Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Incurable form of cancer won't stop 74-year-old Elburn man from helping othersNov 27, 2020 5:00 am - Helping people is just something Harley Veldhuizen does. And nothing, it seems, will stop him. Not even an incurable form of cancer, For the past 30 years or so, the 7...
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Fundraiser started for Schaumburg man who lost leg while helping strangerNov 27, 2020 12:00 am - Frank Tereza, a 49-year-old Schaumburg man, was helping a stranger push a disabled car last Saturday evening in Hoffman Estates when he was struck by another car and gru...
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Matching grants to help Fermilab Natural Areas restore grasslandsNov 26, 2020 10:00 pm - Fermilab Natural Areas is restoring 500 acres of grassland near Eola Road at Fermilab to serve as a breeding habitat for several endangered and threatened bird species t...
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Sign up for Palatine Library's Winter Reading ChallengeNov 26, 2020 10:00 pm - Palatine Library Winter Reading Challenge: Reading Transforms begins Monday, Dec. 14, through Sunday, Jan. 31. Every year, district cardholders are challenged to help t...
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Libertyville realty office continues its 30-year Thanksgiving traditionNov 26, 2020 10:00 pm - The Libertyville office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices announced that they donated 100 complete Thanksgiving dinners to area residents in need this Thanksgiving as t...
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Someone to be thankful for: Lake County restaurateur delivers for first respondersNov 26, 2020 5:00 am - When the global pandemic hit, Kris Schoenberger, the owner of BBQ'd Productions in Lake Zurich and Third Lake, made it his goal to give 10,000 meals to medical personnel...
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Someone to be thankful for: Downers Grove volunteer gave 484 hours at COVID testing siteNov 26, 2020 5:00 am - Josephine “Jo” Potts is a volunteer who stood out at DuPage's COVID-19 drive-through testing site at the county fairgrounds in Wheaton. Of the 111 volunteers who have wo...
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Someone to be thankful for: Schaumburg High student leads mask distribution effortsNov 26, 2020 5:00 am - While most high school students have found enough to contend with in 2020, from the changes in their schooling to the disruption of their social lives brought by the COV...
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Corvette raffle to raise money for Naperville autism foundationNov 25, 2020 4:23 am - A tumultuous year has forced the Turning Pointe Autism Foundation to shift gears while navigating financial and operational implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. Known ...
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Christmas tree sale in Elgin will benefit Ecker CenterNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - The annual Christmas tree sale to benefit Ecker Center for Behavioral Health will start Friday at Ziegler Ace Hardware in downtown Elgin. The program is a continuation ...