Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Blood drive, bone marrow registry drive to help Buffalo Grove 4-year-oldNov 23, 2014 10:00 pm - Blood drive, bone marrow registry drive to help Buffalo Grove 4-year-old 'Superboy'
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Lazarus House Thanksgiving Feast celebrates communityNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - When Lazarus House began serving a free Thanksgiving feast in 1998, the majority of guests were clients, staffers and volunteers. Over the course of 16 years, it's evolv...
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Other groups offering a free Thanksgiving dinnerNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - Here's a look at a few of the other groups serving a free meal on this special day: Arlington Heights: 105 sailors from Great Lakes Naval Academy in North Chicago will v...
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Churches, organizations offer free Thanksgiving meals to people in needNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - Churches, restaurants and service organizations in the suburbs give the lonely, the elderly, the poor, the homeless and those in military service camaraderie and a great...
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Thanksgiving tradition grows at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Hawthorn WoodsNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - After their Thanksgiving celebrations thinned as relatives died or moved on, Dean and Susan Stewart took a different approach. “We started it with people who didn't have...
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Great Lakes soldiers find Thanksgiving home in PalatineNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - Some 34 Great Lakes sailors will find a home away from home Thursday at American Legion Post 690 in Palatine, thanks to the organizing efforts of program chair Cindy Alt...
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Naperville restaurant offers free Thanksgiving meal to those in needNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - Hossein Jamali has always liked to help people, to extend a little charity to those in need. It's a lesson he learned from his father, who struggled to make ends meet b...
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Deerfield drive-thru charityNov 23, 2014 12:01 am - The Deerfield Police Department hosts its 5th annual Holiday Drive-Thru Charity Event on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the northeast corner of Deerfield R...
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Palatine boosters support family of runner hit by carNov 22, 2014 6:15 am - Palatine High School showed it's a big school with a big heart as its booster club rallied the student body to raise money for the family of Ryan Kissane, an 18-year-old...
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Lookin' sharp: Woodcarvers showcase their art in Lake ZurichNov 22, 2014 12:01 am - The North Suburban Carvers demonstrated their work on Saturday at the Ela Area Public Library in Lake Zurich. The group also sold handmade holiday ornaments, with proce...