Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Local Girls Scouts help South Elgin seniorJun 09, 2016 11:00 pm - Service projects are the heart of organizations such as the Girl Scouts. That is exactly what took place when troop leader Amy McManus called Visiting Angels of South El...
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'Day Without Hunger' to shine light on local food insecurityJun 09, 2016 6:00 am - Diane Ramonas knows many stories of people helped by Naperville-based Loaves and Fishes Community Services. Just recently, she met a woman whose husband lost his job. Wi...
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Barrington White House nearing $6.8 million fundraising goalJun 09, 2016 1:00 am - Barrington White House staff members are ramping up their efforts to raise the final $300,000 needed to cover the $6.8 million renovation that converted the historic bui...
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Drop off rummage sale itemsJun 09, 2016 1:00 am - St. Mary of Vernon in Indian Creek/Vernon Hills is seeking donations for its rummage sale July 29 and July 30. Donations, including furniture, can be dropped off at the ...
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DuPage VFWs helping with flag sales from Healing Field of HonorJun 09, 2016 1:00 am - There are roughly 10 volumes of letters in the Operation Support Our Troops warehouse in Lisle. Each contains a stack of messages from members of the armed forces who ar...
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Palatine chamber group awards two scholarshipsJun 09, 2016 1:00 am - PALATINE - The Women in Business Advisory Forum, a networking group of the Palatine Area Chamber of Commerce, awarded two $1,000 scholarships to local high school studen...
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Tennis Opportunity Program (TOP) Nets Over $9,000 at Five Seasons Northbrook EventJun 08, 2016 11:00 pm - Five Seasons Family Sports Club in Northbrook recently was the picture-perfect scene for a doubles tennis tournament and fundraiser that supported an organization dedica...
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St. Charles North, East drill teams present check to American Cancer SocietyJun 08, 2016 11:00 pm - It was a great night, filled with lots of emotion, as St. Charles East and North High school dance team members cheered on cancer survivors and their caregivers at the a...
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Grayslake man honored for Meals on Wheels volunteer serviceJun 08, 2016 8:00 pm - With many suburban seniors on fixed incomes and facing ever-rising costs, Catholic Charities' Meals on Wheels often can be lifesaving. In the past year, the program ser...
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Glen Ellyn rummage sale to benefit two nonprofit groupsJun 08, 2016 1:00 am - Tom Mayer can count a few big milestones in his life. His wedding day, of course. The births of his three children. And the opening of the Mary Queen of Heaven Medical C...