Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Believe Project: $100 to help brother after knee replacement surgeryFeb 27, 2015 4:31 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Marie Jones of Hampshire. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "My brother is facing knee replacement surgery. H...
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St. Baldrick's event at Austin's:Feb 27, 2015 12:00 am - The St. Baldrick's Foundation, a volunteer-driven organization dedicated to raising money for children's cancer research, will host one of its signature head-shaving eve...
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Volunteers feeds the world from Schaumburg stadiumFeb 27, 2015 12:00 am - Though Boomers Stadium in Schaumburg isn't hosting baseball at the moment, it served as the headquarters of an even more important undertaking. During the offseason, the...
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Jarrett Payton hosts celebrity bowling event in RosemontFeb 27, 2015 12:00 am - The Jarrett Payton Foundation will host its first Strike Against Bullying Celebrity Bowling Event starting at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at Kings Bowl in Rosemont's enter...
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Believe Project: $100 for books for a teenager who is in and out of the hospitalFeb 26, 2015 4:30 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Margaret Hutton of Batavia. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "There is a family whose daughter is in and out...
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Believe Project: $100 to help students who lost home in fireFeb 25, 2015 4:30 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Mary Kate Brooks of St. Charles. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "I teach middle school physical education ...
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Wauconda restaurant hosts St. Baldrick's fundraiser March 15Feb 25, 2015 12:00 am - Middleton's on Main in Wauconda is hosting a St. Baldrick's fundraising event next month to help in the battle against pediatric cancer. The event, at which people will ...
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Believe Project: $100 for neighbor who shovels her snowFeb 24, 2015 4:31 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Rosemary Maluchnik of Schaumburg. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "My neighbor shovels my snow for me. He u...
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Cancer survivor still fights disease as fundraiser, volunteerFeb 24, 2015 12:00 am - Although his personal journey with cancer may very well be complete, Frank Arostegui won't stop battling the disease. Others need help fighting, and Arostegui aims to he...
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Take a plunge in Fox River for charity March 1Feb 24, 2015 12:00 am - The third Annual Fox River Shiver is Sunday, March 1, at the Broken Oar Beach on the Fox River, 614 Rawson Bridge Road, Port Barrington. Teams, individuals and lower riv...