Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Wheaton Warrenville South athlete honored for off-field effortsMay 23, 2021 1:00 am - Jackson Moran received quite a surprise Sunday. Thinking he was going to a celebration of fellow Wheaton Warrenville South High School athletes at Stadium Field, the 18-...
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St. Charles fifth-graders raise money for South Sudan water wellsMay 22, 2021 1:00 am - It started as a way for St. Charles teacher Kerri Johnson to raise awareness with her remote fifth-grade class about water scarcity in South Sudan. The students turned i...
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AAUW Naperville Area awards three $5,000 scholarships to local college womenMay 20, 2021 11:00 pm - AAUW Naperville Area Branch recently announced the three local scholarship winners for 2021. The recipient of annual $5,000 Angeline Gale Scholarship is Teresa Colletti...
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Aurora Downtown gives $40K in small business grantsMay 20, 2021 11:00 pm - Aurora Downtown approved small business grants totaling nearly $40,000 this week. The announcement serves as a bellwether that downtown businesses are ready for post-pan...
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Montgomery firm to double public gifts to Aurora food pantryMay 20, 2021 11:00 pm - The Lakone Co. of Montgomery will double public gifts to the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry. Alia Rivera, Pantry communications director, said Lakone will donate $2 ...
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Dunham Foundation awards Fox Valley Food for Health $50,000 grant for Healthy Meals ProgramMay 20, 2021 11:00 pm - Fox Valley Food for Health was recently awarded a $50,000 grant by the Dunham Foundation. The grant will allow it to continue expanding their Healthy Meals and Teen Educ...
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Sign up for Lazarus House Great Western Freedom 4 Run/WalkMay 20, 2021 11:00 pm - Lazarus House has opened early bird registration for the annual Great Western Freedom 4 Run/Walk on July 4 at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles. In 2019, nearly...
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Literacy DuPage receives donation of new computers from Naperville Bank & TrustMay 19, 2021 11:00 pm - Naperville Bank & Trust recently presented a generous gift of new Lenovo computers to Literacy DuPage, one of Illinois' largest volunteer tutor literacy organizations. T...
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Let It Be Us announces third annual 'Be Mine' fundraising event, set for July 9May 19, 2021 11:00 pm - Let It Be Us, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to the care of children in the Illinois foster care system, has announced the third annual "Be Mine" fundraiser, ...
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No person left behind: How SALUTE, INC. helps military personnel financially, emotionallyMay 19, 2021 6:00 am - There are few greater sacrifices than serving your country. It is a sacrifice that means spending months, or even years, away from family, which can take an emotional an...