Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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'A bittersweet moment': After 25 years, Fox Valley Habitat chief set to retireAug 28, 2024 12:24 pm - After 25 years, the Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity executive director who has led 71 affordable housing projects will retire from his position on Friday, Aug. 30.
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Celebrating 100 years: Suburban Girl Scouts to mark centennial of regional campgroundAug 28, 2024 10:22 am - Not every place that’s helped build the childhoods of suburban residents is actually in the suburbs. One such place -- Camp Juniper Knoll in East Troy, Wisconsin -- has been serving Girl Scouts of the Chicago area for exactly 100 years.
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Car show, tasty treats and more at Batavia Block Party Sept. 1Aug 28, 2024 6:00 am - Celebrate Labor Day weekend at the Downtown Batavia Block Party & Taste of Batavia on Sunday, Sept. 1.
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‘Hope Grows’ at the Wellness House BallAug 26, 2024 2:22 pm - Hope Grows at the Wellness House Ball where over 500 guests will join together on Saturday, Oct. 19, at The Old Post Office in Chicago for one of the year's most anticipated events.
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Looking for one last summer fest? Try Naperville’s Last FlingAug 26, 2024 2:05 pm - Don’t close the books on summer festival fun just yet. Last Fling starts Friday in Naperville.
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Palatine Library District is raising funds for the Next ChapterAug 26, 2024 1:46 pm - The Palatine Public Library District will host a 19-hole mini golf course as a fundraiser on Friday to Sunday, Sept. 6-8.
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American Legion to hold golf outing fundraiserAug 26, 2024 1:34 pm - The Palatine American Legion Post 690 is holding a golf outing on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Old Orchard Country Club at 700 W. Rand Road, Mount Prospect, as a fundraiser for Legion Charities.
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With their massive resources, corporations could be champions of racial equity but often waverAug 25, 2024 7:30 am - A Missouri nonprofit founded in 2015 to help address the issues that contributed to the police shooting death of Michael Brown Jr. and the riots that followed has faced the same lament many philanthropies face.
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West Chicago Fit4Fall 5K to showcase fall foliage along the Prairie PathAug 23, 2024 12:32 pm - Fall is on its way, and so is West Chicago’s inaugural Fit4Fall 5K Run/Walk & 1 Mile Youth Run on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Gift of Hope Community Foundation hosts 5K Sept. 29 to bring the donation and transplantation community togetherAug 23, 2024 8:54 am - More than 500 people are expected for the Gift of Hope Community Foundation Inaugural 5K Run, Walk & Roll on Sept. 29, to honor the generosity of organ and tissue donors, support their families and celebrate the life-saving gift of donation.