Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Saturday walk in Buffalo Grove fights diabetesSep 26, 2013 7:55 am - Team Koops, organized on behalf of Jared Kuper, 12, of Northbrook, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes four years ago, is the lead fundraising group for a walk this S...
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Bloomingdale's 50 Men Who Cook event benefits schoolsSep 26, 2013 6:00 am - Forget the image of dad making hot dogs and burgers on the grill. The participants in Bloomingdale's 50 Men Who Cook know their way around a kitchen. They will be servin...
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American English at Halloween bash:Sep 25, 2013 5:32 pm - Beatles tribute band American English will perform Friday, Oct. 25, at the Lake Zurich Rotary 1960s Halloween Bash at the Lake Barrington Field House, 28156 W. NorthPoin...
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Proceeds from sales benefit breast cancer patientsSep 25, 2013 1:51 pm - Carpentersville’s full-time firefighters are selling T-shirts to benefit breast cancer patients at Advocate Sherman Hospital and Presence St. Joseph Hospital, which are ...
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Mt. Prospect golf outing aids Ghanaian orphansSep 24, 2013 5:13 pm - A Better Life for Kids will host its second annual “Golf for Ghana’s Orphans,” a charity golf event beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27, at Mount Prospect Golf Club, 6...
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Hanover Township Food Pantry hosts Oktoberfest fundraiserSep 24, 2013 11:38 am - The Hanover Township Food Pantry is hosting an Oktoberfest fundraiser from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, at the Bartlett Fire Barn, 218 S. Main St. in Bartlett. There w...
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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. ...