Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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W. Chicago fire victims moved by donationsNov 15, 2012 2:32 pm - Like his neighbors in West Chicago’s Timber Lake Apartments complex, Jose Rodriguez escaped a fast-moving fire Nov. 4 with his life and little else. Shellshocked residen...
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Operation North Pole brings ‘magic’ to kids battling health problemsNov 15, 2012 10:00 am - Triplets like Jennifer, Julia and Faith McMahon, and Hayden, Hannah and Holden Miller have spent their fair share of time in hospitals as tiny newborns, but on Saturday,...
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Gurnee church packs shoe boxes with gifts for kids in needNov 15, 2012 8:59 am - Lake County families joined in a worldwide effort to bring Christmas cheer to children in need as they packed shoe boxes full of gifts Saturday at Immanuel Church in Gur...
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DuPage Community Foundation matches donors with nonprofitsNov 15, 2012 7:08 am - Usually, “the gift that keeps on giving” is a tongue-in-cheek description of the jelly-of-the-month club membership Aunt Betty gives you for the holidays. But the phrase...
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Fundraiser set for injured Arlington Heights MarineNov 15, 2012 4:30 am - When Sgt. Daniel Tsutsumi returned from his second deployment in Iraq in 2006, his family breathed a sigh of relief that their son was safe and was not among the 11 memb...
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District 214 foundation benefit auction starts ThursdayNov 14, 2012 3:06 pm - On Thanksgiving Day, make sure you leave room for a plateful of bidding as the 2012 Online Auction goes live at 6 p.m. through eBay, kicking off the season for holiday g...
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Lavelle Law Charities hosting ninth annual Palatine Food DriveNov 14, 2012 2:34 pm - Lavelle Law Charities, organizers of the ninth annual Palatine Food Drive, is seeking area residents and businesses to contribute before the communitywide event ends Tue...
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Church, restaurant join forces to serve Thankgiving dinner to needyNov 14, 2012 1:14 pm - With the help of local donations, an East Dundee restaurateur is teaming up with an Elgin church to bring free Thanksgiving meals to the northern Fox Valley. Beverardo S...
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Feed My Starving Children opens center in LibertyvilleNov 14, 2012 12:27 pm - Hair nets were in vogue — as was a sense of camaraderie and fulfillment — as scores of volunteers Wednesday packed food for starving children at the opening of a major r...
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District 50 kicks off its annual holiday fdood driveNov 14, 2012 11:15 am - Woodland Elementary School District 50 will host a Holiday Food Drive to help feed families in the school district through Dec. 13. “Please join me in celebrating this s...