Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Woodfield Mall hosts 'Diaper Derby' March 8Feb 27, 2014 12:01 am - Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg will host its first Diaper Derby, an event featuring Chicago-area babies competing in a series of crawling contests, with the winners moving...
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Barrington dancers performing at Gigi's galaFeb 27, 2014 12:01 am - Dancers from Barrington-based Bataille Academie of the Danse will perform at the Gigi's Playhouse 2014 International Gala at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Drury Lane Theatre in...
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Fundraiser to fight blindness:Feb 27, 2014 12:01 am - Colonial Cafe & Ice Cream in Crystal Lake hosts a FUNdraising Night on Sunday, March 2, to benefit Team Focus Foundation Fighting Blindness. The restaurant at 5689 North...
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Teams sought for Fox River Shiver:Feb 27, 2014 12:01 am - The Broken Oar on the Fox River in Port Barrington hosts its 2nd annual Fox River Shiver on Sunday, March 9, in which volunteers dress in costume and brave the icy river...
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Northwest suburban parents take aim at two rare childhood diseasesFeb 27, 2014 12:01 am - Two groups organized events in the Northwest suburbs last week to fight little-known Neurofigomatosis and Batten disease. Uncork a Cure, a wine tasting event benefiting ...
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Home of the Sparrow to open resale store in MundeleinFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - Home of the Sparrow has signed a lease for a new resale store at 357 Townline Road in Mundelein. The new location is currently in build-out stage, with an opening schedu...
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Booster club hosting fundraiser for Wheaton North libraryFeb 26, 2014 12:00 am - Puddles formed on the carpet, windows fogged up with steam and hundreds of book pages curled after a frozen pipe burst on Dec. 8 and leaked hot water in the Wheaton Nort...
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Warren High fundraiser:Feb 25, 2014 12:01 am - Warren Township High School's National Honor Society is partnering with the St. Baldrick's Foundation on Thursday, March 20, to host a head-shaving event to raise money ...
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The pool is just as cool at Fox Lake Polar PlungeFeb 24, 2014 10:00 pm - Nearly 500 come to Fox Lake to take a dip for Special Olympics
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District 50 student raises money for cancer to honor grandmother, help othersFeb 24, 2014 12:01 am - Woodland Elementary District 50 officials say student Demar Scott is a young man with a heart and a vision. On Feb. 11, the Woodland Elementary East student presented a...