Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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DuPage Senior Citizens Council receives $12,000 Community Impact Grant from DuPage FoundationJul 05, 2024 2:57 pm - The DuPage Senior Citizens Council in Lombard recently received a $12,000 grant through DuPage Foundation’s Community Impact grant program to help support social engagement programs for local seniors.
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Fox Valley DAR members attend annual meeting in Washington, D.C.Jul 05, 2024 1:53 pm - Local Daughters of the American Revolution members attended the 133rd Continental Congress, the latest gathering of the longstanding service organization’s annual meeting.
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Rotary Club’s Pizzas, Pitchers & Puzzles competition returns Aug. 29 in Prospect HeightsJul 05, 2024 1:26 pm - The Rotary Club of River Cities is seeking the area’s fastest eating-solving-gulping crew for a fun, late-summer fundraiser. The club will hold its second annual Pizzas, ...
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STAGE Batavia to host whodunit mystery fundraiser at Blackberry Polo Field July 28Jul 03, 2024 12:08 pm - S.T.A.G.E. (Supporting Theatre Arts for a Greater Education) Batavia is organizing the annual fundraiser polo tournament to raise money for theatrical productions at Batavia High School.
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‘Swing for Conservation’ with Kane Forest Preserve Foundation’s inaugural golf outingJul 02, 2024 9:04 pm - The Kane Forest Preserve Foundation is hosting its inaugural golf outing, “Swing for Conservation.” It will be held on Thursday, Sept. 12, at Hughes Creek Golf Course in Elburn.
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Youth mission team from Wheaton church helps out on reservationJul 01, 2024 11:42 pm - Youth and adult leaders from Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton recently traveled to Lake Traverse Reservation in South Dakota to volunteer.
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‘Really cool to be on a runway’: Runners take off during airport 5KJun 29, 2024 3:40 pm - At least 1,000 competitors enjoyed the unique opportunity to run on an airport runway during the Rock 'n' Run the Runway 5K race at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling Saturday.
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Wheeling animal shelter floods, displacing dozens of dogs and catsJun 27, 2024 3:52 pm - Dozens of dogs and cats are in need of foster care after a shelter in Wheeling flooded Wednesday. More than a hundred animals were displaced from Heartland Animal Shelter, 586 Palwaukee Drive, when a pipe break caused the entire building to flood with more than 2 feet of water.
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Teen fighting pediatric cancer says Camp One Step has brought light and hope and enabled him to be a kid againJun 27, 2024 9:18 am - Eighteen-year-old Trevor Pavey has been on a tremendously challenging pediatric cancer journey since being diagnosed with medulloblastoma in 2016.
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Arlington Heights Catholic education organization, Cristo Rey Institute, acknowledges two donations from Raskob FoundationJun 26, 2024 3:13 pm - Cristo Rey Institute of Arlington Heights, gratefully acknowledges an in-kind and a $10,000 cash donation from the nationally renowned Raskob Foundation to provide Catholic sponsorship and formation work at two newly opened Cristo Rey high schools in Miami, Florida and Santa Ana, California.