Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Go all in at Casino Night for Family Service CenterMar 07, 2023 10:00 pm - March 15 is the deadline for early bird tickets to the Family Service Center's second Casino Night fundraiser on May 6. The Northfield-based nonprofit provides mental he...
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Books, movies and more at Gail Borden Library Foundation book sale March 15-19Mar 07, 2023 10:00 pm - Stock up on your favorite books without emptying your wallet at the Gail Borden Library Foundation book sale on Wednesday to Sunday, March 15-19. Thousands of items for ...
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Sewa LEAD kickoff event helps people in needMar 07, 2023 10:00 pm - Sewa International's (www.Sewausa.org) key focus is to significantly impact our everyday neighborhood by providing family/child welfare, disaster recovery, and promoting...
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'I don't want to let these kids down': Aurora man helps raise $25,000 to fight childhood cancerMar 07, 2023 10:00 pm - Jim Gilbert of Aurora is getting used to having his head shaved every March. He was among about 35 Aurora-area residents who had their heads shaved Sunday in exchange fo...
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Acts Of Kindness Cabaret uses music, storytelling to raise money for area nonprofitsMar 07, 2023 5:00 am - Take a little song, add a little dance, throw in a few laughs and a whole lot of kindness and you have yourself a show. At least that is what Hilary Ann Feldman of Wheel...
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Top Teacher: New Round Lake High civics class inspires students to do good in their communityMar 07, 2023 5:00 am - A new free store of donated items for people who rely on the Avon Township Food Pantry, an oral history project aiming to tell the story of the Round Lake area, and a $3...
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Kane HCE Unit members attend state conferenceMar 06, 2023 10:00 pm - Kane County Home and Community Education members Pat Kowalkowski of Country Cousins Unit, Naomi Redman of Kennedy Unit, Nancy Haire, Joan Rossi and Robin Tibbets of Plat...
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Volunteers needed to deliver meals to DuPage and Kane seniorsMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - The DuPage Senior Citizens Council in Lombard needs volunteers to help deliver shelf-stable meals to seniors in DuPage and Kane counties from March through October. Vol...
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Good News Sunday: Brave souls in Fox Lake take a dip to raise funds for Special OlympicsMar 05, 2023 5:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: About 100 people braved the icy waters o...
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'It's just hair': Streamwood police, firefighters shave heads to help fight cancerMar 05, 2023 12:00 am - One might think sacrificing her locks was difficult for Streamwood police officer Courtney Stoiber. But when she thought about the good that going bald would do for kids...