Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Balmoral, other Campton Hills restaurants pay it forward during pandemicApr 24, 2020 5:25 am - Colin Smith, owner of the Balmoral Restaurant in Campton Hills, can remember being hungry as a child in Scotland - and getting help from strangers. So when schools and o...
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Lake County United Way COVID-19 relief fund passes $500,000Apr 24, 2020 1:00 am - In just over a month, the United Way of Lake County has raised more than $500,000 from individuals, organizations and corporations through its COVID-19 Community Respons...
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'Elgin Strong' T-shirt sale launched by Symonds-Madison Funeral HomeApr 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Joy Symonds of Symonds-Madison Funeral Home has launched a two-week campaign to sell "Elgin Strong" T-shirts for adults and children. A portion of the sales will benefi...
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Consequence of COVID19: Layoffs and Loss of InsuranceApr 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Barrington resident and Oak Brook business owner Barbara Bradford, owner of A. Marek Fine Jewelry, hosted the Glitz & Glamour fashion show for A Silver Lining Foundatio...
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Samiha Syed elected College of DuPage student trusteeApr 23, 2020 11:00 pm - In her new role, Student Trustee Samiha Syed wants to provide leadership informed by College of DuPage students' needs and to make students aware of the power of their o...
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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...