Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Donate a bicycle, help homeless womenJun 21, 2019 1:00 am - Lake County Haven, a nonprofit group that aims to help homeless women and their children, is collecting used adult-size bicycles. The bikes will be given to customers wh...
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Two trees for Amanda: How West Chicago community rallied around mom's lossJun 21, 2019 1:00 am - Nearly three weeks ago, Lee Ann Meiborg shed tears of sadness and anger as she sat in her car outside West Chicago High School, where a tree planted 15 years ago as a me...
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Namesake of GiGi's Playhouse to sing at Cubs game TuesdayJun 21, 2019 1:00 am - Sixteen-year-old GiGi Gianni of South Barrington, the namesake of Hoffman Estates-based GiGi's Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers, will sing the National Anthem...
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Fideliter Club of Elgin presents donation in honor of late member Donna BurnidgeJun 20, 2019 11:00 pm - The Fideliter Club of Elgin, one of the area's longest established charities founded in 1882, recently presented a monetary donation to Food For Greater Elgin in memory ...
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Fourth annual AID Color Burst 5K Fun Run & Roll a successJun 20, 2019 11:00 pm - The Association for Individual Development hosted a "Color Burst 5K Fun Run & Roll" Friday, June 7, to raise funds for programs and services benefiting more than 5,500 c...
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A 'space for healing': Volunteers build playground at DuPage domestic violence shelterJun 20, 2019 5:33 am - It's obvious that only a kid's imagination helped design this playground. What adult mind could dream up a bright blue, triple-lane slide so you and your buddies can rac...
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Volunteers perform a middle school makeover in InglesideJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - A well-coordinated team of more than 500 volunteers traded office wear for work clothes Thursday for a makeover inside and out at Gavin South Middle School in Ingleside....
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Interfaith council gears up for iWalk Sunday in Buffalo GroveJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - The Northwest Suburban Interfaith Council is hosting its annual iWalk 5K to benefit hungry families in the community this weekend. Registration begins at 1:15 p.m. Sunda...
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Antioch healthcare fundraiser:Jun 20, 2019 1:00 am - Antioch Area Healthcare Accessibility Alliance hosts its Summer Solstice Garden Party and Fundraiser from 3 to 8 p.m., Saturday, June 22, at Blackwing Farm, 17618 W. Edw...
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YWCA Lake County announces the resignation of CEOJun 19, 2019 11:00 pm - The YWCA Lake County Board of Directors announced the resignation of CEO Treopia Cannon as she prepares to join her spouse who recently relocated to Houston, Texas, due ...