Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Volunteers needed to restore habitat at Bliss Woods preserve Dec. 30Dec 15, 2023 9:37 pm - A habitat restoration work day will be held at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve in Sugar Grove on Saturday, Dec. 30 from 9 a.m. to noon. Cutting and stacking invasive brush wi...
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Batavia United Way launches Snow Angel programDec 15, 2023 9:11 pm - The Batavia United Way is bringing Snow Angels, a volunteer snow shoveling program, to Batavia. They are pairing a volunteer Snow Angel with a nearby neighbor with limit...
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'It takes a village'; Ride for Hope raises $20,013 for Stary FamilyDec 15, 2023 11:19 am - Ride for Hope, a registered 501(c) Illinois charity, conceived and organized by JuliAnne Scully, raised $20,013 for Kris Stary, a Palatine High School teacher battling c...
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St. Francis High School student creates bench for pediatric care unitDec 15, 2023 9:39 am - St. Francis High School student Noah Munson recently completed his Eagle Scout Project as a member of Troop 202 in Lombard, which was an “I Spy” bench for the Pediatric ...
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Palatine Rotary accepting applications for donationsDec 14, 2023 2:33 pm - The Rotary Club of Palatine is accepting applications from local community organizations for possible donations from the club’s annual allocation program. Organizations a...
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Lombard toy drive ends with Main Street paradeDec 13, 2023 9:44 am - Lombard firefighters will wrap up the department’s holiday toy drive with a parade down Main Street Saturday. Festively decorated fire trucks will kick off the parade fro...
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Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling to host Beer, Charity and Music eventDec 13, 2023 8:19 am - Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling will host the first in a series of beer, charity and music events at 7:30 p.m. Friday in St. Charles. The goal of these events is to raise...
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Donations exceeding $20,000 fund holiday gift bags for Palatine students in needDec 11, 2023 6:00 pm - One of the largest monetary donations to Palatine High School is funding holiday gift bags this year for 130 students in financial need there, along with 30 more at Frem...
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Orland Park actor, author brings story of Santa Claus to life at Aurora churchDec 10, 2023 10:00 pm - "Do good without expecting anything in return. And do good deeds all year long, not just at Christmas." That was the double challenge Friday, Dec. 8, from Orland Park ac...
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Huntley Rotary Club's second annual Running with the Elves was a successDec 10, 2023 10:00 pm - Miles Dill of South Elgin and Emma James of Genoa, both 14 years old, were the top runners at the second annual Running of the Elves 5K on Saturday, Dec. 2. Dill's time...