Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Mom hoped her loss would save someone elseOct 07, 2013 9:00 am - This is a story about Donavan Thomas. No one will ever get to meet him, but he is one of the most important people in my life. His story begins on July 5, 2011. I went ...
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Bolingbrook family’s photos don’t tell the entire storyOct 07, 2013 9:00 am - We thought we had it all planned out. Jobs. Marriage. House. Kids. And if you looked at our family now, you’d think everything went according to plan. Looking at our fa...
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She’s grateful for the work on her homeOct 07, 2013 5:00 am - Recently, a group of boys from the Fremd swimming and diving teams and several adults sponsored by Catholic Charities and Hanover Township painted the entire outside of ...
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American English to perform in Lake BarringtonOct 06, 2013 11:26 am - Beatles tribute band American English will perform Oct. 25, during the Lake Zurich Rotary Halloween Bash at the Lake Barrington Field House, 28156 W. NorthPointe Parkway...
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New GiGi's Playhouse underway; donations still neededOct 05, 2013 7:00 am - With the generosity of donors and the frantic work of more than a dozen construction workers, the new GiGi's Playhouse National Achievement Center is starting to show si...
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Car show to benefit Scout STEM programsOct 04, 2013 2:37 pm - Cool Cruisers & Hot Dogs, a car show benefiting the Boy Scouts of America Northwest Suburban Council’s Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics program, will be h...
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Meet the ‘queen’ at library fundraiserOct 04, 2013 12:33 pm - Barbara Rinella brings history to life as Queen Elizabeth, the monarch entering her 61st year on the British throne, at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, at the Mount Prospect Publ...
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Women’s free literacy center to mark 20th anniversary with Year of ServiceOct 04, 2013 12:02 pm - Aurora’s Dominican Literacy Center, a nonprofit that teaches local immigrant women to read, write and speak English, is kicking off plans this month to celebrate its 20t...
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Lake Villa school raises money, breast cancer awareness with annual walkOct 04, 2013 9:00 am - How many Palombi Middle School students does it take to create a giant human ribbon? Around 750. Seventh and eighth grade students from the Lake Villa school participate...
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Pumpkinfest on the Fox:Oct 03, 2013 5:25 pm - The Broken Oar on the Fox River in Port Barrington kicks off its inaugural Pumpkinfest on the Fox on Sunday, Oct. 6, continuing through Halloween. The public is invited ...