Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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$100 to help single mom with three childrenJan 03, 2021 5:00 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Mary Anderson of Palatine. She wants to give the money to her niece. Here is an excerpt of her story: "Sh...
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After more than a decade, Maddie's Mitten March still going strongJan 03, 2021 12:00 am - Madeline Bozik launched Maddie's Mitten March in 2008, when she was just 10 years old, to collect coats, hats, gloves and other winter apparel and give it to people in n...
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'I get more out of it than I give': Volunteer is Arlington Heights hospital's heroJan 02, 2021 12:00 am - After retiring from a corporate career, Ira Fingerman is now a beloved, uber-active volunteer at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, where staff members s...
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Compassion for Campers starts new year with new gear Jan. 5 in WoodstockJan 01, 2021 10:00 pm - With the support of The Faith Leaders of McHenry County, the host church, and Ridgefield-Crystal Lake Presbyterian Church volunteers Compassion for Campers, the program ...
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Believe Project: $100 to single mother with two childrenJan 01, 2021 4:30 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Rachel Bottcher of Long Grove. She wants to give the money to a single mother with two children. Here is ...
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Newport Township Historical Society receives a gift for ChristmasDec 31, 2020 10:00 pm - Pat Christol and Susie Anthony of the Newport Township Historical Society received a check in the amount of $2,330 from Pam Holmes, Vice Regent and Historical Preservati...
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Special Olympics Illinois modifies popular Polar Plunge event for pandemicDec 31, 2020 4:30 am - One of the biggest annual fundraisers for Special Olympics Illinois is the Polar Plunge, where people gather to do their best impressions of penguins and walruses by tak...
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Believe Project: $100 to sister who had difficult yearDec 31, 2020 4:30 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Marissa Rog of Addison. She wants to give the money to her sister. Here is an excerpt of her story: "My s...
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Maddie's Mitten March to distribute winter gear Jan. 3 in North AuroraDec 31, 2020 12:00 am - Maddie's Mitten March will host a winter-gear giveaway with coats, hats and gloves from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3, outside the North Aurora Police Department, 200 S....
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Maddie's Mitten March hosts winter gear giveaway Jan. 3Dec 30, 2020 10:00 pm - Maddie's Mitten March will host a winter-gear giveaway with coats, hats and gloves from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3, outside the North Aurora Police Department, 200 S....