Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Batavia dog groomer raising funds for CHIP IN programOct 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Cathy Barrett got "goose bumps" when hearing from the Community Helpers Impacting People In Need organization that the Batavia school district has as many as 50 homeless...
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Local surgeon devotes time to children's chorusOct 11, 2015 11:00 pm - As an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Bruce Goldberg treats patients at his offices in Hoffman Estates and Wheaton and performs surgery at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman ...
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Algonquin salon's colorful way of helping cancer patientsOct 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Salon 37, along Randall Road in Algonquin, started its Pink Hair for Hope Campaign eight years ago. Every October, stylists would put pink hair strands into their custom...
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Fifth annual Takeda Cares Day aids 3 local charitiesOct 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Takeda hosted its fifth annual Takeda Cares Day on Friday, October 2. Since the first Takeda Cares Day in 2011, Takeda has raised over $500,000 to benefit local nonprofi...
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Orphans of the Storm opens woodland preserveOct 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Approximately 100 guests came together to celebrate as Orphans of the Storm opened a new woodland preserve on Friday, Oct. 2. This 7.5-acre woodland preserve transforme...
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Sign up for Marklund's 3rd annual Run, Walk & Roll 5KOct 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Registration is under way for Marklund's third annual Run, Walk & Roll 5K/1 mile event on Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Marklund at Mill Creek campus in Geneva. Growing in pop...
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Mt. Prospect Historical Society produces fundraising videoOct 11, 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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Rauner, Santa join charity motorcyle ride through Kane CountyOct 11, 2015 1:00 am - Hundreds of motorcyclists, Santa Claus and Gov. Bruce Rauner among them, gathered in Kane County on Sunday to ride in the summerlike weather and raise money to help need...
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Highwood pumpkin fest carves out way to help Autism SocietyOct 11, 2015 1:00 am - The Autism Society of Illinois and the City of Highwood teamed up for this weekend's 6th Annual Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival. The three-day event featured pumpkin ca...
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Book sale at Mundelein libraryOct 09, 2015 1:00 am - The Friends of the Fremont Public Library group will hold a fundraising used book sale this weekend at the library, 1170 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein. It will run from ...