Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Believe Project: $100 to help sister who lost home in Thanksgiving fireDec 16, 2014 12:01 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Joanne Gurion of Rolling Meadows. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "My sister, Nancy Maynard, was preparing ...
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Hoffman Estates mayor supports food driveDec 16, 2014 12:01 am - Hoffman Estates Mayor Bill McLeod will be busy this week helping out at several businesses in the village where donations of nonperishable goods will be collected for th...
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Lindenhurst Early Childhood Center hosts annual Gift of Giving eventDec 16, 2014 12:01 am - About 180 children at the Lindenhurst Early Childhood Center are hard at work this week making 400 hand-packed care boxes filled with food and toiletries. The boxes wil...
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More than 50 kids participate in Mundelein's annual 'Shop with a Cop' programDec 15, 2014 10:00 pm - The Mundelein Police Department and the Mundelein Super Target recently teamed up to help a group of children have a brighter holiday with the annual "Shop with a Cop" p...
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Bowlers take aim at suburban hungerDec 15, 2014 4:30 am - Bowlers knocked over pins in an effort to help knock out hunger in the Northwest suburbs on Sunday as Mount Prospect-based Northwest Compass, Inc. hosted its inaugural S...
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Patton School students inspired to help Arlington Hts. familyDec 14, 2014 10:00 pm - Fifth-grader Liam McGuffin of Arlington Heights admits it: He doesn't mind doing chores around the house. But don't tell his mom, he adds. That's because he has donated...
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Jewish school students make lunches for Lazarus House guestsDec 14, 2014 10:00 pm - Fox Valley Jewish School is helping the homeless in our community, learning more about what it means to volunteer, and having fun, too. During each school year, FVJS stu...
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Mt. Prospect Lions make community donationsDec 14, 2014 10:00 pm - Every Sunday for 20 weeks each year from June through October, the Mount Prospect Lions coordinate and staff the downtown farmers market in the west Metra train station ...
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Constable: Grayslake pastor proud of link to Civil Air PatrolDec 14, 2014 6:00 am - It took a few decades for Libertyville's Jill Paulson to truly grasp the impact made by civilians volunteering with the Civil Air Patrol during World War II - and her gr...
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Believe Project: $100 to help sick friend buy presents for his kidsDec 14, 2014 12:01 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Paul Young of North Aurora. Here is an excerpt from his pitch: "I have a friend who recently found out that ...