Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Celebrate Giving Tuesday in downtown Aurora Dec. 3Nov 26, 2019 10:00 pm - To celebrate Giving Tuesday Dec. 3, both SciTech Hands-on Museum and The Venue will open their doors for a night of giving party to both encourage donations and thank do...
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Elgin Gives promotes nonprofits for Giving TuesdayNov 26, 2019 10:00 pm - Giving Tuesday is an international movement, setting aside the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to helping nonprofits. On this day, people choose to pause their holiday spend...
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Mundelein police, restaurant team up to provide Thanksgiving mealsNov 26, 2019 12:00 am - The Mundelein Police Department and Elly's Pancake House in Mundelein teamed up Tuesday to deliver a complete Thanksgiving meal to 40 local families. The turkeys were do...
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Long Grove resident honored for work at children's hospitalNov 26, 2019 12:00 am - Long Grove resident Randy Markowitz has received an honor for his volunteer work with La Rabida Children's Hospital in Chicago. Markowitz, a partner at professional serv...
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The season of giving: Island Lake volunteers pack Thanksgiving mealsNov 26, 2019 12:00 am - Volunteers kept busy at Island Lake's village hall Tuesday preparing boxes of holiday food for local residents and families in need. It's the fourth straight year the vi...
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Round Lake area Shop with Cop donations soughtNov 26, 2019 12:00 am - Round Lake Park and area police officers with Lake County reserve deputies on Dec. 9 will escort children in need on a Christmas present shopping spree, allowing them to...
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Wheeling police collecting Toys for TotsNov 26, 2019 12:00 am - The Wheeling Police Department is collecting new, unwrapped toys for the needy now until Dec. 9 to help with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve's Toys for Tots program. "N...
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Help Fox Valley Park Foundation provide recreation for all on Giving TuesdayNov 25, 2019 10:00 pm - Imagine enriching the life of a veteran with a disability or chronic illness by providing life-changing physical therapy or personal training sessions. Imagine seeing th...
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Aurora literacy center seeks donations Giving Tuesday Dec. 3Nov 25, 2019 10:00 pm - Aurora's Dominican Literacy Center invites donations on Tuesday, Dec. 3, through Giving Tuesday, a national social movement, Center director Sister Kathleen Ryan said ta...
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Warrenville Boy Scout awarded highest rank in ScoutingNov 25, 2019 10:00 pm - Boy Scout Troop 575 has awarded the Eagle rank, Scouting's highest rank, to Jonathan Willcutt of Warrenville. He is the 55th scout from the troop to be awarded this rank...