Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Philanthropist urges Bartlett students to make, keep promisesSep 24, 2013 4:30 am - Alex Sheen says his father had a superhero power: He always kept his promises. That quality is something the Ohio native wishes more people had. In honor of his father,...
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Churches help the needy through Love Elgin DaySep 23, 2013 1:41 pm - Free food, clothing and a full buffet of other benefits will be available to low-income families at Love Elgin Day, a multidenominational church outreach on Saturday, Se...
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Hike to remember loved onesSep 23, 2013 1:24 pm - Hike for Hospice, a 5K walk along the Fox River to benefit Fox Valley Volunteer Hospice, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 28, starting at 10 a.m. at the Peg Bond Center, ...
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Des Plaines Kiwanis Park equipment to be refitted for kids overseasSep 23, 2013 11:55 am - The playground equipment at Kiwanis Park, a Des Plaines Park District neighborhood park at the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Orchard Street, is on its way to a new home. ...
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Ron Santo Walks on a mission to cure diabetesSep 22, 2013 11:00 pm - For most of us, Ron Santo is the affable third baseman with a lifelong yearning to be a Hall of Famer who was so emotionally invested in his Cubs that just his groans an...
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Naperville golf tourney helps infertile Des Plaines coupleSep 21, 2013 11:00 pm - In her job as director of communications for the Children's Advocacy Center of North & Northwest Cook County, Jennifer Djordjevic hears horrific stories of sexual abuse,...
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Nigerian polio survivor explains his charity work to Arlington Hts. studentsSep 21, 2013 8:00 am - Nigerian polio survivor Ayuba Gufwan, who started the charity Wheelchairs for Nigeria, spoke Friday with the fifth-grade class at Olive-Mary Stitt Elementary School in A...
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Arlington event raises money to fight lung cancerSep 20, 2013 11:32 am - Several hundred participants are expected at Breathe Deep Lake Arlington, 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, Sept. 22, to raise awareness for lung cancer and money for lung cancer r...
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Volunteers building playground at St. Norbert SchoolSep 19, 2013 11:44 am - Volunteers will build a new playground Saturday, Sept. 21, at St. Norbert School, 1817 Walters Ave., Northbrook, in honor of Kyle Caraher, a 17-year-old varsity football...
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Golf outing to benefit Wounded Warrior ProjectSep 19, 2013 10:38 am - A Mundelein police officer and a U.S. Army first sergeant have partnered together to organize a golf tournament to benefit Wounded Warrior Project. The Warrior Cup Char...