Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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DuPage Foundation honors volunteer groupsAug 16, 2015 11:00 pm - Family Shelter Service, Fair Lady Productions and Naperville CARES have received the DuPage Foundation's 2015 Spirit of Volunteerism Awards. The DuPage Foundation launc...
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What kind of playground can you get for $550,000?Aug 16, 2015 1:00 am - One recent morning, a batch of young children from two home-based day cares followed their leaders like ducklings to the Kids Castle playground at Deerpath Park in Verno...
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Suburban teens get unique opportunity to study medicineAug 16, 2015 1:00 am - Kailash Panchapakesan spent his summer in and out of hospital rooms, interacting with patients and shadowing cardiologists. He learned about various medical conditions ...
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Arlington Hts. siblings take bike journey to help Nepal earthquake victimsAug 15, 2015 7:40 am - A pair of Arlington Heights siblings are riding their bikes across Europe to raise money for and honor the victims of the Nepal earthquake. Andrea, a 2006 St. Viator gra...
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Paws Chicago benefits from Palatine fundraiserAug 15, 2015 1:00 am - A fundraiser for Paws Chicago was held Saturday at A Closer Bond Dog Training, 842 W. Northwest Hwy., Palatine. The event included dog washes with proceeds to benefit Pa...
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Car show benefits Mundelein-area food pantryAug 14, 2015 1:00 am - A car show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at Grand Dominion in Mundelein will benefit the Fremont Township food pantry. The 7th annual Cruisin' with the Classic...
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Midlothian boy with cerebral palsy receives running stroller in SchaumburgAug 13, 2015 1:00 am - Schaumburg's Town Square became the meeting point Thursday between a father and son running from Seattle to New York City and a Midlothian boy and his parents who are am...
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Foursome repeat winner at Links Technology Cup in SchaumburgAug 13, 2015 1:00 am - The foursome of Mark Dwyer, Joe Leone, Mike Schweizer and Bob Van Valkenburg won the Eighth Annual Links Technology Cup golf outing benefiting the Schaumburg Park Founda...
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Classic car show in Mundelein benefits food pantryAug 12, 2015 1:00 am - A car show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at Grand Dominion in Mundelein will benefit the Fremont Township food pantry. The 7th annual Cruisin' with the Classic...
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Walk/run in Gurnee to benefit abuse victimsAug 12, 2015 1:00 am - The Lake County Children's Advocacy Center is hosting its Color the Park 5k run/walk on Saturday, Aug. 15 at Hunt Club Park, 900 N. Hunt Club Road, Gurnee. Registration ...