Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Church Street Brewing Co. finds when life gives you lemons, or craft beer, make hand sanitizerApr 23, 2020 11:00 pm - It is not often that a beer van pulls up in front of a hospital's emergency room and starts unloading cases of product. But, during these times, things change. Church St...
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College of DuPage Foundation raises nearly $100,000 for COVID-19 Student Relief FundApr 23, 2020 11:00 pm - College of DuPage students facing financial challenges due to COVID-19 have increased access to financial support through the COVID-19 Student Relief Fund, a new financi...
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Volunteer opportunities: HandsOn Suburban Chicago's brings people, organizations together to do goodApr 23, 2020 6:00 am - In the 1960s, local activist Lois Moore began filling a recipe box with the names of friends who were interested in volunteering but unsure of where to go. As that box ...
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Cookies for Caregivers accepting donationsApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - The Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network - a nonprofit organ procurement organization that coordinates organ and tissue donation and provides public education on ...
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'Mundelein Strong' T-shirts raise $1,050 for food banksApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - Mundelein residents with a desire to give back partnered with a local screen printer to raise $1,050 in a little more than two weeks. Martijn Loerakker said the money fr...
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Lake County government employees collect food for Northern Illinois Food BankApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - More than 25 Lake County government employees volunteered their time Thursday for a food collection event in Waukegan. The county courthouse's parking garage served as ...
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Church making Sunshine CallsApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - Teen and adult volunteers from Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Aurora are making Sunshine Calls to seniors to help them stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Relief Cloud Tutors help workers' kidsApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - A group of high school students organized under the Naperville nonprofit organization KidsMatter has formed Relief Cloud Tutors to provide free online tutoring to childr...
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Drury Lane collecting materials for face masksApr 22, 2020 11:00 pm - On Monday, April 27, between 7 and 9 p.m., Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace will host a drive-through donation event, accepting fabric and elastic to support the efforts o...
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How a Campton Hills man's Costanza haircut raised $15K for a Batavia food pantryApr 22, 2020 5:12 am - A 33-year-old financial adviser has raised more than $15,000 to support the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry during the coronavirus pandemic - and he has the hairstyle of ...