Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Warrenville Police Department joins in Toys For Tots campaign through Dec. 13Nov 03, 2019 10:00 pm - The U.S. Marine Corps 2019 Toys For Tots campaign has begun, and the Warrenville Police Department is a DuPage County donation drop-off site. Now through noon on Friday...
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Bear Necessities coordinates Batavia teen's 'Hockey Fights Cancer' Bear HugNov 03, 2019 10:00 pm - Fifteen-year old Garrett Glatzhofer lives in Batavia with his parents, Natascha and Gary Glatzhofer. He was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in early ...
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Ecker Center, Renz Center to host annual fundraiser Nov. 23Nov 03, 2019 10:00 pm - The Ecker Center for Mental Health and Renz Addiction Counseling Center are hosting their annual "Fest & Folly Gala" from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at the St. C...
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Oakton students to raise awareness of homelessnessNov 03, 2019 12:00 am - More than 50 Oakton Community College students will find out what it's like to be homeless when they spend the night in outdoor shelters Thursday, Nov. 7, outside the ma...
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Palatine Pairing Up to Beat Lung Cancer 5K a successNov 02, 2019 1:00 am - The cold overcast weather couldn't keep the runners and walkers away from the 3rd annual Pairing Up to Beat Lung Cancer 5K run or walk at the Midtown Athletic Club in Pa...
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Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's in Crystal Lake raises over $110,000Nov 01, 2019 11:00 pm - More than 800 people from the McHenry County area joined the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's in the fight to end Alzheimer's disease at Lippold Park in ...
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After beating cancer, Eddie Olczyk continues the fightNov 01, 2019 7:00 am - Eddie Olczyk was ready to give up. The NHL player turned broadcaster was on his second round of chemotherapy for stage 3 colon cancer, and the effects were so severe tha...
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Elgin shelter gets room makeover thanks to Chicago design groupNov 01, 2019 1:00 am - Clients and staff members of the Community Crisis Center in Elgin are loving a makeover of the living and dining room areas, courtesy of the Chicago chapter of the Inter...
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Too much leftover Halloween candy? Here's a good thing you can do with itNov 01, 2019 1:00 am - Lousy weather, which shortened or canceled trick-or-treating for children across the suburbs Thursday, no doubt compounded an annual problem facing parents: What do you ...
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Snow delays start of Naperville's Healing Field of HonorNov 01, 2019 1:00 am - The late-October blanket of snow did more than spoil Halloween - it also delayed installation of 2,019 American flags as part of the Healing Field of Honor that was supp...