Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Marketing pro from Hoffman Estates puts skills to use helping victims of domestic violenceJun 13, 2020 1:00 am - Volunteers are defined by their willingness and effort to help others, but some have the particular know-how to do a task best. For Mary McLeod of Hoffman Estates, that ...
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Food distribution benefits families affected by COVID-19Jun 13, 2020 1:00 am - Families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic got some needed help Saturday when Glendale Heights teamed with the Northern Illinois Food Bank to distribute food and other s...
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IntentGen raises $78K for charitiesJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - NAPERVILLE - IntentGen Financial Partners, a Naperville-based financial planning firm, raised around $80,000 for four local charities through its successful "Compassion ...
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Giveaway at Libertyville church 'like Christmas' to kidsJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - Friday marked the first donated goods giveaway for St. Joseph Catholic Church in Libertyville, and it turned out to be a huge success. Bob Neil of Libertyville helped hi...
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Why we walk: Jim Gibbons 5K Run & 3K walk goes virtual to aid Leukemia Research FoundationJun 11, 2020 6:00 am - It is estimated that more than 30,000 people in the Chicago area are living with a blood cancer diagnosis. The Leukemia Research Foundation, a charity headquartered in ...
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Why we walk for LRF: 'I am not cured, I am in remission'Jun 11, 2020 6:00 am - My family and I are participating in this year's virtual Gibbons run. Carol White has inspired us to participate for the past several years and we are honored to be a pa...
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Why we walk for LRF: 'I had found an additional family for us'Jun 11, 2020 6:00 am - In October 2017, our son #SuperDeclan was diagnosed with Infant ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia) - he was just turning 9 months old. The shock and devastation that it...
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Why we walk for LRF: 'We bond for a common cause, experience a common purpose'Jun 11, 2020 6:00 am - I was introduced to the Leukemia Research Foundation in 1997 by a colleague and close friend, Dr. Wendy Stock. I attended the annual LRF dinner that year and was overwhe...
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Scouts post over 700 flags across Batavia on Flag DayJun 10, 2020 11:00 pm - Scouts BSA Troop 6 has been serving Batavia for almost 100 years, but their most visible contribution to community spirit is not even a decade old. For the past seven ye...
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Bloomingdale Park District teams up with garden club to make plant sale possibleJun 10, 2020 11:00 pm - The Bloomingdale Park District recently helped organizers with the Bloomingdale Garden Club to put on a modified version of its popular plant sale. Due to the stay-at-h...