Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Volunteers pick two tons of vegetables for local food pantriesAug 22, 2020 1:00 am - About 30 volunteers, including State Rep. Anna Moeller of Elgin, spent a dusty and hot three hours picking vegetables at Scott's Vegetable Stand west of Elgin to donate ...
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How Buffalo Grove-based Forward4Tobi Foundation helps breast cancer patientsAug 21, 2020 6:00 am - A young woman who died of metastatic breast cancer was the inspiration for the Forward4Tobi Foundation, a Buffalo Grove-based nonprofit that aims to lighten the financia...
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Suited for success: Naperville charity outfits jail inmates for job interviews, courtAug 21, 2020 5:30 am - Clothes make the man, says an ancient Latin proverb made famous by Mark Twain. Now men in the DuPage County jail can get made over through the donation of more than 400 ...
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League of Women Voters of Wheaton host Virtual Run/Walk to the Polls 5KAug 20, 2020 11:00 pm - Join the League of Women Voters of Wheaton invites the community to a Virtual Run/Walk to the Polls 5K Post your finisher certificate and a selfie on social media using...
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Get in your orders for Fall Sustainability Sale by Sept. 14Aug 20, 2020 11:00 pm - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County will offer native plants, shrubs and trees for preorder until Sept. 14 during its Fall Sustainability Sale. Items are available o...
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D300 Food Pantry to hold food distribution Aug. 22Aug 20, 2020 11:00 pm - The D300 Food Pantry, serving families and employees of Community Unit District 300, will be holding a food distribution at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. The pantry, started...
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Be a CASA volunteer to help a child in foster careAug 20, 2020 11:00 pm - CASA Kane County has been advocating for children in the foster care system for over 32 years and has served thousands of youth struggling through the most horrific time...
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Aurora seeks volunteers for Census Outreach Days Aug. 25 and Sept. 25 in hard-to-count neighborhoodsAug 20, 2020 11:00 pm - With only 40 days left until the deadline to complete the 2020 Census on Sept. 30, nearly 72% of Aurora households have responded. Mayor Richard C. Irvin is asking the ...
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Doris J. Hunt Scholarships awarded to two St. Charles graduatesAug 20, 2020 11:00 pm - The Friends of Doris J. Hunt recently announced that two St. Charles graduates were awarded scholarships in the amount of $3,000 each. Natalie Henne, a 2020 graduate o...
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Operation Support Our Troops-America sets 2021 date for second annual Over The Edge benefit at Hotel Arista in NapervilleAug 20, 2020 11:00 pm - Naperville-based nonprofit, Operation Support Our Troops - America has announced their upcoming fundraiser, Over The Edge will be postponed from the original date of Sep...