Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Local teachers serve students and families on McTeacher's Night to raise money for school classroom materialsNov 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Teachers from School District, U-46, volunteered behind the counter on Thursday, November 1, at the Streamwood McDonald's located on Irving Park Rd., where they served s...
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Tickets still available for Addison mayor's charity eventNov 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Tickets are still available for the 28th annual Addison Mayor's Community Charity Ball. Dinner tickets are $100, with a portion of the proceeds supporting the 17 organiz...
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Volunteers needed to raise service dogs for PAWSNov 01, 2018 11:00 pm - PAWS With A Cause, a national nonprofit headquartered in Wayland, Michigan, enhances independence and improves the quality of life for families in the Chicago area throu...
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What DuPage's Hobson Oak gently wept: A wooden guitar to be auctioned for charityNov 01, 2018 5:30 am - It lived for 250 years as part of a stately oak along Hobson Road near Woodridge. Then it survived a fire in Oswego. Now it's about to be auctioned - as a guitar, not ...
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Jewel, Hormel Foods donate 33,122 jars of Skippy to Northern Illinois Food BankNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - Jewel-Osco in Itasca is joining Hormel Foods in donating 33,122 jars of Skippy peanut butter to Northern Illinois Food Bank in Geneva. The peanut butter, enough to make...
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Lincolnshire library collecting unwanted candy for charityNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - If the trick-or-treaters in your house bagged more miniature chocolate bars and artificially fruit-flavored bits than they - or you - could possibly eat, the Vernon Area...
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Dundee Township gives residents a place to stop, shop for donated clothingNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - Down the hall from the Dundee Township supervisor's office, rooms that were vacant for years now are filled with racks of clothing for infants to adults, school-age chil...
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'The Y. So Much More' recognition dinner raises over $1.3 millionOct 31, 2018 11:00 pm - More than 400 supporters came together for the fifth annual "The Y. So Much More" recognition dinner on Oct. 25, raising over $1.3 million for Chicago youth and families...
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Friends plan fall book sale Nov. 8-11 in AlgonquinOct 31, 2018 11:00 pm - The Friends of the Algonquin Area Public Library District will hold its Fall Book Sale Thursday, Nov. 8, through Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Eastgate Branch Library, 115 Eas...
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Free dental care for veterans offered Nov. 10Oct 31, 2018 11:00 pm - Dentists, hygienists and staff from 10 different Chicago area dentist offices are joining together to provide free oral health care to military veterans in honor of thei...