Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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DuPage charities looking for #GivingTuesday donationsDec 01, 2014 12:00 pm - Just more than two years ago, Giving Tuesday was merely an idea: What if there were a Black Friday for charitable giving? Imagine the good that could be accomplished if ...
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Barrington Twp. pantry grateful for BASA food driveDec 01, 2014 4:01 am - The Barrington Area Soccer Association held a food drive on behalf of the Barrington Township Food Pantry on Saturday, Nov. 15 and what an outstanding food drive it was!...
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Palatine police and fire lead Toys for Tots driveDec 01, 2014 12:01 am - The Palatine Police and Fire Benevolent Association has set up 24 sites around the Palatine and Inverness area for people to drop off new, unwrapped toys as part of the ...
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Shopping spree helps make kids' season brightDec 01, 2014 12:01 am - The Round Lake Beach Police Department treated about 40 kids to a $100 shopping spree Monday to buy Christmas presents for themselves and their family members at Wal-Mar...
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Hoffman Estates 'Shop with a Cop' returns Dec. 13Dec 01, 2014 12:01 am - The Hoffman Estates Police Charitable Foundation will be sponsoring its 15th annual "Shop with a Cop" holiday event Dec. 13. The foundation is a not-for-profit organizat...
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Play benefits Long Grove Historical SocietyDec 01, 2014 12:01 am - Kirk Players, in cooperation with Long Grove Historical Society, will present a dramatization of the children's classic, "The Velveteen Rabbit," at noon and 3 p.m. on Su...
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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...