Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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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...
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Tuna Kahuna always a big catch for South ElginJun 19, 2015 1:00 am - Nestled among busy homes in South Elgin, kids of all ages competed Saturday for the title of "Big Kahuna." The banks of the small pond were filled with hundreds of peop...