Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Why We Walk: Arpita PatelJul 26, 2015 11:00 pm - The tricky thing about some cancers is that most of the time it doesn't present itself by rearing its ugly head with loud noises or explosions (pardon my GI humor). Ins...
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Why We Walk: Barb Hannan, North AuroraJul 26, 2015 11:00 pm - I lost my mom, Carol Voeks, two years ago on July 21, 2013, to stage 4 colon cancer. This is the third year I am doing the Get Your Rear in Gear colon cancer walk, the s...
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Why We Walk: Shaun Will, ElginJul 26, 2015 11:00 pm - In March 2013 I lost my cousin, Jennifer Edgerton, to colon cancer, three weeks before her 38th birthday. In the months following her passing, our family and friends fo...
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Kenneth Young Center to host golf outingJul 26, 2015 11:00 pm - Golfers of all skill levels will gather together for the Kenneth Young Center 28th annual golf outing Thursday, Aug. 6, at the Bloomingdale Golf Club, 181 Glen Ellyn Roa...
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Constable: Naperville ambassador knows charity work firsthandJul 26, 2015 7:45 am - By Burt Constable bconstable@dailyherald.com It's the top of the morning and multitasking Dolly McCarthy could be wearing a dozen different hats. Instead, the sometime T...
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Community Days a hit in GurneeJul 26, 2015 1:00 am - United Way of Lake County and KeyLime Cove wrapped up the Community Days promotional event, which was extended by the resort through June 19, raising $87,320 for communi...
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Streamwood Woman's Club donates $2,050 to Hanover TownshipJul 26, 2015 1:00 am - The Streamwood Woman's Club has donated $2,050 recently to Hanover Township programs - $1,050 to the township's free Open Gym program for youth, and $1,000 to the Hanove...
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Mother of bullied Fremd student wills $50,000 to scholarshipJul 25, 2015 2:30 pm - Heartbroken she was unable to stop the incessant bullying her son endured at Palatine's Fremd High School 40 years ago, Jeanne Trout found a new peace in the last months...
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Countryside nonprofit in Palatine to sell, relocateJul 25, 2015 7:45 am - The Countryside Association for People with Disabilities is a week or two away from selling its 8-acre Palatine facility and is looking for a new location in the same ge...
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Rolling Meadows Rotary celebrating city's 60thJul 24, 2015 6:00 am - The Rolling Meadows Rotary Club spends much of its time helping local causes and organizing fundraisers for both local and international charities. The service club mee...