Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Harper College awarded $25,000 for manufacturing trainingJun 23, 2015 1:00 am - The Illinois Manufacturers' Association Education Foundation has awarded Harper College $25,000 in scholarship funds for meeting a series of set standards and performing...
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Blood donors get free chicken mealJun 23, 2015 1:00 am - Heartland Blood Center will be visiting local Chick-fil-A restaurants to collect donations and the restaurant will give a coupon for a free chicken sandwich meal to all ...
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Community Service Day comes to Hanover Park this SaturdayJun 23, 2015 1:00 am - DuPage Habitat for Humanity will join forces with the Village of Hanover Park, Hanover Park Community Resource Coalition and Living Christ Lutheran Church for a Communit...
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Bloomingdale gamer raises over $80,000 for charityJun 22, 2015 11:00 am - Walking into Edwin Castro's Bloomingdale apartment, you might not notice at first what makes him different from most 23-year-olds. Then you'd see that instead of a lapt...
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DuPage Foundation gives $240,000 in grants for kindergarten readinessJun 22, 2015 1:00 am - The DuPage Foundation's board has approved $240,000 in grants from its Bright & Early DuPage initiative to further the efforts of local collaboratives focused on improvi...
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Sign up for Relay For LifeJun 21, 2015 11:00 pm - The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Des Plaines/Park Ridge gives everyone in the community a chance to help the organization save lives and create a world with...
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Catholic Charities seeks youth mentorsJun 21, 2015 11:00 pm - Catholic Charities Lake County Youth Mentorship Program hosts an open house to recruit potential adult volunteers who are interested in making a difference in the life o...
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Mt. Prospect Historical Society holds tool auctionJun 21, 2015 11:00 pm - Tickets are now on sale for the "Totally Tools" auction of vintage and new tools at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 27, in the Saint Paul Lutheran School gymnasium, 18 S. School S...
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Concert at Hemmens to benefit Administer JusticeJun 21, 2015 11:00 pm - An upcoming concert in Elgin will showcase Christian musicians while raising funds for a local nonprofit. Administer Justice will hold a 15th anniversary benefit concert...
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Constable: Dad says Parkinson's made life 'better'Jun 20, 2015 1:00 am - With his 50th birthday looming in 2010, suburban dad Bob Baittie vowed to get back in shape. Founder of his own design company, the Vernon Hills entrepreneur saw no reas...