Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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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...
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69 years, 151 pints: 'Mr. Blood Drop' keeps on givingAug 13, 2014 5:30 am - If there was one thing that made the blood donation Palatine resident George Serena gave Tuesday morning different from the 150 he's given in the past, it would probably...
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Links Technology Cup raises money for Schaumburg Park FoundationAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - Hundreds of golfers were at Schaumburg Golf Club Wednesday to compete for the Links Technology Cup in a fundraiser for the Schaumburg Park Foundation. The seventh annual...
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Antiques sale benefits infant welfare:Aug 13, 2014 1:01 am - The Lake Forest Chapter of Infant Welfare Society of Chicago will sponsor the 46th annual Antiques & Treasures, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 7, at the Deerpath Middle...
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Sweet Ride Sunday in Palatine raises money for dog rescueAug 12, 2014 11:00 pm - Families, join Young at Heart senior dog rescue and Morkes Chocolates for chocolate and a scenic bike ride through Palatine at 8:30 a.m. to noon Sunday, Aug. 17. Morkes ...
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Barrington veteran creates charity to help spouses of woundedAug 12, 2014 5:30 am - Five days before the military leave that was to take him from Afghanistan to be at his wife's side for the birth of his son, Breg Hughes caught fire. The highly trained ...
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Some camp out all night for school supplies at ECCAug 09, 2014 11:00 pm - Thousands of area residents joined dozens of their neighbors — who already had camped out overnight — to get a free backpack filled with school supplies Saturday at the ...
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Elgin police form fundraiser to help ex-sergeant stricken by strokeAug 09, 2014 7:36 am - Fundraiser planned for former Elgin sergeant stricken by stroke
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Fox River fans promote vision for 'underutilized' assetAug 09, 2014 1:01 am - While hundreds of runners, some as young as 13, raced for the finish line of the eighth Bob Leonard River Run/Walk, an enthusiastic group of Fox River fans kept a differ...
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10K run added to Bob Leonard Run/Walk in St. CharlesAug 08, 2014 5:01 am - Returning for its eighth year, the Bob Leonard River Run/Walk will feature past favorites along with new components, such as a 10K River Run and a 5K Canine Companion Ru...