Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Believe Project: $100 to help widower with 12 kids get byMar 06, 2015 4:30 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Annie Solomon of Inverness. Here is an excerpt of her suggestion: "The Smith family lost their mother, Lanet...
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NEDSRA takes plunge to support Special OlympicsMar 05, 2015 10:00 pm - The air temperature for the Special Olympics Polar Plunge at Northwestern University was a balmy 28 degrees one Saturday in February. A Northeast DuPage Special Recreati...
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Believe Project: $100 to help fight childhood obesity in the Lombard areaMar 05, 2015 4:30 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Jay Wojcik of Lombard. Here is an excerpt of his suggestion: "A hundred dollars would go a long way to help ...
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St. Baldrick's event Saturday in Arlington HeightsMar 05, 2015 12:00 am - Firefighters hope to raise another $50,000 to fight childhood cancer at a fundraiser from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at H.O.M.E. Bar, 1227 Rand Road in Arlington Hei...
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Lake Zurich American Legion post opening to publicMar 05, 2015 12:00 am - With a full village liquor license in hand and state approval for video gambling machines pending, Lake Zurich American Legion members plan to open their hall to the pub...
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Wheaton school collects food in honor of classmateMar 05, 2015 12:00 am - When he died from brain cancer in May 2013, Ross MacNeill was a fifth-grader at Longfellow Elementary School in Wheaton. His classmates have moved on, but the school has...
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Hundreds play dodgeball in Wheaton to help end pediatric brain cancerMar 05, 2015 12:00 am - Energy was everywhere in the Franklin Middle School gym Thursday as hundreds of kids got pumped up to play dodgeball for a good cause. At the end of the school day, all ...
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Believe Project: $100 for woman who lost one of two jobsMar 04, 2015 4:30 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Lori Bougadis of Wheaton. Here is an excerpt of her suggestion: "Being the next in line, I ended up overhear...
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Believe Project: $100 to give to a young man fighting cancerMar 03, 2015 4:31 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Alli Feingold of Fox River Grove. Here is an excerpt of her suggestion: "I would donate $100 to Jake Kaplan....
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Lake Zurich Purple Plunge to aid American Cancer SocietyMar 02, 2015 10:00 pm - The Purple Plunge, a volunteer-driven event dedicated to raising money for American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Lake Zurich Area/Wauconda/Island Lake, will host i...