Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Wheelchair basketball tournamentOct 20, 2013 2:05 pm - Joy of the Game in Deerfield hosts Hoops for Hope 2013: a 3-on-3 wheelchair basketball tournament, on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event, which is...
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Beer, pizza fundraiser for hungry kidsOct 20, 2013 11:43 am - Mickey Finn’s Brewery, 412 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, hosts a beer tasting and all-you-an-eat pizza fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, with a portion of the ...
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Yingling launches cellphone drive for domestic violence groupsOct 19, 2013 12:01 am - To support victims of domestic violence, House District 62 state Rep. Sam Yingling, D-Grayslake, announced he will host a cellphone drive for the Verizon Wireless HopeLi...
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Eagle Scout candidate builds fish cribs for forest preserve lakesOct 18, 2013 5:03 pm - Fishermen who flocked to Axehead Lake in Park Ridge for the start of trout fishing season on Saturday, Oct. 19, found some new hot spots where the recently stocked fish ...
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Hoffman Estates business, nonprofit making books for disabled kidsOct 17, 2013 5:59 pm - Local children with physical disabilities and special needs may soon have a chance to read books specially made for them by employees of a Hoffman Estates business and n...
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Model train display:Oct 17, 2013 4:51 pm - The Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum will host a limited engagement model railroad display from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, and from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oc...
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Fremd grad makes a difference in HaitiOct 17, 2013 5:30 am - Those early images of abject poverty in Port-au-Prince — each scene teeming with people living without the most basic of human needs — are burned into Renata Wettermann'...
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Woodland foundation golf outing:Oct 16, 2013 4:41 pm - Woodland Educational Foundation had a pretty good haul in a recent fundraiser. Officials at Gurnee-based Woodland Elementary District 50 announced the private foundation...
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Wheeling H.S. ‘Hoops For Africa’ is next weekOct 16, 2013 10:58 am - Wheeling High School’s fourth annual Hoops for Africa fundraising event will be held at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 in the gymnasium. The basketball game between stude...
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Kors hunger campaign goes big — Times Square bigOct 16, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Michael Kors knows a few things about getting his message out. His ads, fashion shows and even his favorite models and socialites pretty much ooze the jet-set...