Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Vernon Hills group donates sports equipment to schools in needDec 01, 2014 12:01 am - Without assistance from a Vernon Hills charitable group, Farragut Career Academy in Chicago might be a different place. Farragut received sports equipment from The Sport...
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When it comes to outfitting needy families, PATH lends handNov 30, 2014 10:00 pm - When the temperature suddenly dropped in late November, social workers at Palatine High School noticed some teens arriving at school unprepared for the unseasonable chil...
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Buffalo Grove boy with leukemia looking for heroic donorNov 30, 2014 12:01 am - Draped in his Superman cape, 4-year-old Bennett Vulykh of Buffalo Grove loves to take on the role of his favorite superhero. Now, he's looking for a hero of his own. Ben...
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Warren High collectionsNov 30, 2014 12:01 am - Warren's Future Business Leaders of America hosts two drives to benefit those in need. FBLA's third annual Sole Searching Shoe Collection is now through Dec. 4. New or u...
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People to be thankful for: Cherie Murphy, ElginNov 27, 2014 10:00 pm - Cherie Murphy says her contribution to the Elgin community is not about what she's done, but the people she's helped do it. “My strength is that of community connector,”...
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Batavia woman repairing the world in several waysNov 27, 2014 10:00 pm - Joanne Spitz believes in carrying out tikkun olam, which means "to repair the world" in Hebrew. It has led her to many volunteer posts over the quarter-century or so sh...
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McHenry Moose Lodge expands Thanksgiving guest listNov 27, 2014 10:00 pm - For 13 years, McHenry Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 691 has expanded its Thanksgiving guest list to include U.S. Navy recruits at Great Lakes Naval Station and also Moosehe...
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Warren students collecting gifts for needy children in Chicago through a Letters for Santa programNov 27, 2014 10:00 pm - Warren Township High School students, staff and community members are preparing to make the season a bit brighter for more than 1,300 needy children in a Chicago public ...
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Free 2015 ABC calendar supports retraining returning vetsNov 27, 2014 10:00 pm - For more than 65 years, ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling and Electric has served the Chicago area. And while they take great pride in serving this area, in 2015 they are p...
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Rolling Meadows preschool grateful for volunteer 'Grandma Pat'Nov 27, 2014 5:21 am - She plays dress-up. She sings Jingle Bells. She kneads Play-Doh. She's Grandma Pat, and she's up for anything. The 85-year-old "legend," as the teachers at a Rolling ...