Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Mt. Prospect farmers market a success in 2012Dec 24, 2012 1:20 pm - Members of the Mount Prospect Lions Club recently reported that the 2012 version of the annual farmers market in the downtown area raised $17,000. Half of that goes to t...
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3,500 toys donated to children at Park Ridge hospitalDec 24, 2012 12:53 pm - A 29-year-old Niles woman is making Christmas dreams come true for patients and families at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge this holiday season. Yianna Manok...
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Batavia couple named citizens of the yearDec 24, 2012 10:49 am - Britta and Steven McKenna, a Batavia couple known for their extensive involvement in Batavia’s Riverwalk and in Scouting, are the 2012 Batavia Citizens of the Year, the ...
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Gurnee race helps good causes:Dec 24, 2012 4:36 am - About $15,000 in proceeds from the 19th annual Jon Callaghan Memorial Turkey Trot were distributed to this year’s recipients in the Gurnee Police Department’s community ...
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Humanitarian Service Project strives to ease pain and suffering brought by povertyDec 23, 2012 5:03 am - The Carol Stream-based Humanitarian Service Project began in 1979 when Karole and Floyd Kettering decided to help needy area families with groceries and gifts for the Ch...
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Annual Santa run nets donations for needyDec 23, 2012 4:34 am - After Halloween, it doesn’t take long for Sleepy Hollow and Gilberts residents to look forward to one of the longest standing traditions in Dundee Township: the annual S...
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New home a hard-earned gift for Aurora familyDec 22, 2012 2:04 pm - “Some gifts aren’t given,” reads a billboard in Chicago featuring an image of Bulls legend Michael Jordan. The same could be said about an early Christmas gift an Aurora...
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Newtown inundated with gifts, donationsDec 22, 2012 12:30 pm - NEWTOWN, Conn. — Peter Leone was busy making deli sandwiches and working the register at his Newtown General Store when he got a phone call from Alaska. It was a woman w...
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Community steps up to help family of late Palatine manDec 22, 2012 9:39 am - Despite being faced with his own struggles, Barry Keith “Brick” Walls never hesitated to help another in need. “Even when we didn’t have the money, he’d find a way,” dau...
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Anonymous donor gives $10,000 to Round Lake Park’s Shop with a Cop programDec 22, 2012 7:00 am - Round Lake Park police get cashier’s check for Shop with a Cop