Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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How shopping locally can help you and your communityOct 27, 2015 6:00 am - Today's consumers have more shopping options at their disposal than they did in years past. Though the Internet may put the world at oneÕs fingertips, more and more shop...
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Foglias, Paddock Publications honored for contributions to Alexian BrothersOct 27, 2015 5:33 am - Some of the largest donors to the Amita Health and the Alexian Brothers Health System Foundation got to meet and hear from the people who have been helped by their contr...
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'Bella's Lemonade Stand' raised $19,000 for Algonquin girl with cancerOct 27, 2015 1:00 am - The Fox Valley community has exceeded Sheryl Nelson's expectations. When the Goddard School in Elgin first started planning a lemonade stand fundraiser for 8-year-old Be...
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Serving veterans focus of Schaumburg Business Association's monthly breakfastOct 27, 2015 12:00 am - With the nation taking time to celebrate its veterans this week, it was fitting that the special guests at Tuesday's Good Morning Schaumburg breakfast hosted by the Scha...
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Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago honors Rotary District 6450 for $250,000 donationOct 26, 2015 11:00 pm - Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago is honoring Rotary District 6450 for their $250,000 donation to the Therapeutic School and Center for Autism Research. The fundraising ...
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Mount Prospect students collecting coins to restore schoolhouseOct 26, 2015 1:00 am - Some trick-or-treaters in Mount Prospect won't only be asking for candy this Halloween, but loose change also, to raise money to restore an 1896 one-room schoolhouse. Sc...
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By the numbers: Who is served by the Northern Illinois Food BankOct 26, 2015 1:00 am - 600,000: People in northern Illinois who turn to food pantries and meal programs to feed themselves and their families 71,500: Different people served weekly by Northern...
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Got a free hour? Food bank could use your helpOct 26, 2015 1:00 am - Got a free hour? Northern Illinois Food Bank could use your help
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Help troops at Gurnee swim eventOct 26, 2015 1:00 am - Gurnee Park District will recognize Veterans Day with a special event from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Visitors to Operation Salute and Swim are asked to bring care pa...
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Epilepsy Foundation to host Purple Shiver 5K at Independence GroveOct 26, 2015 1:00 am - More than 1,000 people from across the Chicago area are expected to take part in the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago's inaugural Purple Shiver 5K Saturday, Nov. 7...