Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Support the Vernon Township Food Pantry on Giving Tuesday Dec. 3Nov 26, 2024 9:51 pm - Giving Tuesday is Tuesday, Dec. 3, and the Vernon Township Food Pantry invites the community to come together to support neighbors facing food insecurity.
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Help break cycle of homelessness for local families with Bridge Communities’ GivingTuesday campaignNov 26, 2024 9:41 pm - Bridge Communities, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency, launches its annual GivingTuesday campaign with an ambitious goal of raising $50,000.
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Forest & Found Thrift donates $40,000 to two local nonprofits this quarterNov 26, 2024 3:38 pm - The Forest & Found board recently announced that their quarterly donations of $20,000 each was given to Bravo Waukegan and Mother’s Trust to help them continue their mission in underserved areas of Lake County.
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A century of service: St. Charles Women’s Club marks 100 yearsNov 26, 2024 3:14 pm - Boyd: ‘It’s a very special group of ladies’ Like most organizations founded in the 1920s, the St. Charles Women’s Club has evolved over the past century, but its m...
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Hoffman Estates Holiday Giving Tree returnsNov 26, 2024 2:15 pm - Hoffman Estates’ Health and Human Services Department is again sponsoring a Holiday Giving Tree to help provide families with children in need and adults 60+ who are expe...
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For the 50th year, Aurora women’s homemade sweets highlight church fundraiserNov 25, 2024 9:35 pm - About 400 homemade buttermints came out of an Aurora oven recently for the 19th annual cookie and candy sale at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora.
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Elgin’s St. Hugh of Lincoln to host blood drive Dec. 5Nov 25, 2024 8:02 pm - St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Elgin is once again partnering with Versiti Blood Center to host a community blood drive on Thursday, Dec. 5.
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Season of Hope event highlights six Lake County nonprofitsNov 25, 2024 2:02 pm - The American Place Casino will be hosting the Season of Hope Event, which aims to showcase the impactful work of six nonprofit organizations in Lake County, on Dec. 6. T...
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Naperville Parade of Lights to honor Special OlympiansNov 25, 2024 12:28 pm - The Rotary Club of Naperville will be honoring local Special Olympians from the Naperville area as the grand marshals for this year’s Parade of Lights on Friday, Nov. 29.
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It’s always a good time to volunteer at the food bankNov 24, 2024 9:00 am - The Northern Illinois Food Bank, among the recipients of the Daily Herald/Robert R. McCormick Foundation Neighbors in Need fundraising program, needs volunteers all year round, not just during the holidays.