Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Animal shelter plans tag days, adoption eventSep 11, 2012 7:48 am - You’ll find more than clothes, jewelry and household items at Geneva Commons later this month. The folks from Anderson Animal Shelter in South Elgin will be at the Randa...
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Des Plaines stores to collect food for Catholic CharitiesSep 10, 2012 2:48 pm - Des Plaines businesses are joining with Catholic Charities’ Northwest Region office to impact suburban hunger in September, which is National Hunger Action Month. Throu...
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Golf outing at Chevy Chase to support brain tumor researchSep 10, 2012 2:10 pm - The 15th annual Paul Fabbri Memorial Golf Outing will be held 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Chevy Chase Country Club, in Wheeling. Proceeds raised will benefit th...
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Residents filling big hole at food pantrySep 10, 2012 6:37 am - Recently in the Elk Grove Township Newsletter I wrote a plea for help in our food pantry. The plea was more like begging. We needed food so very badly and the community ...
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Waukegan run for kids, artsSep 09, 2012 11:08 am - Strap on your running shoes and join Dandelion Gallery for its inaugural 5K Run/Walk For the Arts & Kids 1 Mile Fun Run on Saturday, Sept. 22 in the downtown Waukegan Ar...
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Getting ready for race helps Huntley boy remember his best friendSep 08, 2012 11:00 pm - The memories of when he and his best friend Carter Kettner were "little" come flooding back to 8-year-old Ben Keaty. Ben remembers how he and Carter, who lived next door...
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ComEd CEO: Women are gaining momentumSep 07, 2012 2:27 pm - When Anne Pramaggiore was named the CEO of ComEd earlier this year, she became the first woman to hold both the title of president and chief executive officer at the ene...
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Volunteers needed for Little City Tag DaysSep 07, 2012 2:13 pm - Make a difference in the lives of hundreds of children and adults with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities by volunteering for Little City Found...
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Gurnee-area Kids Carnival juvenile diabetes research fundraiser returns SundaySep 07, 2012 2:12 pm - Although she’s just 16 years old, Samantha Stautz is staging her seventh fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation just outside Gurnee. Her Kids Carnival...
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Volunteers needed to clean beach near Highland ParkSep 07, 2012 12:54 pm - Help clean a nearly 1-mile stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline at Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve near Highland Park from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 15. Volunteers wil...