Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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KoenigRubloff Cares Foundation awards grants totaling $50,000 to Habitat, The Sunshine KidsDec 13, 2015 10:00 pm - The KoenigRubloff Cares Foundation, a nonprofit organization affiliated with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group, announced that they will awardin...
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Schaumburg firefighters support colleague in cancer fightDec 13, 2015 10:00 pm - For most of Mike Solberg's career as a firefighter with the Schaumburg Fire Department, he has been battling brain cancer. Throughout that fight, his firefighter colleag...
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Wauconda High students pack shoeboxes for needy childrenDec 13, 2015 10:00 pm - Wauconda High School's FBLA chapter took 32 seniors up to Minnesota last weekend to volunteer for Operation Christmas Child. Operation Christmas Child is an organizatio...
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'Coats for Vets' nets nearly $2,500 garmentsDec 13, 2015 10:00 pm - Libertyville Rotary Sunrise and Zengeler Cleaners announced the annual "Coats For Vets" drive collected 2,483 coats, as well as gloves, scarves and other winter clothing...
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Believe Project: $100 to battle bullyingDec 13, 2015 6:30 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Sandy Reeves of Hanover Park. Here is an excerpt of her story: “I would use the $100 toward bully prevention...
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Constable: Nativity scene rekindles Christmas memoriesDec 13, 2015 5:45 am - Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, the wise men and even the young shepherd carrying the lamb over his shoulders look as perfect as they did the first time Grace Rehner included ...
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Barrington police, firefighters help make holidays brighter for 16 familiesDec 13, 2015 12:00 am - Barrington police and firefighters volunteered their free weekend morning to help more than 30 children shop for holiday gifts during the village's annual "Shop With a C...
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Volunteers age 55 and over neededDec 13, 2015 12:00 am - Volunteers are needed for RSVP, a volunteer placement program in Lake County for people 55 or older, retired, semiretired or working full-time. Areas of need include: ea...
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$100 allows special ed students to help othersDec 12, 2015 6:40 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Jean Kell of Lincolnshire. Here is an excerpt of her story: "My group of special education students are part...
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Bringing a merry Christmas to the suburbs' sickest kidsDec 12, 2015 12:00 am - More than 100 families from around the Chicago area with children suffering from severe and terminal illnesses spent Saturday in a winter wonderland. The day - dubbed O...