Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Schaumburg, Bartlett to see changes to holiday tree-lighting traditions this yearNov 19, 2025 12:25 pm - Though virtually all Northwest suburbs will soon be welcoming residents back for their annual holiday traditions, Schaumburg and Bartlett are among those who’ll see special and deliberate changes to their tree-lighting ceremonies this year.
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Biking smarter: Statewide quiz educates 70,000 Illinois studentsNov 19, 2025 4:00 am - If the past is any predictor, more than 70,000 Illinois students will learn bicycling safety this school year through the Bike Safety Quiz developed by Ride Illinois, the statewide nonprofit bike advocacy organization.
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Fourth annual Elgin Sing-Along Messiah to benefit Well Child CenterNov 18, 2025 7:46 pm - The Elgin Sing-Along Messiah returns for a fourth year with a new date and location. This year’s sing-along of selections of Handel’s ”Messiah” will be Thursday, Dec. 4, at Second Baptist Church
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Rescue Pack’s Bowls of Hope deliver 100K of pet food to local pantriesNov 17, 2025 10:59 pm - Now through December, Rescue Pack, a Midwest Pet Supply Resource serving the Great Lake states, has launched “Bowls of Hope” a resident-focused pet food distribution initiative to support families currently experiencing financial hardship through the holidays.
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Take what you need, leave what you can: Little free pantries help the hungryNov 17, 2025 6:39 pm - For years, suburban residents, libraries and houses of workshop have built and stocked little free pantries to assist people facing food insecurity.
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Groundbreaking ceremony marks start of new permanent supportive housing in AuroraNov 17, 2025 4:29 pm - The Association for Individual Development, Hesed House, and The Neighbor Project hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Permanent Supportive Housing development in Aurora.
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Elmhurst Y marks 65th anniversary with legacy celebration and open skateNov 17, 2025 12:04 pm - The Elmhurst YMCA will celebrate its 65th anniversary with two events: a Legacy Celebration on Nov. 21 and a free Community Open Skate on Nov. 28.
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‘A hub that helps’: Nonprofit Roots and Wings hopes to stay in its Bensenville homeNov 16, 2025 8:45 pm - Eren Loza, founder and executive director of Roots and Wings, is in an uphill battle to purchase the building in Bensenville that the nonprofit organization uses before the village sells it.
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Grayslake turkey trot draws record crowd to help athletesNov 16, 2025 6:13 pm - Grayslake Central High School teams are known as the Rams, but on Sunday it was a bunch of turkeys who hit the pavement to help the school’s athletes.
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Algonquin Garden Club plants region’s first Miyawaki Mini-ForestNov 15, 2025 9:28 pm - The Algonquin Garden Club planted 207 native trees and shrubs using the Miyawaki method to create a dense, rapidly-growing pollinator habitat at the Dixie Briggs Fromm Land and Water Preserve in Dundee Township.