Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Catholic Charities Lake County seeks volunteers to be youth mentorsAug 14, 2014 11:00 pm - Catholic Charities Lake County Youth Mentorship Program has made a positive impact on a dozen children, but more mentors are needed before the 2014-15 school year begins...
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Cardboard boat racing set for WaucondaAug 14, 2014 11:00 pm - A cardboard boat race benefiting the Bangs Lake Advisory Committee will be held in Wauconda Saturday, Aug. 30. Lindy's Landing, 115 Park St., is running the event, which...
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Career Resource Center holds wine tastingAug 14, 2014 11:00 pm - If you like unusual cars and you like unusual wines, plan on parking yourself at the Knauz Classic Car Museum at the Knauz Auto Park in Lake Bluff from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Th...
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Asian charity holding fundraiser in SchaumburgAug 14, 2014 11:00 pm - Metropolitan Asian Family Services is holding its 22nd annual fundraising dinner 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at India House Banquet Hall, 1521 W. Schaumburg Road, S...
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Batavia-area home gives seniors 70 and over a respiteAug 14, 2014 5:30 am - A four-day stay in semirural Kane County may not seem like much of a getaway. But for some elderly Chicagoans, Audrey's House near Batavia is a welcome respite. "I wait ...
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Hanover Township offering perks for blood driveAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - Hanover Township will treat donors to a chair massage, Subway gift card and free T-shirt at an upcoming blood drive. Heartland Blood Centers and the township are partner...
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Scout fundraiser in Lincolnshire:Aug 14, 2014 1:01 am - The annual Boy Scout Troop 78 Car Wash will be held on Sunday, Aug. 24, from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Community Christian Church, 1970 Riverwoods Road, Lincolnshire. Pro...
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Activists confront diocese over pig wrestlingAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - STEPHENSVILLE, Wis. - Activists weren't happy about a pig-wrestling fundraiser that a Green Bay-area church held, so they're offering the bishop cash if he takes the pig...
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Group donates school supplies:Aug 14, 2014 1:01 am - A community group called Wauconda Women Of The Moose collected school supplies for needy children and raised $400 for the Wauconda/Island Lake Food Pantry, a representat...
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Oakton foundation hopes to raise $50,000Aug 14, 2014 1:01 am - This event is Aug. 22; the initial posting has the wrong date. The Oakton Community College Educational Foundation is hoping to raise $50,000 at a fundraiser beginn...