Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Grateful for help with GEM projectNov 11, 2013 4:00 am - “It takes a village” for Southminster Presbyterian Church’s biennial God Energizing Mission (GEM) project to be successful. In early November, several local businesses, ...
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District 54, Rotary open second food pantry in a local schoolNov 11, 2013 3:45 am - Keneni Godana, an eighth-grader at Hellen Keller Junior High School in Hoffman Estates always lacked the courage to speak in public. But on Friday, she was among a core...
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CLC Foundation’s annual scholarship gala set for Nov. 16Nov 09, 2013 7:27 am - Friends of the College of Lake County will be “Puttin’ on the Ritz” to raise funds for student scholarships at the CLC Foundation’s annual scholarship gala, the Black an...
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Green club at Jacobs H.S. reaping what it sowsNov 09, 2013 7:00 am - For decades, a greenhouse atop Jacobs High School was a dumping ground for embalmed cats, old television sets and broken equipment. But thanks to a school club, it’s mee...
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Cops For Coats drive continues in Des PlainesNov 08, 2013 3:31 pm - Des Plaines police are continuing to collect clean, gently worn winter coats as part of the Cops For Coats drive. They will continue to accept coats in a drop box in the...
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Fundraiser for Round Lake drowning victimNov 08, 2013 1:35 pm - A fundraiser will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Designs on You, 33277 N. Route 45 in Wildwood in memory of Mia Cardenas of Round Lake. On Aug. 27, ...
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Food stamp cuts may increase need at food pantriesNov 07, 2013 2:43 pm - On Nov. 1, the first shoe dropped when Congress reduced the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program which helps feed millions of unemployed or underpaid Americans. The...
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Schaumburg Whole Foods hosting ‘Give Back Day’ Nov. 13Nov 07, 2013 11:46 am - The Whole Foods Market at 750 N. Martingale Road in Schaumburg is hosting a 5 percent “Give Back Day” event on Tuesday, Nov. 13, to benefit the Children’s Advocacy Cente...
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Streamwood VFW hosting concert Saturday in Hanover ParkNov 07, 2013 11:14 am - Residents of the Streamwood and Hanover Park area will have a chance Saturday to meet veterans and enjoy live music from the 1960s during VFW Post 5151’s annual Veterans...
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Bottle band to perform Sunday at Forest View in Arlington Hts.Nov 06, 2013 12:33 pm - The St. Luke’s Bottle Band will perform in concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at Forest View Educational Center Theater, 2121 S. Goebbert Road, Arlington Heights. They w...