Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Prospect students show school spirit by volunteeringOct 01, 2016 1:00 am - About 350 students from Prospect High School in Mount Prospect volunteered to spend several hours Saturday helping out on projects at 15 different sites in the area. Rya...
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Volleyball match to raise money for cancer researchSep 30, 2016 1:00 am - Volleyball teams from Mundelein and Libertyville high schools will meet Wednesday, Oct. 5, in a match that will raise money for breast cancer research. The match is set ...
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Volunteers needed for Haunted QuarrySep 29, 2016 11:00 pm - Was that just the wind blowing in the trees or is someone walking up behind you? Swimming season has ended but that doesn't mean all is quiet at the Quarry. Face your fe...
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Batavia Kiwanians inducted into Legion of HonorSep 29, 2016 11:00 pm - On Sept. 29, two members of the Kiwanis Club of Batavia were presented with the Legion of Honor Award - Sue Bauer, and Bob Cassidy. Bauer is a retired mathematics teache...
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Arlington Heights Park District collects food, footwearSep 29, 2016 11:00 pm - The Arlington Heights Park District has announced the launch of a new communitywide effort taking steps to end hunger for families locally and to put shoes on the feet o...
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Discover employees build new playgroundsSep 29, 2016 1:00 am - About 700 volunteers from Riverwoods-based Discover Financial Services helped build two new playgrounds Thursday in Lake County. The playgrounds at Limbrunner Park in Pa...
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Palatine, Schaumburg volleyball teams will meet to "Spike Out" cancerSep 29, 2016 1:00 am - The girls volleyball programs from Palatine and Schaumburg high schools are teaming up next week to raise funds to fight cancer at the Spike Out Cancer event. The two sc...
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Steve Harvey surprises founder of GiGi's PlayhouseSep 29, 2016 1:00 am - Nancy Gianni of South Barrington appeared on the "Steve Harvey" show this week to be honored for her work in creating the Hoffman Estates-based GiGi's Playhouse foundati...
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Santa Girls promote Toy & Food RunSep 28, 2016 11:00 pm - What began on a whim as a novel way to promote the DuKane Chapter of ABATE of Illinois' annual Toy & Food Run, being held this year on Sunday, Oct. 9, has snowballed int...
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New Prospect Heights group aims to involve kids in community serviceSep 28, 2016 6:00 am - New Prospect Heights organization aims to involve kids in community service