Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Selfless for Scott honors North Shore man's hope to put others before himselfFeb 10, 2021 12:00 am - Scott Boorstein was one of those rare individuals who thought of others before himself. Instead of asking for birthday or Christmas gifts he'd request that donations be ...
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Five-year-old Elgin girl creates project to spread kindness and loveFeb 09, 2021 10:00 pm - Hadley Paul of Elgin has had many influences in her short five years. Her grandfather is a retired police officer of 45 years, her Elgin grandparents spend a lot of tim...
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St. Paddy's Day 5K to benefit local youth and support downtown Naperville merchantsFeb 09, 2021 10:00 pm - The Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise invites individual runners and families to sign up for the St. Paddy's Day 5K, which will be held as a virtual run. The club has te...
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Raising hope: Annual Cal's Angels gala helps families of pediatric cancer patientsFeb 09, 2021 5:00 am - In June 2005, Cal Sutter of South Elgin was a 12-year-old Little League All-Star. Then life changed when he was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. Cal lost his b...
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Elgin funeral home collecting valentines for veteransFeb 09, 2021 4:30 am - An Elgin funeral home is trying to make Valentine's Day a little rosier for area veterans. Symonds-Madison Funeral Home's Operation LOVE Network is hosting a Valent...
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Elgin Hispanic Network honors EPEL, Gail Borden Library associateFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - A group that sets up bilingual reading stations in area laundromats and a Gail Borden Public Library employee have been recognized as organization and person of the year...
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Literacy DuPage tutors and student win Spotlight on Literacy AwardsFeb 08, 2021 10:00 pm - Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White recently announced the winners of the 2020 Spotlight on Literacy Awards, which recognize participants in Illi...
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St. Charles' Pottawatomie Garden Club offers scholarshipFeb 08, 2021 10:00 pm - The Pottawatomie Garden Club of St. Charles will offer a $3,500 scholarship opportunity to local high school seniors or college students planning to major in agriculture...
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Lisle's Villa St. Benedict donates 90 meals and $2,600 to DuPagePADS Emergency Housing FundFeb 08, 2021 10:00 pm - On Feb. 4, the Villa St. Benedict Chef's and Culinary Team prepared 90 delicious meals of BBQ Beef, mac-n-cheese, vegetables and cookie for the residents in the Emergenc...
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Online fundraiser established for mother of Island Lake girl killed in suspected murder-suicideFeb 08, 2021 12:00 am - Hundreds of donors have contributed more than $45,000 to an online fund to assist the mother of a 9-year-old Island Lake girl killed by her father last week in an appare...