Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Stop by Girl Scout drive-thru cookie sale at Hoffman Estates Police DepartmentFeb 04, 2016 10:00 pm - On Saturday, Feb. 27, the Girl Scouts will be hosting a drive-thru cookie sale from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the parking lot of the Hoffman Estates Police Department, 411 ...
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McFun for Corron Elementary School at S. Elgin McDonald'sFeb 04, 2016 10:00 pm - On Wednesday, Feb. 3, Corron Elementary School held a very successful McTeacher's Night at the McDonald's, 453 Redington Drive in South Elgin. The restaurant was full o...
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Des Plaines-based Operation North Pole expanding to help childrenFeb 04, 2016 12:00 am - Operation North Pole, the Des Plaines-based charity that organizes an annual train ride and winter festival for sick children, is throwing a fundraiser next week to help...
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Arlington Heights church collecting food on "Soup-er Bowl Sunday"Feb 04, 2016 12:00 am - Quest Church in Arlington Heights is taking a different approach to Super Bowl Sunday this weekend. During their normal worship gathering at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, the church...
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Goddard School preschoolers collect over 30,000 books for charityFeb 03, 2016 10:00 pm - From Jan. 4-23, the Goddard School located in Cary and 17 other locations throughout the Chicago area kicked off a monthlong charity book drive with the goal of collecti...
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Naperville charity launches Chocolate Walk for a causeFeb 03, 2016 10:00 pm - Leave it to anyone with a sweet tooth to find the hidden benefits of chocolate. Health-conscious chocolate lovers have learned it could help lower cholesterol, reduce th...
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Geneva church volunteers package over 40 tons of food for local familiesFeb 03, 2016 10:00 pm - Volunteers from the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva aided the Northern Illinois Food Bank by processing over 40 tons of food and hygiene necessities in 2015. Ch...
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Batavia-based group helps low-income homeowners with repairsFeb 02, 2016 10:00 pm - It all started with windows. The late Bob Hawse went to visit an elderly friend who was home recovering after surgery. He arrived at her home and found that the house w...
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Aurora Methodists volunteer at relief centerFeb 02, 2016 10:00 pm - Eight Aurora Methodists volunteered at the United Methodist Midwest Mission Distribution Center near Springfield Jan. 27-30. During the sixth annual project, volunteers ...
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FISH Food Pantry in Carpentersville seeks to gain more spaceFeb 02, 2016 12:00 am - It won't be far, but the FISH Food Pantry may be moving into a larger location in the Meadowdale Shopping Center. Pantry volunteers have an opportunity to move down the ...