Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Help clean up the beachAug 27, 2012 10:18 am - Volunteers are needed to join the Alliance for the Great Lakes annual September Adopt-a-Beachâ„¢ cleanup, part of the International Coastal Cleanup. Volunteers can join ...
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Charity seeks warehouse space in Lake CountyAug 26, 2012 11:46 am - The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Chicago is seeking a donor in central Lake County to provide about 1,500 square feet of temporary warehouse pace to be used in Septemb...
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Geneva foundation’s Concert for a Cure benefits Parkinson’s researchAug 25, 2012 11:11 am - Joanie Fisher of Elgin was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease nine years ago. Four years ago, she heard about the Paul Ruby Foundation, which raises money for research r...
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Chinese turn to microblogs for donationsAug 25, 2012 8:17 am - BEIJING — Nine months after Ma Chunhua’s baby was born, bruises began appearing all over the daughter’s tiny frame. When doctors this spring diagnosed it as leukemia, Ma...
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Burgers and Badges fundraiser on Sept. 1Aug 23, 2012 5:59 pm - Tom & Eddie’s restaurant, 1260 S. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills will celebrate its first year with the Burger and Badges fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 1. Uniformed office...
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Be an informed voter; visit a candidate forumAug 23, 2012 2:52 pm - The League of Women Voters of McHenry has lined up several forums to help you get to know who’s running for some of our local offices. The first one has been scheduled ...
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Route 66 charity journey ends in Mt. ProspectAug 22, 2012 6:17 pm - After almost a month of cycling along Route 66 to raise money for a hospice in his hometown, Jim Windass of Hull, England, will arrive at Rainbow Hospice and Palliative ...
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Enjoy a burger, help Special Olympics in GenevaAug 22, 2012 4:02 pm - Burger, fries and philanthropy are on the menu this Saturday, when Tom & Eddie’s Geneva holds a Burgers & Badges fundraiser for Special Olympics. Uniformed officers from...
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Crystal Lake girl donates over $1,000 to hospitalAug 22, 2012 3:28 pm - Abby Enck of Crystal Lake is just 10 years old, but since 2010, she has raised more than $2,600 for Advocate Lutheran General Children’s Hospital where her little brothe...
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District 103 foundation hosts Aug. 25 fundraiser to benefit science initiativeAug 22, 2012 2:41 pm - Lincolnshire Prairie View Elementary District 103’s Learning Fund Foundation host its Strikes for Science FUNdraiser, Saturday, Aug. 25, at eSkape in Buffalo Grove. This...