Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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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...
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Catholic Charities' Christmas gift coordinator brings joy to the holiday season needyDec 19, 2014 12:01 am - Charity gift coordinator gets presents to those who might not have gotten them
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North Barrington mom pledges to streak for the environmentDec 18, 2014 12:01 am - A North Barrington woman has vowed to go streaking down Michigan Avenue if her new environmentally-themed online radio network raises $50,000 by mid-January. Lynn Hassel...
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Schaumburg employees support needy families for holidaysDec 18, 2014 12:01 am - Seven of the departments that make up Schaumburg's village government are each sponsoring a different family in need this holiday season to fulfill their wish lists for ...
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Believe Project: $100 to instill the joy of giving to others in her grandkidsDec 18, 2014 12:01 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Ginger Bechtold of Mount Prospect. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "I have 12 grandkids, ages 7 to 18. At C...
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Believe Project: $100 to help woman give her kids a modest ChristmasDec 17, 2014 12:01 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Corinne Crumrine of Barrington. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "A young woman with three young children in...
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Gold dropped in Libertyville Salvation Army kettleDec 17, 2014 12:00 am - An anonymous “Guardian Angel” has extended a giving streak to four consecutive years with a deposit of seven valuable gold coins in a Salvation Army kettle in Libertyvil...
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Rotary Club of Palatine allocation applications availableDec 16, 2014 10:00 pm - The Rotary Club of Palatine is currently accepting applications from organizations for possible donations from the club. Organizations applying for funding support from...
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Fundraiser Thursday for Streamwood girl with cerebral palsyDec 16, 2014 12:01 am - Heritage Elementary School in Streamwood is hosting a fundraiser Thursday for a student in need of a wheelchair-accessible van. Proceeds from the "Family Movie Night" wi...