Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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4 gold coins worth $5,200 discovered in Lake Zurich kettleDec 05, 2013 12:22 pm - Four gold coins valued at $1,300 each were dropped into a Salvation Army kettle in Lake Zurich on Wednesday. “We don’t have any idea who made the donation,” Salvation Ar...
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Woodland’s Shop with an Educator programDec 05, 2013 12:13 pm - Staff from Woodland Elementary East helped students shop for needy families Thursday at the Target store in Gurnee. The Shop with an Educator program is part of the Woo...
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Grant helps Elk Grove boy receive needed therapyDec 05, 2013 10:24 am - Jack Gresko, a playful, independent 5-year-old boy who lives in Elk Grove Village, is full of energy and loves to dance. Jack was born with Down syndrome and requires we...
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Holiday Train rolls into GurneeDec 05, 2013 4:30 am - The 15th annual Canadian Pacific Holiday Train pierced the fog Wednesday and was greeted by about 1,000 people who gathered along Depot Road in Gurnee. Kids were wide-ey...
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Actress to visit fundraiser for Mt. Prospect teacherDec 05, 2013 4:30 am - A group of teachers at Lions Park Elementary School in Mount Prospect has organized a fundraiser to help a longtime colleague in her battle with cancer. Linda Frahm, a t...
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Mundelein Police Academy to hold spaghetti dinner fundraiserDec 04, 2013 3:59 pm - The Mundelein Police Academy Alumni Association hosts its fifth annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Friday, Dec. 6, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Mundelein Police Departm...
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Salvation Army volunteers pack up holiday cheerDec 04, 2013 1:36 pm - Volunteers at the Salvation Army’s Disaster Services Headquarters in Elk Grove Village put in the hard work this week to make the holiday season easier to enjoy for thou...
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Blanchard to chair MLK dinner in Hoffman EstatesDec 04, 2013 12:38 pm - Jill Blanchard, recently named president of the SPAR Group Inc., an international supplier of retail merchandising and other marketing services, will head the 13th annua...
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Hoffman Estates police host “Shop with a Cop”Dec 04, 2013 12:37 pm - The Hoffman Estates Police Charitable Foundation (HEPCF) will sponsor its 14th annual “Shop with a Cop” holiday event Dec. 14 to help provide gifts to needy young people...
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10th Empty Bowls fundraiser comes to Oakton SaturdayDec 04, 2013 12:36 pm - Enjoy a hot lunch on Saturday, Dec. 7, and help support Empty Bowls at Oakton. Professional and student potters from the Chicago area have contributed hundreds of uniqu...