Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Wauconda to decide if it will sponsor Turkey Trot raceOct 22, 2013 4:20 am - For the first time, Wauconda officials may sponsor the annual Turkey Trot race on Thanksgiving Day. The third annual event is set for 9 a.m. Nov. 28. The course will run...
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Lake Zurich Rotary bash:Oct 21, 2013 2:04 pm - The Beatles band American English will make an appeararce at the Lake Zurich Rotary Halloween Bash on Friday, Oct. 25, from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Lake Barrington Field Hou...
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Casino gives OCC $150,000 for scholarshipsOct 20, 2013 2:28 pm - Rivers Casino in Des Plaines is donating $150,000 to Oakton Community College to provide 1-year scholarships for Des Plaines residents. Rivers Casino General Manager Bil...
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Wheelchair basketball tournamentOct 20, 2013 2:05 pm - Joy of the Game in Deerfield hosts Hoops for Hope 2013: a 3-on-3 wheelchair basketball tournament, on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event, which is...
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Beer, pizza fundraiser for hungry kidsOct 20, 2013 11:43 am - Mickey Finn’s Brewery, 412 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, hosts a beer tasting and all-you-an-eat pizza fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, with a portion of the ...
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Yingling launches cellphone drive for domestic violence groupsOct 19, 2013 12:01 am - To support victims of domestic violence, House District 62 state Rep. Sam Yingling, D-Grayslake, announced he will host a cellphone drive for the Verizon Wireless HopeLi...
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Eagle Scout candidate builds fish cribs for forest preserve lakesOct 18, 2013 5:03 pm - Fishermen who flocked to Axehead Lake in Park Ridge for the start of trout fishing season on Saturday, Oct. 19, found some new hot spots where the recently stocked fish ...
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Hoffman Estates business, nonprofit making books for disabled kidsOct 17, 2013 5:59 pm - Local children with physical disabilities and special needs may soon have a chance to read books specially made for them by employees of a Hoffman Estates business and n...
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Model train display:Oct 17, 2013 4:51 pm - The Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum will host a limited engagement model railroad display from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, and from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oc...
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Fremd grad makes a difference in HaitiOct 17, 2013 5:30 am - Those early images of abject poverty in Port-au-Prince — each scene teeming with people living without the most basic of human needs — are burned into Renata Wettermann'...