas would be a worthy caus...
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$100 to help sister with multiple sclerosisDec 07, 2018 4:30 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Noreen Huffman of Hoffman Estates. Here is an excerpt of her story: "I know someone who could benefit fr...
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Chicago Wolves will trade skates for aprons at Sunday fundraiserDec 07, 2018 12:00 am - The Chicago Wolves will host their annual Get Fed by the Wolves fundraiser from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Adobe Gila's in Rosemont. Players will trade in their skates for ap...
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Gilberts girl, 5, donates her locks to children suffering from hair lossDec 07, 2018 12:00 am - A little girl from Gilberts grew her hair for nearly a year to donate 9 inches to children suffering from hair loss, and now says she wants to do it again. “I wanted to ...
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Geneva Library Foundation's Giving Tree on display at Geneva History MuseumDec 06, 2018 10:00 pm - Geneva Library Foundation's construction-themed Giving Tree represents the new Geneva Public Library currently under construction at 227 S. Seventh St. The foundation ha...
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Naperville Country Club caddie receives Evans ScholarshipDec 06, 2018 10:00 pm - Naperville Country Club golf caddie Audrey Cahill has been awarded the Evans Scholarship by the Western Golf Association. The Evans Scholarship is a four-year, full tui...
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Riverwalk Day Services celebrates 35 years and thanks the Naperville communityDec 06, 2018 10:00 pm - "Young at Heart!" What a fantastic gala theme to celebrate 35 years of serving adults who cannot be left alone. Their heartfelt memorial to Mayor Emeritus George Pradel,...