Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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YWCA Elgin Leader Luncheon names award nomineesMar 09, 2021 10:00 pm - The YWCA Elgin's 37th annual Leader Luncheon Awards will be held virtually this year on Thursday, May 13, at 6 p.m. The event is free to all individual registrants. To ...
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Special event March 13 aids K9s for VeteransMar 09, 2021 10:00 pm - For all of March, dry dog food, dog treats and donations will be collected to help K9s for Veterans in its mission to rescue dogs from kill shelters and train them to be...
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DuPage Habitat for Humanity chooses West Chicago for first Community Cares WeekMar 09, 2021 10:00 pm - West Chicago has been selected to be a part of DuPage Habitat for Humanity's first Community Cares Week. Community Cares Week brings together volunteers to do exterior ...
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West Dundee Troop 32 creates geocache at Schweitzer WoodsMar 09, 2021 10:00 pm - On Feb. 21, members of Scouts BSA Troop 32 West Dundee, with help from Scout BSA Troop 2 Elgin, placed a geocache at the Kane County Forest Preserve's Schweitzer Woods, ...
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Breaking spring-break norms: Florida collegians volunteer at Aurora food pantryMar 09, 2021 10:00 pm - Kevin Krienitz of Aurora came home from Florida for a different spring break. On March 6, the 2016 Plainfield East High School alum was among eight college students from...
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Rozner: A way to honor the legacy of Bob FriskMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - It seems as if there are few certainties anymore. Perhaps it always feels that way, every passing year a bullet train in a world more cynical, that there are fewer peopl...
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Schaumburg-Hoffman Rotary Club holding virtual gala March 13Mar 09, 2021 12:00 am - The Rotary Club of Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates is honoring community heroes at its virtual gala fundraiser from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 13. Approximately 325 guest...
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Buffalo Grove Girl Scouts achieve Bronze AwardMar 08, 2021 10:00 pm - Troop members create art on windows at Addolorata Villa in Wheeling
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Downers Grove's Kurt Mohr named Illinois Volunteer of the WeekMar 07, 2021 10:00 pm - The Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service named Downers Grove resident Kurt Mohr as Volunteer of the Week for March 8, 2021. Mohr is the quinte...
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Wheaton Polar Plunge supports Special Olympics IllinoisMar 06, 2021 12:00 am - Gathering in front of Wheaton Fire Station No. 1, a group of volunteers bravely went into the cold. Freezing cold water that is. "The Wheaton Police Department is excit...