Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Falling Stars opens boxing gym in Round LakeSep 10, 2013 12:17 pm - Many people gathered on Thursday, Aug. 22, to help an up-and-coming organization called Falling Stars open a boxing gym in Round Lake to help local youths. The main foc...
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Bridge Youth & Family Services to hold walk/run Sept. 28Sep 10, 2013 9:40 am - Bridge Youth & Family Services will hold its 5th annual Bridge the Gap 5k Walk/Fun Run at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, beginning at the Palatine Township Elementary Dis...
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Hoffman Estates police, firefighters to play ball for new K-9 unitSep 10, 2013 5:02 am - Members of the Hoffman Estates Police Department will face members of the Hoffman Estates Fire Department in a “Shootz & Ladders” softball fundraiser from noon to 5 p.m....
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Kiwanis Kids’ Day Peanut Sale Sept. 27-28Sep 09, 2013 2:09 pm - On Friday, Sept. 27 and Saturday, Sept. 28, Kiwanis members, their families and friends will be out on the street corners and in the malls of Palatine selling peanuts fo...
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Gibby’s Wine Den gives back with Think Pink bags tourneySep 09, 2013 1:51 pm - Gibby’s Wine Den along Randall Road in Geneva is helping to host a breast cancer fundraiser this month. Gibby’s, along with Batavia Enterprises and the American Cancer S...
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Bartlett teacher's charity links his students with AfricaSep 07, 2013 11:00 pm - From the narrow vantage point of his boyhood home in a Southeast Side neighborhood in Chicago, young Brett Weiss figured the big, wide world outside his door was pretty ...
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Palatine Township GOP group to take straw pollSep 06, 2013 7:29 am - Several GOP gubernatorial candidates and lawmakers will attend the Palatine Township Republican Organization’s pig roast fundraiser from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15,...
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Discover volunteers put muscle into renovating One Hope United campusSep 06, 2013 2:46 am - Two hundred volunteers from Discover and Chicago Cares gave a serious makover Friday to One Hope United’s 36-acre campus in Lake Villa. The campus houses 30 boys ages 10...
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Third annual Ryan’s Run set for SundaySep 05, 2013 10:41 am - The third annual Ryan’s Run will be held Sunday, Sept. 8. at the Century Park Pavilion, located on the north side of Vernon Hills’ Century Park. Participants in the 5k ...
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Trade food for library fines:Sep 04, 2013 7:36 pm - Vernon Area Public Library patrons can erase fines for overdue materials by donating canned goods this month. Patrons will receive a $1 credit toward fines for each item...