Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Lake County students pack gifts for Operation Christmas ChildDec 22, 2014 12:01 am - Operation Christmas Child is a program through Samaritan's Purse International Relief that gifts shoe box-sized presents to children in faraway lands. The children who r...
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New year marks 40 years of service for People's Resource CenterDec 22, 2014 12:01 am - From food, clothing and rent assistance to computer training, tutoring and social services, struggling DuPage County residents can find all the help they need in one vis...
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District 57 students take on multiple charitable efforts for holidaysDec 22, 2014 12:01 am - Editor's note: Around the holidays, almost all schools encourage students to participate in the giving of the season as a way to teach caring and civic responsibility. H...
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$1,200 gold coin donated to Salvation Army in Lake CountyDec 22, 2014 12:00 am - A gold coin donated to The Salvation Army this past weekend makes 13 such coins netted this holiday season by the charity in Lake County. The one-ounce fine gold coin, v...
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Believe Project: $100 to help out new widow during the holidaysDec 21, 2014 6:30 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Kathy Mondala of Schaumburg. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "Recently my son's best friend was killed in a...
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Wheaton Warrenville South athletes participate in Day of CaringDec 21, 2014 12:01 am - "This guy can play ball," said Brian Shallcross, a junior at Wheaton Warrenville South High School and a member of the varsity basketball squad. "We better watch out for...
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ComEd offering seniors electric bill helpDec 21, 2014 12:01 am - ComEd has dedicated more than $300,000 through a special "Senior Giving" hardship fund that will be used to help senior citizens who have fallen behind on their electric...
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Believe Project: $100 to help a boy who lost a leg in train accidentDec 20, 2014 6:31 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Barbara Lightner of Arlington Heights. Here is some of her pitch: "I'd give $100 to the family of Alex Zeped...
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Volunteer's cookies fetch $75,000 for Boys & Girls Club of Dundee Twp.Dec 20, 2014 6:25 am - A batch of 500 cookies were auctioned off at a stunning $75,000 to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Dundee Township. Barbara Ferguson dropped off her home-baked cookies ...
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Editorial: Believe Project shows generosity is contagiousDec 19, 2014 4:01 am - An Arlington Heights woman who already puts together bags of toiletries for homeless people says she could always use another $100 to hand out more of them. A woman from...