Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Good feelings run high at Cantigny cancer walkOct 19, 2014 1:01 am - Wheaton's Cantigny Park was filled Sunday morning with the kind of celebration that occurs when people band together to do something good. More than 2,000 people partici...
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Arlington Hts. garage sale raises $2,844 for charityOct 19, 2014 1:01 am - The 10th Annual Truly Priceless Garage Sale in Arlington Heights, co-sponsored by the St. James Parish Respect Life Ministry and the St. James Conference of the Society ...
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Hospital stay inspires Geneva teen to help othersOct 18, 2014 11:00 pm - Confined to bed, waiting for broken bones to heal. That's plenty to vex anyone, let alone an active teenager. Lindsey McDonald, 15, had all sorts of summer plans: family...
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Hunger walk in Lombard helps people at home and around worldOct 18, 2014 1:01 am - One of the reasons Dan Jares stays involved with the annual Great Prairie Trail CROP Hunger Walk is that the event allows him to help people he doesn't even know. "There...
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Kids paint pumpkins, touch trucks in LibertyvilleOct 17, 2014 11:00 pm - Saturday's annual Pumpkin Fest in downtown Libertyville and Cook Park is a fall tradition that provides fun activities for families, including entertainment, pumpkin pai...
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Great Prairie CROP Walk to combat hungerOct 16, 2014 11:00 pm - DuPage-area residents can walk to put a dent in hunger Sunday, Oct. 19, as part of the 33rd Great Prairie Trail CROP Hunger Walk. The walk starts with registration at 1...
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Blood drive at Stevenson High:Oct 16, 2014 1:01 am - Stevenson High School's National Honor Society will hold a blood drive Oct. 24. Friday is the last day to sign up during lunch periods. The event's theme is "Save a Life...
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Old Palatine house gets new roof thanks to online voteOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - Thanks to the kindness of strangers, Diane Fletcher will be getting a new roof on the Palatine home where she's lived for the past 59 years. Online voters chose Fletcher...
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'Zebra walk' to help those with immune deficiencyOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - The Immune Deficiency Foundation will hold its second annual Walk for Primary Immunodeficiency on Sunday, Oct. 26, at Cantigny Park in Wheaton. Registration for the 1.2-...
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Education Center honors five Naperville leaders who help kids succeedOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - The Naperville-based Education Center is celebrating its 35th year of helping thousands of area children overcome obstacles and gain success academically, socially and w...