Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Amy Murphy, Woodridge: ‘All we heard was silence, pure silence’Oct 11, 2012 10:13 am - It was March 20, 2009, a day that should have been one of my happiest moments ever. I was excited to bring big sister McKenzie to my doctor’s appointment that morning to...
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Bartlett Veterans Memorial Foundation hosts wine tastingOct 09, 2012 12:19 pm - The Bartlett Veterans Memorial Foundation is hosting a wine tasting fundraiser from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Bartlett Hills Golf Course, 800 W. One...
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Beth de Kruyff, Lisle: Watching sister follow in her footstepsOct 09, 2012 11:06 am - My neighbor Carolene Kent attended the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in 2010, and she had nothing but positive comments on it. I have always been a supporte...
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Linda Karch, Arlington Heights: ‘I am very blessed to be a survivor’Oct 09, 2012 11:05 am - After completing treatment for a breast cancer diagnosis in 1999, I became involved as a volunteer with the American Cancer Society. In addition, I began participating ...
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Tammy Lonsberry, South Elgin: I ‘fought like a girl’Oct 09, 2012 11:04 am - This is my third year walking in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event, and also the third anniversary since my breast cancer diagnosis. I “fought like a girl”...
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Jennifer McDermott, Evanston: ‘My main reason for walking is my 11-year-old daughter’Oct 09, 2012 11:03 am - My main reason for walking in Making Strides is my 11-year-old daughter. Both my grandmothers and two of my aunts had breast cancer. I want a cure found so that, as she ...
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Cara Novy-Bennewitz, Wilmette: Her book helps newly diagnosed patientsOct 09, 2012 11:02 am - Hearing you have cancer is hard enough without the added burden of trying to figure it all out — from where to start, who to see and what to do. I know this first hand. ...
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Susan Witwicki, Hoffman Estates: Cancer survivors walk togetherOct 09, 2012 11:01 am - When the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk started here in the Northwest suburbs, I knew I had no reason not to participate. I am a 6-year breast cancer survivor...
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Lori Skipper, Joliet: ‘It’s my time to give back to the ACS’Oct 09, 2012 10:57 am - Last year, at 35 years old, I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer that spread to all of my lymph nodes. I had a mastectomy, four months of chemo and six weeks of ra...
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Patty Oskorep, Elk Grove Village: ‘I plan to have a party each year to celebrate the life I have left’Oct 09, 2012 10:55 am - I was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer at the age of 43. With two young boys, 8 and 11 at the time, I had no choice but to fight. It all started with an itch when g...