Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Des Plaines Community Foundation offers college scholarshipsFeb 24, 2015 12:00 am - The Des Plaines Community Foundation is offering four $1,500 scholarships to college students pursuing either two-year or four-year degrees. Students must be residents o...
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Register for 'Hoops for Hope' charity basketball tournamentFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - Hoopsters of all sizes and skill levels are teaming up for Lake County's annual 3-on-3 Hoops for Hope tourney, which will be March 14-15 at Grayslake North High School. ...
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Friend's essay, company's generosity provide new furnace for Island Lake womanFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - When temperatures plunge these days, Corinne DeCicco is all smiles, thanks to the writing ability of a friend and the generosity of a suburban heating and air conditioni...
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Yuks for Youth lets students in on the jokeFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - Even when it seems like everything is all in good fun, it's really about learning. At least that's true in Naperville Unit District 203. The annual Naperville Education ...
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Catholic Charities dinner continues a tradition of helping families in needFeb 23, 2015 10:00 am - Catholic Charities' 26th Annual Hearts for Homeless Families Dinner and Auction will return to the historic Chevy Chase Country Club at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, for an ...
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Believe Project: $100 to a friend with disabilities who needs a new pair of custom shoesFeb 23, 2015 4:31 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Lynne Bryant of Palatine. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "There is a woman I met at the Palatine Library a...
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Barrington volunteer proves that age really is just a numberFeb 23, 2015 4:30 am - Walking into a bar and finding a 103-year-old woman sipping a beer probably happens once in a blue moon. Yet on Sunday at Barrington's Wool Street Grill, Marie Schaack, ...
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Band group raising cash:Feb 23, 2015 12:00 am - Stevenson High School's Band Parents Organization will launch a monthlong fundraiser Tuesday at Culver's, 450 McHenry Road, Buffalo Grove. Whenever you make a dine-in or...
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AARP volunteers at Warren-Newport library help preparing income tax returnsFeb 23, 2015 12:00 am - The room was full as 12 volunteer tax preparers helped individuals complete their income tax returns Monday at Warren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee. Volunteers with A...
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Stair climbers' efforts top $1 millionFeb 23, 2015 12:00 am - Four thousand people raised more than $1 million for medical research by climbing the stairs of the John Hancock building as part of the Respiratory Health Association's...