Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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'Stuff the Bus' to provide school supplies for children in need Aug. 7-9Aug 06, 2020 11:00 pm - The Salvation Army and Walmart are teaming up to provide new school supplies to local children in need during the "Stuff the Bus" campaign event on August 7-9, 2020. Fo...
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Sign up for Rooted Acoustic Barn Raising 5KAug 06, 2020 11:00 pm - Friends of the Greene Barn invite you at your pace to do a virtual 5K, a 1-mile family Dash, or just a fun stroll to benefit the Greene Barn, a significant environmental...
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United Way of Greater McHenry County honors Follett School Solutions with Trailblazer AwardAug 06, 2020 11:00 pm - The United Way of Greater McHenry County has presented its 2019-20 Trailblazer Award to Follett School Solutions in McHenry. The honor, virtually presented as part of th...
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Steel Founders' Society of America grants $7,800 in scholarship awardsAug 05, 2020 11:00 pm - Steel Founders' Society of America, an industry trade association in Crystal Lake, Illinois, is excited to announce awards for the second annual Cast in Steel Competitio...
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Six Downers Grove Boy Scouts earn Eagle Scout rankAug 05, 2020 11:00 pm - Six members of Boy Scout Troop 57, The Dragon Patrol, will celebrate achieving the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout together at their Court of Honor at 4 p.m. Saturday, A...
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State representatives to host Shredding Day, Food Drive Aug. 22Aug 05, 2020 11:00 pm - State Representatives Tom Weber (64th District, Lake Villa) and Steve Reick (63rd District, Woodstock) will be hosting a free paper-shredding event and nonperishable foo...
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Two College of DuPage students receive Chicagoland Transfer Award to attend Columbia College ChicagoAug 05, 2020 11:00 pm - College of DuPage students Bridget Kingston and Natalie Brandy have been selected as Chicagoland Transfer Award recipients by Columbia College Chicago, with each receivi...
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Marklund presents advocacy awards to elected officialsAug 05, 2020 11:00 pm - Three suburban elected officials received recognition from Marklund, a nonprofit organization, for their individual efforts over the past year to support the organizatio...
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Lighting the way: How you can help Downers Grove-based Watts of Love fight global povertyAug 05, 2020 6:00 am - Bad things happen in the dark. Not only are hours of productivity, business, and study time lost, but there are more predators prowling around in the night. Families t...
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Meet one Haitian woman helped by Watts of LoveAug 05, 2020 6:00 am - When our team first met Daisy as a "local translator" in Haiti, her lack of confidence and motivation quickly became evident. With slumped shoulders and a lack of intere...