Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Rivers Casino donation buys SMART Boards for Des Plaines schoolJul 18, 2013 11:07 am - Rivers Casino recently donated $20,000 to Our Lady of Destiny Catholic School in Des Plaines, money used to purchase seven SMART Boards and equipment necessary to operat...
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Homeless Arlington Hts. woman given new bike, other helpJul 18, 2013 11:00 am - After reading the story of Rosan Acosta, a homeless Arlington Heights woman whose belongings were destroyed by an arsonist this week, Daily Herald readers are stepping u...
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Glen Ellyn dad plans one more fundraiserJul 18, 2013 5:30 am - Matt Tretter throws a party every year with hundreds of invitees, but the guest of honor has never attended. Tretter’s little girl, Caitlin, died on April 17, 1999, aft...
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Elgin, Boys and Girls Club partner for golf programJul 17, 2013 5:12 pm - Sarah Cranmer played sports growing up, and knows the importance sports have in a teenager’s life. “Sports provided me with life lessons,” the 22-year-old Elmhurst resid...
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Celebrity golf outing Monday in Long GroveJul 17, 2013 6:11 am - The Special Kids Network will host its 14th annual Celebrity Golf Tournament Monday, July 22, at Twin Orchard Country Club in Long Grove. Proceeds from this year’s event...
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Wonder, Kings, Keys, Mayer headline Global FestJul 15, 2013 2:47 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Stevie Wonder, Kings of Leon, Alicia Keys and John Mayer have volunteered their time to attend the second Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Centra...
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Barrington Country Garden & Antique Faire drew hundredsJul 15, 2013 11:55 am - A rainy forecast didn’t wash away the Barrington Country Garden & Antique Faire this year. Hundreds of people attended the 13th annual edition of the faire, held June 21...
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Ribfest funding supports Naperville-based parent mentoring programJul 15, 2013 9:00 am - Naperville Exchange Club’s Ribfest proceeds support parent mentoring program
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Island Lake group collecting coupons for troops’ familiesJul 14, 2013 3:16 pm - An Island Lake community group called Marion’s Angels is collecting coupons for the families of active-duty military personnel. The coupons can even have expired up to s...
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Villa Park teen rides to raise money for her rare disorderJul 13, 2013 11:00 pm - YouTube Of course, Kelly Kramer immediately looked up Friedreich's ataxia and was horrified to learn the genetic, neurodegenerative disorder ravages young bodies, often ...