Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Cold won't stop 88-year-old Meals on Wheels volunteerJan 28, 2014 4:30 am - Five days a week, 88-year-old Samuel Grimes arrives at the Arlington Heights Senior Center by 7:30 a.m. to start his day. He's not there to use any of the facility's ame...
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GiGi’s Playhouse gift shop to open Feb. 1Jan 27, 2014 3:50 pm - Hugs & Mugs Gift Shop & Cafe, a storefront offering keepsake mugs and other gift items designed by adults with Down syndrome to support GiGi’s Playhouse, will host its o...
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Buffalo Grove Pizza Fest postponed by frigid weatherJan 27, 2014 3:46 pm - With Buffalo Grove High School closed Tuesday because of the frigid weather, the Rotary Club of Buffalo Grove has rescheduled its Pizza Fest to Wednesday, Feb. 26, at th...
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Glendale Heights collecting valentines for veteransJan 27, 2014 1:19 pm - Do you remember how fun Valentine’s Day was in elementary school? You’d bring home your decorated box and sort through all the cards from your classmates. You’d marvel a...
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Caring in Action: CFC helps natural habitats to thriveJan 27, 2014 5:00 am - “Saving Living Space for Living Things,” is Citizens for Conservation’s motto. The Barrington area organization is proud to have saved more than 3,000 acres of natural l...
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About 180 people turn out for snowshoe race in BarringtonJan 26, 2014 10:42 am - It’s not every day you go to a park and find a giant zucchini greeting visitors and posing for pictures. But when people are gathering for the annual Frozen Zucchini Sno...
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Bartlett premature baby grows into 'little warrior'Jan 25, 2014 10:00 pm - Andrew Rigler was born smaller than a Barbie doll. Doctors performed an emergency C-section on his mom one morning two-and-a-half years ago after her blood pressure spi...
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Former Payton blocker clears way for Elgin's Little AngelsJan 25, 2014 10:00 pm - After an NFL career of opening holes and leading the way for Hall-of-Fame running back Walter Payton, former Chicago Bear Roland Harper continues to be out in front with...
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Second City to perform at diabetes fundraiser in BarringtonJan 24, 2014 3:42 pm - The Second City Touring Company will be performing at 8 p.m. Friday at Barrington High School to benefit the Barrington-based charity Dash to Cure Diabetes. Proceeds ra...
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Devonshire students help Des Plaines food pantryJan 23, 2014 3:29 pm - Students at Devonshire Elementary School in Des Plaines personally delivered approximately 30 boxes of food to the Self-Help Closet and Pantry of Des Plaines on Jan. 10....