Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Annual “Poppy Days” fundraiser supports hospitalized veteransMay 20, 2013 12:53 pm - Submitted by American Legion Post 208 Across the country, American Legion members will hold their annual Poppy Days’ fundraiser over Memorial Day weekend. Locally, membe...
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Feed My Starving Children seeks volunteers for summerMay 20, 2013 12:12 pm - Feed My Starving Children is seeking volunteers on a steady basis throughout the summer to meet promised meal shipments to 70 countries around the world. FMSC’s Chicago...
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Proceeds from Naperville man's toy sales help battle muscular dystrophyMay 20, 2013 8:00 am - Marty Karlin was taking boxes of his newly marketed “ShtankOut” toys to a UPS store when an employee asked him what he was sending out. The small, colorful, smiley chara...
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Haiti Relief Jam II in the suburbs on June 2May 20, 2013 6:00 am - Relief jam concerts have proved to be powerful fundraising tools, most recently for Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina rebuilding efforts, among others. Now, a local relief co...
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Record donations to MisericordiaMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - The 200-plus red- and white-vested volunteers all had smiles on their faces and a hop in their step as they hit corners and storefronts for the 2013 Misericordia Candy D...
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These teens deserve some good publicityMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - Once before I wrote about the good work the teen “Crush” team was making money by selling chances for gift baskets to make money for a trip to do good free work for poor...
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Countryside fundraiser:May 19, 2013 4:27 pm - Palatine-based Countryside Association for People with Disabilities hosts its eighth annual Opportunity Walk/Run/Roll fundraiser at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, June 2, at Independ...
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CLC benefit golf outingMay 19, 2013 2:40 pm - Golfers can help raise money for College of Lake County scholarships in an outing on Monday, June 3. Sponsored by the CLC Foundation, the Joan Legat Memorial Golf Outing...
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K-9 Memorial fundraisersMay 19, 2013 2:18 pm - Organizers of the Northern IL Police K-9 Memorial are hosting two fundraising events. The public is invited to bike night on the second Tuesday of each month between May...
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Poster art sought for fundraiser:May 17, 2013 4:55 pm - The Vernon Hills police department is seeking original artwork from any student in grades K through 8 that can be used on posters, fliers, and other promotional material...