Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Down for the cause: Rappellers aid Habitat for HumanitySep 30, 2017 1:00 am - Maybe they secretly wanted to be Batman. Or maybe they've seen "Die Hard" too many times and wanted to know what Bruce Willis felt like when he jumped off the rooftop of...
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Round Lake school raises $1,200 for student with cancerSep 29, 2017 1:00 am - Three teachers and the assistant principal of John T. Magee Middle School in Round Lake had their heads shaved before the entire school Friday afternoon to raise money f...
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Fox Lake students give back through Day or ServiceSep 29, 2017 1:00 am - About 900 students and 200 adults participated Friday in Fox Lake Elementary School District 114's third annual Day of Service. Fifteen projects were completed around Fo...
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Local Girl Scouts to take fundraising to new heightsSep 29, 2017 1:00 am - Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois and Pheasant Run Resort are joining together to take fundraising to new heights through "Over the Edge" on Friday and Saturday, June 1-2...
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ROAR Run draws crowd with old-school relay racesSep 29, 2017 1:00 am - Friday was the sixth annual ROAR Run at Woodland Middle School in Gurnee. ROAR stands for Respectful, Ownership, Accepting and Ready. The event was open to all Woodland...
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Exelon donates $250,000 to disaster reliefSep 29, 2017 1:00 am - In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria and two earthquakes in Mexico, Exelon has donated $50,000 to the American Red Cross to assist in disaster relief...
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Walk to raise awareness of domestic violenceSep 29, 2017 1:00 am - Mutual Ground, the domestic violence shelter and sexual assault center in Aurora, will hold its 10th annual Walk for Hope at Blackberry Farm in Aurora. The event will be...
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WINGS Program Inc. named finalist for Chicago Innovation AwardsSep 28, 2017 11:00 pm - Out of 530 nominees, WINGS Program Inc., of Rolling Meadows has been selected as one of the top 100 finalists still in the running for the 16th annual Chicago Innovation...
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Marklund's fifth annual 'Run, Walk & Roll' takes off Oct. 22Sep 28, 2017 11:00 pm - On Sunday, Oct. 22, runners, walkers, and wheelchair riders will converge on the Marklund Hyde Center campus for the fifth annual Run, Walk & Roll 5K and 1-Mile event. T...
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Streamwood Knights of Columbus Host 4th Annual 5K Oct. 7thSep 27, 2017 11:00 pm - Four years ago Mary's Millennium Council #12801 Knights of Columbus, Streamwood, IL, was looking for a creative way to increase their yearly assistance to the Hanover To...