Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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'Heroes' run in Cary to help fight pediatric cancerJul 10, 2016 1:00 am - With 21 white doves flying overhead - symbolizing the 21st birthday that Haley Lichter would have celebrated this week - runners took to paths at Cary-Grove Park on Sund...
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Wheaton event offers assistance to veterans in needJul 08, 2016 5:41 am - Veterans in need are being urged to attend an event next week at the DuPage County Fairgrounds where they can get job and legal assistance and receive free food, clothin...
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Meat raffle Saturday in East DundeeJul 08, 2016 5:00 am - For decades, meat raffles have been good fundraisers for fire departments. At Thanksgiving, many sell tickets for people to win turkeys and hams. The money raised is use...
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MBX Systems employees pitch in at Lambs FarmJul 08, 2016 1:00 am - Several MBX Systems employees braved Friday's heat to work on farmyard and other projects at Lambs Farm in Libertyville. Eight employees, including company CEO Tom Crowl...
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Naperville Woman's Club hosts state's longest-running art fairJul 07, 2016 6:00 am - More than 100 artists from all over the country are coming to Naperville to show their work and support local charities. The Naperville Woman's Club Fine Art Fair is 10 ...
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Aurora roller derby bout to feature raffle for charityJul 06, 2016 11:00 pm - On Saturday, July 9, stop by the Aurora Skate Center to see Wrath Pack take on the ladies of Illiana in what's to be expected as a well-matched roller derby bout. Earlie...
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Excel Beyond 211 announces 2016 scholarship winnersJul 06, 2016 11:00 pm - Excel Beyond 211 announced that it has awarded more than $28,000 in college scholarships for 2016 to its student-members, as well as an additional $29,000 in renewable s...
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Kick-A-Thon 2016 begins car wash SundayJul 06, 2016 11:00 pm - The St. Charles North and East Drill teams have officially kicked off the 2016 Kick-A-Thon season with a recent event hosted at St. Charles East High School. Members of ...
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Over $1.4 Million Dollars Raised for GI Research at 55th Annual BallJul 06, 2016 11:00 pm - On Saturday, June 4, over 500 supporters of the GI Research Foundation gathered in the magnificent Rotunda Room of the Museum of Science and Industry to mark the occasio...
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Fundraising carnival for teen with cancerJul 06, 2016 11:00 pm - A fundraising carnival will help 15-year-old Glenbard North High School student Emily Giovingo as she fights Ewing's sarcoma, a cancer she was diagnosed with this spring...