Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Color run comes to Arlington Heights SaturdayAug 08, 2013 3:07 pm - The streets of downtown Arlington Heights are going to get a little messy this weekend as more than 1,000 runners get pelted with colored cornstarch in the village’s fir...
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Fox Valley Orthopedics sponsors CASA Kids’ MarathonAug 08, 2013 6:00 am - Fox Valley Orthopedics in Geneva continues its 40th anniversary “Thanks in Motion” campaign by supporting the CASA Kids’ Marathon event this summer with $1-a-mile sponso...
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‘Despicable Me’ screening for juvenile diabetesAug 07, 2013 5:33 pm - Barrington’s Catlow Theater and Walgreen’s are teaming up for a charity screening of “Despicable Me” to raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The fa...
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Former NFL players pack backpacks for kids in RosemontAug 07, 2013 2:17 pm - The NFL Players Association — Chicago Chapter’s charitable arm, the Retired Professional Football Players of Chicago, has partnered with Kohl’s Cares for Operation Backp...
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Volunteers work with Nicasa clients in North ChicagoAug 07, 2013 12:09 pm - Shovels, wheelbarrows, saws, and hammers are the tools to build brighter futures for families in Lake County — at least they were at Nicasa’s Judy H. Fried Center Saturd...
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K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry recharged by convention in RoselleAug 05, 2013 2:47 pm - Lynn Buhrke of Palatine and her Golden retriever, Chewie, have been deployed to countless disaster areas, including the days immediately following the school massacre in...
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Corn roast fundraiser Sunday at Randy’s VegetablesAug 05, 2013 1:18 pm - The corn is just about right this year for Randy’s Vegetable Stand and the Sleepy Hollow Police Department’s third annual Corn Roast fundraiser for Illinois Special Olym...
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Dist. 211 Foundation set to host inaugural 5K run/walkAug 04, 2013 12:06 pm - Registration is open for the District 211 Foundation’s inaugural D211 Fun(d) 5K Run/Walk race. The event will take place at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15, at Palatine High ...
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WINGS to host Salsa Night fundraiserAug 04, 2013 11:19 am - Women in Need Growing Stronger (WINGS) is hosting a Salsa Night from 6 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, Sept. 7, to support ALAS, the organization’s Suburban Latina Outreac...
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Register to adopt a highway:Aug 02, 2013 6:09 pm - Open enrollment for the Lake County Division of Transportation’s Adopt-a-Highway is available until Aug. 31. Since 1993, the program has grown to 232 groups removing lit...