Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Northern Illinois Food Bank celebrates distribution of 5 millionth serving of milk to hungryJan 12, 2016 10:00 pm - We're all familiar with the "Got Milk?" campaign of the past two decades. The fact of the matter is, though, that for the most vulnerable in our communities, a glass of ...
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Fox Valley Hands of Hope needs volunteersJan 12, 2016 10:00 pm - Fox Valley Hands of Hope, a community-based, nonprofit organization dedicated to serving those with life-threatening illnesses and the bereaved, is in need of volunteers...
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Local Early Response Team goes to MississippiJan 11, 2016 10:00 pm - Members of a local Early Response team were invited to Holly Springs in north central Mississippi to help recovery efforts after tornadoes and heavy rains hit the area. ...
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Aurora Noon Lions award $1,000 to community agenciesJan 11, 2016 10:00 pm - Two Aurora community-service agencies were awarded $500 each by the Aurora Noon Lions Club Monday, Jan. 4. Noon Lions president Michele Needham of Plainfield presented $...
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Wheaton Library tree voted favorite at Cantigny ParkJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - A Christmas tree decorated by Friends of Wheaton Public Library was voted the favorite among visitors to the Community Trees display at the Robert R. McCormick Museum at...
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Center in Elk Grove benefits from Whole Foods programJan 10, 2016 12:00 am - Whole Foods Market Schaumburg has named Kenneth Young Center, based in Elk Grove Village, the beneficiary of its One Dime at a Time program during the first quarter of t...
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Bollywood comes to Schaumburg for charityJan 10, 2016 12:00 am - Indian dancers in brightly colored costumes entertained a crowded house Sunday during the presentation of "Kathak Bollywood" at the Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaum...
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Find your smile with 'Dentist with a Heart' programJan 09, 2016 10:00 pm - Throughout the month of February, multiple Fox Valley area dentists are offering free dental services for one day to people who do not have dental insurance and are stru...
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Buffalo Grove musician helping kids choose guitars over gunsJan 08, 2016 4:30 am - While pursuing his dream of a career in music, Phil Jacobson and some college friends are planting similar aspirations in children growing up in a far more vulnerable en...
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How Naperville volunteers plan to make 1 million meals in 2 daysJan 08, 2016 12:00 am - It would take a single person 913 years to eat 1 million meals at the typical three-a-day pace, but a group of Naperville-area volunteers is looking to pack that many me...