Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Seniors turn plastic into mats for homelessAug 04, 2015 11:00 pm - The most simple of plastic disposable bags is of utmost importance to 94-year-old Helen Cachur because it is the source of "plarn," or plastic yarn. With strips of plar...
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Maryville Jen School Garden Growing Strong for Jammin' with Jen CelebrationAug 04, 2015 11:00 pm - Summer rains have done nothing to dampen the spirits of Maryville's Jen School youth, volunteers and staff who are preparing for the organization's first-ever "Jammin' w...
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Service, song at heart of St. Viator campAug 03, 2015 11:00 pm - There was a buzz of excitement at Saint Viator High School for a week in July as more than 120 students - incoming freshmen, current students and young alumni - gathered...
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Streamwood residents hold anti-heroin walkAug 02, 2015 11:00 pm - Streamwood residents walked together on Saturday, July 11, to promote heroin awareness and seek a safer, drug-free community. The group was escorted down Park Boulevard,...
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Women's sewing helps St. Alexius patients healAug 02, 2015 11:00 pm - A group of women working behind the scenes at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates create handmade items for nearly every unit in the hospital. They call themse...
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Help needy kids with school supply donationsAug 02, 2015 11:00 pm - Now that the calendar has turned to August, the school supply shopping is kicking into full drive for many. There are several places up and down the Randall Road corrido...
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Hoffman Estates temple helps harvest onions in IsraelAug 02, 2015 11:00 pm - In June, 49 members of Beth Tikvah Congregation in Hoffman Estates traveled to Israel. As part of their trip they partnered with Leket, Israel's largest food bank, to he...
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Lake Villa Township baseball fundraiserAug 02, 2015 1:00 am - The Lake Villa Township Baseball League will host its 2nd annual Golf, Dinner, and Silent Auction on Aug. 7, at the Antioch Country Club. The cost for a foursome is $360...
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Cardboard boats to invade Diamond LakeJul 31, 2015 5:30 am - Wannabe Jack Sparrows, Nemos and Ahabs will take to Mundelein's Diamond Lake on Saturday for the village's first cardboard boat regatta. Organized by the Mundelein Park ...
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Longtime volunteer wins Arlington Hts. Kenneth Hood awardJul 31, 2015 1:00 am - When Julie Wright started volunteering at the Arlington Heights Senior Center nearly 30 years ago she was too young to participate in the programs there. At 81, she is s...