Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Give your felines reason to meow with delight this seasonDec 25, 2018 10:00 pm - Retailers are aggressively marketing to people who love their felines and will buy anything for them. They are banking on getting us into the "brick-and-mortar" stores b...
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Groups can apply for Rotary Club of Palatine allocations fundsDec 25, 2018 10:00 pm - The Rotary Club of Palatine is currently accepting applications from local community organizations for possible donations from the club as part of their annual allocatio...
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Aurora collegians celebrate holiday with McAuley residentsDec 25, 2018 10:00 pm - Aurora University students shared holiday cheer with Aurora senior citizens Thursday, Dec. 6. AU students brought a yule party to residents of Presence McAuley Manor, a ...
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Amita, Meijer team to bring presents to hospitalized childrenDec 25, 2018 5:00 am - A truly big heart Amita, Meijer team up with the Grinch and Santa to bring presents to hospitalized children
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'I'm feeling the love': Students' blanket donations bring comfort, warmth to cancer patientsDec 24, 2018 5:00 am - They gather on weekends with a hockey game or a football game on TV and colorfully patterned pieces of fleece in hand, measuring, cutting and tying until each special bl...
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$100 to help first-graders learn about kindnessDec 24, 2018 4:30 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Kate Gilhooly of Rosemont. Here is an excerpt of her story: "During December, the first-grade students a...
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Believe Project: $100 to thank mom for her supportDec 23, 2018 7:00 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Elizabeth Williams of Arlington Heights. Here is an excerpt of her story: "In the early part of November...
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$100 for woman who works 'tirelessly' to help othersDec 22, 2018 6:00 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Christine Murray of Warrenville. Here is an excerpt of her story: "I have a friend, Cathy, who I would l...
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Straight from the Source: Give children the resources to succeedDec 22, 2018 12:00 am - Editor's note: Matthew Kurtzman is the CEO of Back 2 School Illinois, a Chicago-based nonprofit that provides Illinois kids from low-income families with free school...
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Constable: WWII veteran was about to be forced out of his home. Then his daughter found a 'miracle.'Dec 22, 2018 12:00 am - It seemed unlikely that this 95-year-old World War II veteran would be home for Christmas. John Robert Savely and his wife of 60 years, Jeanne, had gone through their sa...