Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Volunteers needed to deliver meals in DuPage and Kane countiesAug 31, 2020 11:00 pm - The DuPage Senior Citizens Council and Kane Senior Council are looking for volunteers to deliver frozen and shelf-stable/nonperishable meals to older adults in DuPage an...
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Be a CASA volunteer to help a child in foster careAug 31, 2020 11:00 pm - CASA Kane County has been advocating for children in the foster care system for more than 32 years and has served thousands of youth struggling through the most horrific...
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Hotel Chicago West Loop Donating Partial Room Rates to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Northwest IndianaAug 30, 2020 11:00 pm - In an effort to give back to the community in which it serves, Hotel Chicago West Loop is donating 10 percent of each hotel room booked with a special new rate code to b...
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Golf outing raises more than $480,000 for cancer care vision at NCHAug 30, 2020 11:00 pm - Northwest Community Hospital Foundation's 23rd annual Golf Classic at Medinah Country Club on Aug. 10 raised more than $480,000 in net proceeds and far surpassed previou...
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Glen Ellyn reads for children's resource centerAug 30, 2020 11:00 pm - The Friends of the Library and the Glen Ellyn Library Foundation, both 501(c)(3) nonprofits, each presented a check for $1,000 to the Glen Ellyn Children's Resource Cent...
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Dancers make dreams come true for Make-A-Wish recipientsAug 30, 2020 11:00 pm - Two young dancers from the Chicago Ballet Conservatory, housed at Synergy Dance Academy in Bloomingdale, are collaborating with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to give the gi...
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Faith Leaders to distribute camping gear for homelesss in McHenryAug 29, 2020 11:00 pm - The Faith Leaders of McHenry County and Compassion for Campers will again be distributing camping gear and supplies to the homeless this Tuesday, Sept. 1 from 3:30 to 5 ...
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"Pollo and Rice Palooza" giveaway set for Sept. 5Aug 29, 2020 11:00 pm - A "Pollo (chicken) and Rice Palooza" giveaway will be held on Saturday, Sept. 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or until all the food is distributed. It will be held at Waubonsie...
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Schaumburg police encourage new ways to support Special OlympicsAug 28, 2020 6:00 am - Due to the pandemic-related cancellation of Dunkin' Donuts' "Cop on a Rooftop" events this year, Schaumburg police are encouraging the public to seek out other ways to f...
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Pioneer Center for Human Services opens 70-bed homeless shelter in McHenry CountyAug 27, 2020 11:00 pm - Pioneer Center's McHenry County PADS Homeless Shelter, on 1805 S. Route 31 in McHenry, is now open. PADS expanded their homeless services from a 34-bed shelter to a new ...