Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Rotary ‘Classic’ Rock event raises $180,000 for community nonprofits to eradicate community povertyMar 12, 2024 11:38 am - On March 2, the Rotary “Classic” Rock event brought together music enthusiasts and community advocates for a night of entertainment and philanthropy.
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McHenry County robotics team advances to world competitionMar 11, 2024 11:29 pm - The Golden Ratio Robotics team in Cary beat out nearly 160 teams in Illinois to become one of four teams representing Illinois in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognit...
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Plenty of green at 15th annual Sunrise Rotary St. Paddy's Day 5KMar 11, 2024 7:53 pm - More than 1,000 runner, walkers and joggers took to the streets of downtown Naperville in the 15th annual St. Paddy’s Day 5K on Saturday, March 9, just before the communi...
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‘Determination and inspiration’: Tower climb raises $132K to fight lung diseaseMar 10, 2024 4:00 pm - You can bet some of the 424 people who climbed 30 stories to the top of the Oakbrook Terrace Tower Sunday morning found themselves gasping for air when they reached the s...
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CASA Kane County hosts its annual Hands Around The Court House event for Child Abuse Prevention Month in AprilMar 09, 2024 6:32 pm - April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. It’s an opportunity to spread community awareness of the unfortunate reality that children are being abused and neglected,...
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York team raises over $25,000 to support Special Olympic athletesMar 08, 2024 10:23 pm - York Community High School students and staff have raised over $25,000 in support of the athletes of Special Olympics Illinois. Joining 17 other school teams in the fun...
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Clearbrook marks Developmental Disabilities Awareness MonthMar 08, 2024 8:53 pm - Clients of Arlington Heights-based nonprofit Clearbrook noshed on pizza and shared conversation Friday at a party marking Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Aure...
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Building a friendship: How Geneva homebuilder, Iraq War veteran bonded during construction of a home with smart technologyMar 08, 2024 6:00 am - When Geneva builder George Havlicek agreed to construct a home for Iraq War veteran Patrick Scrogin through Gary Sinise’s RISE foundation, he didn’t know he’d also be building a lasting friendship with Scrogin.
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SAR Fox Valley chapter honors three Naperville police officers with Heroism AwardsMar 07, 2024 11:56 pm - Matt Clark, Mike Campagnolo, and Ted Miller from the Sons of the American Revolution Fox Valley Chapter honored Naperville police officers Courtney Madden, Mark Schumache...
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US Foods announces additional $2M in funding for charitable effortsMar 07, 2024 1:24 pm - Rosemont-based US Foods Holding Corp., one of America’s largest food service distributors, is investing nearly $2 million as part of the company’s 2024 “Helping Communiti...