Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Shepherd of the Prairie to host April 22 food drive for Grafton Food PantryApr 06, 2023 11:00 pm - Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church, 10805 Main St. in Huntley, will hold a food drive to benefit Grafton Food Pantry on Saturday, April 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p...
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Diocese of Joliet seeking applicants for anti-poverty grantsApr 06, 2023 11:00 pm - The Diocese of Joliet is accepting applications for Catholic Campaign for Human Development grants through May 1. The diocese is opening up the process to parish-based p...
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500 women and girls in Aurora to receive empowering gifts from the communityApr 06, 2023 11:00 pm - The POWER Women employee resource group at Aurora City Hall hosted a monthlong Empower Bag Collection Drive during Women's History Month. The goal was to collect 100 pu...
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Kids Above All helps youths dealing with trauma, injustice build better livesApr 06, 2023 6:00 am - Kids Above All does exactly what its name implies. It puts kids first. Founded in 1894 as an orphanage in Lake Bluff, the organization has seen a diverse expansion o...
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Buffalo Grove firefighters' Food Truck Festival returning May 13Apr 06, 2023 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove's firefighter's union is inviting everyone to bring their appetite to Mike Rylko Community Park next month to help some special friends of the fire service...
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Elgin Kiwanis taking grant proposalsApr 06, 2023 1:00 am - The Kiwanis Club of Elgin is offering grants to organizations or agencies with programs that benefit children in the greater Elgin area. Each year, proceeds from Kiwani...
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Roselle Lions to hold 'Hope Springs Eternal' blood drive April 13Apr 04, 2023 11:00 pm - The Roselle Lions Club is sponsoring a "Hope Springs Eternal" blood drive on Thursday, April 13, at the Roselle Fire Department, 100 E. Maple in Roselle. It will take p...
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Schaumburg's next Community Blood Drive set for April 10Apr 04, 2023 1:00 am - The village of Schaumburg will host its next Community Blood Drive from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 10, at The Barn, 231 S. Civic Drive in Schaumburg. Interested blo...
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Help 11-year-old Frankie Techter find a match at stem cell donor screening and blood donation April 8Apr 03, 2023 11:00 pm - Frankie Techter, an 11-year-old Harter Middle School student, was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of blood cancer called acute myeloid leukemia. He currently ...
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Volunteers pack meals during Ramadan for the hungry across the globeApr 03, 2023 5:30 am - Dozens of volunteers helped pack meals Saturday at The Mecca Center in Willowbrook for people starving globally, during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan when Muslims fa...