Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Tailgate party and toy drive in LibertyvilleOct 06, 2015 1:00 am - The 6th annual tailgate party and toy drive benefiting the Walter and Connie Payton Foundation will be from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at Austin's Saloon & Ea...
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Palatine Jaycees to host STEM fair ThursdayOct 06, 2015 1:00 am - The Palatine Jaycees are hosting a STEM fair at Jane Addams Elementary School Thursday night to encourage children's interest in the fields of science, technology, engin...
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Students, Northrop Grumman make prosthetic hands for kidsOct 05, 2015 11:00 pm - A prosthetic hand can change a child's life. To make simple prostheses more readily available, Northrop Grumman Corp. manufactured more than 100 hands at 12 of its campu...
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David Novak Appointed Vice President of Advancement for LSSIOct 05, 2015 11:00 pm - David Novak, 53, has been appointed Vice President of Advancement for Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI), a nonprofit, statewide social services organization ba...
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Volunteers join forces to build a new playgroundOct 04, 2015 11:00 pm - More than 400 volunteers from Discover Financial Services, the city of Park City, organizers from KaBOOM! and the community will joined forces recently to give area kids...
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Help those in need at Soup's On!Oct 04, 2015 11:00 pm - Participants can enjoy tasty fare from dozens of restaurants and food vendors while helping those in need of food and shelter at the Soup's On! fundraiser sponsored by t...
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Recycled syle on the runway at Trashion ShowOct 04, 2015 11:00 pm - Outlandish, stunningly weird ensembles have been de rigueur on fashion runways in Paris and Milan for years. On Sept. 18, an impromptu runway set up inside the Haight bu...
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Mt. Prospect kids star in fundraising videoOct 04, 2015 11:00 pm - In their never-flagging effort to raise the final funds necessary to complete the restoration of the 1896 one-room Central School and open it to school groups and the ge...
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Native seed collection Wednesdays in Prospect Hts.Oct 04, 2015 1:00 am - The Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission is collecting native seeds from 5 to 7 p.m. every Wednesday through Oct. 28. Native seed is the lifeblood of prairie re...
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Grayslake library used book saleOct 04, 2015 1:00 am - Friends of the Grayslake Library hosts its fall used book sale Oct. 23 through Oct. 25 at the Grayslake Area Public Library, 100 Library Lane, Grayslake. Hours are: Frid...