Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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United Way of Elgin to host campaign kickoff Sept. 21Sep 13, 2017 11:00 pm - The United Way of Elgin invites the community to the campaign kickoff for the 2017-18 "United We Win" campaign. A reception will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept....
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Glen Ellyn parents thank community with Glow Walk in memory of their sonSep 13, 2017 11:00 pm - Little Charlie Cavanagh lived only two weeks after he was born in April 2016, but during that time his parents, Sarah and Brendan, experienced an outpouring of love and ...
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PADS shelter seeks volunteersSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - The West Chicago PADS homeless shelter is seeking new volunteers to attend an orientation meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at First United Methodist Church, 643 E. ...
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How one suburban mom collected 10,000 pounds of supplies for Texas hurricane victimsSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - It all began with a single plastic collection bin at the Elk Grove Village Public Library. Rocio Rosales, a 25-year-old Elk Grove Village mom, set it out after watching ...
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Des Plaines arts, vendor show to benefit drug recovery organizationsSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - An arts and vendor show Saturday in Des Plaines will benefit drug and alcohol prevention and recovery programs. The "Charity Arts and Crafts and Vendor Show" is from 10...
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'The Profit' star to guest at Rock The Cradle GalaSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - EVANSTON - Entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis will make a guest appearance of at this year's Rock The Cradle Gala to benefit the nonprofit organization The Cradle. The 23rd Ann...
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Rosemont collects donations for hurricane reliefSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Gene & Georgetti in Rosemont, in cooperation with the village's public safety department, is collecting donations for Hurricane Irma relief through Sept. 16. Donations c...
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Agency that buries abandoned babies promotes Safe Haven LawSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Even as a crowd of mourning strangers Wednesday laid to rest two newborn girls killed or abandoned by their mothers, 2½-year-old Trinity Haack of Roselle stood among the...
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Chicago Blackhawks alumni seek to even the score with Detroit Red Wings alumniSep 12, 2017 11:00 pm - The Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks alumni will face off in a rematch of last year's alumni game, where the Detroit Red Wings soared over the Chicago Blackh...
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Sugar Grove McDonald's hosts a fundraiser for John Shields SchoolSep 12, 2017 11:00 pm - John Shields Elementary School in Kaneland Unit District 302 held a McTeacher's Night on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the Sugar Grove McDonald's. McTeacher's Night is organized...