Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Looking for one last summer fest? Try Naperville’s Last FlingAug 26, 2024 2:05 pm - Don’t close the books on summer festival fun just yet. Last Fling starts Friday in Naperville.
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Palatine Library District is raising funds for the Next ChapterAug 26, 2024 1:46 pm - The Palatine Public Library District will host a 19-hole mini golf course as a fundraiser on Friday to Sunday, Sept. 6-8.
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American Legion to hold golf outing fundraiserAug 26, 2024 1:34 pm - The Palatine American Legion Post 690 is holding a golf outing on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Old Orchard Country Club at 700 W. Rand Road, Mount Prospect, as a fundraiser for Legion Charities.
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With their massive resources, corporations could be champions of racial equity but often waverAug 25, 2024 7:30 am - A Missouri nonprofit founded in 2015 to help address the issues that contributed to the police shooting death of Michael Brown Jr. and the riots that followed has faced the same lament many philanthropies face.
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West Chicago Fit4Fall 5K to showcase fall foliage along the Prairie PathAug 23, 2024 12:32 pm - Fall is on its way, and so is West Chicago’s inaugural Fit4Fall 5K Run/Walk & 1 Mile Youth Run on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Gift of Hope Community Foundation hosts 5K Sept. 29 to bring the donation and transplantation community togetherAug 23, 2024 8:54 am - More than 500 people are expected for the Gift of Hope Community Foundation Inaugural 5K Run, Walk & Roll on Sept. 29, to honor the generosity of organ and tissue donors, support their families and celebrate the life-saving gift of donation.
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Candy for a cause: Tootsie Roll drive returns to Geneva and BataviaAug 23, 2024 4:30 am - A column by Dave Heun helped the Knights of Columbus to exceed their 2023 goal in the Tootsie Roll fundraising drive. They’re hoping for similar results this year.
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Former Elgin High graduate receives Fulbright grantAug 22, 2024 8:06 pm - Roshan Betkerur, a 2020 Elgin High graduate, will use his Fulbright grant to research dementia-care models in the Netherlands.
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Elmhurst Centre for Performing Arts hits major milestone, secures developerAug 22, 2024 7:25 pm - The Elmhurst Centre for Performing Arts recently announced a significant milestone in its journey toward bringing a state-of-the-art venue to the western suburbs of Chicago.
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Arlington Heights Lions host meat raffle SundayAug 22, 2024 4:00 pm - The Lions Club of Arlington Heights will host a meat raffle on Sunday at Cortland’s Garage.