Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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New Ronald McDonald House ready to open in WinfieldJan 17, 2015 6:34 am - To continue their young son's fight against a brain tumor, Lisa and Chris Post are going to temporarily say goodbye to their home in Michigan today. The family will trav...
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Believe Project: $100 to help friend buy diapers for her babyJan 17, 2015 6:33 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is David Barnhill of Addison. Here is an excerpt of his pitch: "If I was lucky enough to receive the $100, I wo...
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Believe Project: $100 to make blankets for cancer patientsJan 16, 2015 4:30 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Iris Kanter of Buffalo Grove. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "For the past four years, my daughter and I h...
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Harper students join Saturday in MLK Day of ServiceJan 16, 2015 12:01 am - Harper College students are taking to heart Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'" with th...
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Bowling tournament fundraiser:Jan 16, 2015 12:01 am - The Lake County United States Bowling Congress Women's Bowling Association will hold its final fundraiser all day Saturday, Jan. 24, at Hitz Pizza and Sports Bar, 700 Bu...
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Believe Project: $100 to split between two struggling familiesJan 15, 2015 4:30 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Gayle Lendabarker of Glen Ellyn. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "I would split the $100 between two famili...
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Pet food pantry now open in GrayslakeJan 15, 2015 12:01 am - Our House of Hope K-9 Rescue is now operating a pet food pantry distribution site at Central Bark Doggy Day Care, 256 Commerce Drive, Grayslake. Hours are 10 a.m. to noo...
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Constable: Money gone, but new heart arrivesJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - Sunday got off to a bleak start for Tyler and Rachel Knickerbocker of Huntley. Not only was their baby boy, Noah, enduring his fifth month in a Milwaukee hospital and st...
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Geneva Idol karaoke event set for Friday at EvenFlowJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - The Geneva Academic Foundation will return to EvenFlow Music and Spirits Friday, Jan. 23, to host the second annual GAF Geneva Idol Karaoke event. EvenFlow once again w...
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Suburban firefighter's wife gives part of liver to another's toddlerJan 14, 2015 4:30 am - The moms, six young kids between them, made a pact. Tanya Casey and Holly Schlesser, wives of suburban firefighters and type-A personalities, promised not to cry, to g...