Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Get out your kilt: Highland Games open in WheatonJun 14, 2024 10:14 pm - The organizers of the Highland Games, now underway in Wheaton, welcome people of Scottish ancestry and those who have never set foot on the wild moors of Scotland. The la...
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Wheaton middle school assistant principal named foundation’s Charlie Long Award winnerJun 14, 2024 10:08 pm - The Western DuPage Special Recreation Association Foundation recently named Joe Kish as the 2024 Charlie Long Award winner.
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DuPage Foundation grants nearly $940,000 to 52 health and human services organizationsJun 14, 2024 8:53 pm - DuPage Foundation recently awarded $938,077 to 52 essential health and human services nonprofits in DuPage County for the spring cycle of its Community Impact grant program.
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Black fraternities and sororities give out free food to a 1,000 families in Aurora for Juneteenth, Father’s Day WeekendJun 14, 2024 7:02 pm - Thanks to the collaborative efforts of the City of Aurora, the Northern Illinois Food Bank and members of the Aurora Divine 9 Alliance, a thousand families are going into the holiday weekend with plenty to eat.
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Celebrating Flag Day: Aurora Boy Scouts post flags in subscribers' yardsJun 14, 2024 6:55 pm - As part of its sixth annual fundraiser, Blackhawk Boy Scouts of America Troop 11 in Aurora is posting a U.S. flag in subscribers' yards on national holidays — Memorial ...
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Naperville Sunrise Rotary hosts 27th annual Charity Rotary RideJun 14, 2024 5:52 pm - The Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise will host the 27th annual Rotary Ride on Sunday, Aug. 11, beginning and ending at Commissioners Park. Proceeds support youth and family initiatives both locally and internationally
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Project Mobility partnering with St. Charles restaurants to host ‘Long Table Dinner’ Aug. 18Jun 14, 2024 12:53 pm - On Sunday, Aug. 18, Project Mobility is partnering with St. Charles restaurants in hosting its first “Long Table Dinner,” a multi-course al fresco dinner fundraiser.
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Clearbrook’s Shining Star Ball raises over $1.2 millionJun 14, 2024 12:43 pm - Over 360 people came together at the Four Seasons Chicago on May 17, to honor Clearbrook, an Arlington Heights-based nonprofit that serves people with intellectual/developmental disabilities via personalized programs and services.
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Help round up rusty crayfish in Aug. 10 ‘Rodeo’Jun 13, 2024 10:57 pm - Attention nature enthusiasts and families! The Forest Preserve District of Kane County has a mission for you.
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Dominican Literacy Center names new directorJun 13, 2024 8:11 pm - Claire Wiesner-Smillie has been appointed director of the Dominican Literacy Center in Aurora, effective July 1.Sister Kathleen M. Ryan, center founder and director, is retiring June 30.