Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Palatine's Little City hosts poker tourney March 7Feb 24, 2014 12:01 am - Poker and casino players can test their skills and luck while raising awareness and funds for hundreds of children and adults with autism and other intellectual and deve...
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Wheaton's STARS raising funds to open two group homesFeb 24, 2014 12:00 am - Ask the four guys living at Washington House what they like about being there and they're likely to tell you everything — even the chores. “It's real good,” says Gary Br...
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Vietnam Veteran addresses the Hearts of Valor Ball audienceFeb 23, 2014 10:00 pm - On Saturday, Feb. 8, The Heart Of A Marine Foundation hosted the ninth annual Hearts of Valor Ball at the Marriott Schaumburg. The Hearts of Valor Ball is a celebration...
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Rosary students get dressed up for charityFeb 23, 2014 12:01 am - Students at Rosary High School in Aurora held their 4th annual dress sale and fashion show Sunday afternoon to raise money for scholarships given to incoming freshmen. T...
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Wheaton dad to run in hopes daughter can walkFeb 22, 2014 10:00 pm - With their daughter's fifth birthday just two weeks away, Bill and Jackie Babiarz allow themselves the fantasy of being able to give Cameron just one of the gifts she wa...
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Community breakfast serves those in needFeb 22, 2014 5:01 am - James Darling has been living on the streets of Elgin since his divorce, the death of a parent, and his longtime addiction to alcohol converged in a perfect storm. "Too ...
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Bag-tossing in Elgin helps people with disabilitiesFeb 22, 2014 12:01 am - With the workbenches pushed aside and music playing in the background, more than 15 teams of weekend warriors battled to see who was top dog at the Association for Indiv...
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Scouts learn about the world at 'Thinking Day'Feb 22, 2014 12:01 am - More than 700 local Girl Scouts and volunteers took a virtual trip around the world Saturday during International Thinking Day at Conant High School in Hoffman Estates. ...
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Fox Lake Polar Plunge on SundayFeb 21, 2014 12:01 am - The Fox Lake Polar Plunge is Sunday, Feb. 23, at 1 p.m. at the village's Lakefront Park, 71 Nippersink Road. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. Each person who takes a di...
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Barrington teens help kids in GuatemalaFeb 20, 2014 4:00 am - From inspiring fellow students to engage in service to giving new homes to poor families in Guatemala, two Barrington sisters have been spreading a lot of good around th...