Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Clearbrook donates truck to WINGs’ resale shopOct 28, 2013 2:13 pm - When Clearbrook decided to close their Resale Shop in Arlington Heights they found themselves with a truck they no longer could use. So their first thought was to give i...
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Social media gives dog his day … and booming businessOct 28, 2013 10:00 am - With plenty of 20th Century businesses still struggling to find the formula for success in this dog-eat-dog economy of the 21st Century, Manny the Frenchie is booming. T...
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Aidan’s Army fights childhood brain tumorsOct 28, 2013 9:00 am - Aidan Manning lived to be only 3 years old and during those three short years, he unknowingly amassed an army to fight the cancer that he ultimately could not. Aidan’s “...
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Cops, civic leaders punch it out for charityOct 27, 2013 11:00 pm - If the judges at a charity boxing event held in Aurora on Sunday handed out an award for flair, it almost surely would have gone to Aurora Alderman Richard Irvin. Irvin,...
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Gould uses week off to lead charity 5KOct 27, 2013 6:09 pm - It may have been a bye week for the Bears, but kicker Robbie Gould wasn’t using his Sunday off for a day of rest. Gould greeted and cheered on hundreds of runners Sunday...
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Palatine fundraiser collects record $10,000Oct 27, 2013 5:02 pm - The Palatine Township Senior Center’s “Get Wild About Girls Night Out” fundraiser raised a record $10,000 the benefit the center this year, organization officials said. ...
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Palatine Food Drive kicks off 10th season of givingOct 27, 2013 5:01 pm - The 10th annual Palatine Food Drive is now underway with drop boxes located throughout the village to accept nonperishable food items along with baby formula and diapers...
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Make-A-Wish fundraiser:Oct 27, 2013 4:47 pm - A fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Midlane Golf Resort, 4555 W. Yorkhouse Road, Wadsworth. The Red C...
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Wisconsin man charged in fiery Hainesville crashOct 26, 2013 3:00 pm - A Wisconsin man has been charged with driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident in connection with a fiery crash early Friday that destroyed two t...
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Eagle Scout candidate delivers more than 1,000 toys to Lutheran GeneralOct 25, 2013 4:30 am - A young Eagle Scout candidate from Kildeer provided pediatric patients at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge with just what the doctor ordered: toys to hel...