Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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5K run/walk on Sept. 16 to raise funds for American Brain Tumor AssociationAug 31, 2023 11:00 pm - Dan's Fight Is Our Fight, a community-led 5K walk/run fundraiser, will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 16, at Peg Bond Center, 151 N. Island Ave. in Batavia....
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New reading series featuring local authors begins Sept. 10 in BataviaAug 31, 2023 11:00 pm - Water Street Writers, a new curated reading series featuring local authors, will debut Sunday, Sept. 10, in Batavia. They will hold events featuring local authors from t...
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Naperville's Party on the Parkway to help families facing homelessnessAug 31, 2023 1:00 am - Next week's Party on the Parkway in downtown Naperville will benefit Bridge Communities, a nonprofit that helps families facing homelessness. The event from 6 to 9 p.m. ...
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Pop-up food giveawaysAug 31, 2023 1:00 am - A pop-up food giveaway will be held from 10 a.m. to noon or until supplies last Saturday at Avon Township center, 433 E. Washington St., Round Lake Park. The event, spo...
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TAWANI Foundation Awards $1M to the Greater Chicago Food DepositoryAug 30, 2023 11:00 pm - The TAWANI Foundation announces it has awarded a $1M grant to the Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD). Since 1979, the Food Depository has worked to provide food for ...
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Tee off to help Palatine American Legion raise fundsAug 30, 2023 11:00 pm - The Palatine American Legion Post 690 will hold a golf outing Saturday, Sept. 30, at Palatine Hills Golf Course, followed by a dinner at the American Legion as a fundrai...
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Huntley church holding drive-through food drive Sept. 2Aug 30, 2023 1:00 am - Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley will hold its "Labor of Love" drive-through food drive to benefit Grafton Food Pantry from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, ...
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Meet Olympic and Paralympic competitors at fourth annual Celebrity Golf ClassicAug 29, 2023 11:00 pm - Grab your golf clubs "fore" a real kicker of a good cause at the fourth annual USASA Celebrity Golf Classic on Friday, Sept. 15, at the McHenry Country Club in McHenry, ...
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Northern Illinois Food Bank's 25th annual Hunger Scramble golf outing raises over $150,000 for hunger reliefAug 29, 2023 11:00 pm - The 25th annual Northern Illinois Food Bank Hunger Scramble drew more than 220 golfers and raised more than $150,000 for hunger relief in Northern Illinois. This year, ...
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How Warm Coats for Cool Kids collects, distributes winter wear and hopes to expand its reachAug 29, 2023 6:00 am - Just before Christmas in 2020, Garry Vaccaro was volunteering at the Elmhurst/Yorkfield Food Pantry when he overheard a phone conversation between the pantry director an...