Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Mom's 'really scary moment' led South Barrington sisters to launch charity for brain treatmentJan 20, 2020 4:30 am - For Rhea and Ranya Sharma, creating a charity meant triumphing over their worst fears. It all started around the holidays in 2017, with the most terrifying moment of the...
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GO Gurnee to volunteer at Feed My Starving Children in LibertyvilleJan 20, 2020 12:00 am - GO Gurnee, the walking club program organized by the Gurnee Park District, will host a volunteer event at Feed My Starving Children in Libertyville on Saturday. Voluntee...
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King holiday 'a day to do something positive' for Arlington Heights churchJan 20, 2020 12:00 am - Four months ago, Peter Uccio was diagnosed with liver cancer. He and his wife, Donniece Samuels, traveled from Pennsylvania to the Northwest suburbs where he hoped to fi...
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Northwest Towns Sportsmen's Club sending jerky, comfort to troops overseasJan 19, 2020 10:00 pm - Jerky for Troops, a charity started 15 years ago by a member of the Northwest Town Sportsmen's Club, is collecting fresh venison from local hunters to package and safely...
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Curcio Law Offices partners with Greater Chicago Food Depository to take hunger off the tableJan 19, 2020 10:00 pm - Curcio Law Offices, which focuses on personal injury law, has also vowed to organize a volunteer day where its staff will help out at the Greater Chicago Food Depository...
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Roselle garden club is taking scholarship applicationsJan 19, 2020 10:00 pm - The Roselle Park District Garden Club is dedicated to educating members about gardening, as well as promoting the preservation of native plants, trees, and flowers. The ...
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Barrington Stars hit the dance floor to support BACOAJan 19, 2020 10:00 pm - It's the winter's hottest night - the Barrington Area Council on Aging's third annual "Dancing with the Barrington Stars." Six of Barrington's most intriguing community ...
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Sweat equity can be a pushup to homeownershipJan 19, 2020 5:20 am - When Joyce Ayaribire, a clinical technician at Inova Hospital and single mother of two boys, wanted to leave her Alexandria, Virginia apartment because she was concerned...
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Constable: Shirtless children's hospital 'mayor' brings strength and smiles for everyoneJan 18, 2020 12:00 am - Comfortable in his skin, 11-year-old Michael Carr of Bloomingdale sometimes peels off his shirt when he makes his rounds. "I'm known for it there," Michael says of the s...
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Waubonsie Valley planning MLK Day of ServiceJan 17, 2020 5:00 am - Organizers of the second annual MLK Day of Service at Aurora's Waubonsie Valley High School hope the community turns out for an afternoon of helping others. The event o...