Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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The Land Conservancy of McHenry County preserves 83 acres of wetland, sedge meadow and wet prairie in WoodstockJan 02, 2020 10:00 pm - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County has preserved an 83-acre property, Slough Creek Wetland Bank, located northwest of Woodstock on Jankowski Road. The parcel lies w...
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Brian E. Wagner Scholarship Fund's Bags For Wags Tournament marks 10th yearJan 02, 2020 10:00 pm - The Brian E. Wagner Scholarship Fund invites all to attend the 10th annual Bags for Wags Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 1. The charitable event will take place from 5 to ...
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Geneva Township seniors donate 252 toys to Salvation Army Toy DriveJan 02, 2020 10:00 pm - The seniors of the Geneva Township Center capped off their yearly Christmas toy drive by presenting the Salvation Army Tri-City Corps with 252 new toys for distribution ...
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Area child in need of life-saving transplantJan 02, 2020 10:00 pm - With the cost of a life-saving transplant often exceeding $800,000, most transplant families are unable to shoulder that financial burden. The Children's Organ Transpla...
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Naperville-based Weiss Scholarship Foundation gives 16 scholarships to students in KenyaJan 01, 2020 10:00 pm - The Weiss Scholarship Foundation is proud to announce 16 new scholarship recipients in Dago, Kenya. This breaks their previous record of 12 last year. The sixteen stude...
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Ella's Friends to host sixth annual Chocolate Festival Feb. 9 in HampshireJan 01, 2020 10:00 pm - Have a taste for chocolate? Then you will want to attend the sixth annual "Chocolate Fest," sponsored by Ella's Friends, the support group for the Ella Johnson Memoria...
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Believe Project closes with donations for women and children in HaitiDec 31, 2019 4:30 am - A pair of Wonder Lake relatives will receive $100 bills today as our Believe Project comes to a close for another year. The first is Melissa Dreiske. Here is her story ....
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Kindness Gala Foundation looking to honor local nonprofitsDec 30, 2019 10:00 pm - The Kindness Gala Foundation was founded by Amy Logan and her husband, Vince, because of a desire to give back after her sister had been a recipient of several nonprofit...
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Illinois American Water gives grant to Elmhurst Fire DepartmentDec 30, 2019 10:00 pm - The Elmhurst Fire Department will be purchasing 30 air purifying cartridges thanks to a grant from Illinois American Water. The Illinois American Water Firefighter Gr...
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Marmion Academy senior awarded STEM Scholarship by Alliantgroup LPDec 30, 2019 10:00 pm - Marmion senior Patrick Donahoe, son of Patrick and Jessica Donahoe of Batavia, was selected as one of fourteen students awarded the Blue Heart Fund STEM scholarship by t...