Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Holy Cross volleyball teams raise funds for Ava Warriors FoundationDec 09, 2018 10:00 pm - The Holy Cross Catholic School girls volleyball teams in fifth through eighth grade hosted its inaugural "Spike Out Cancer" night on Monday, Oct. 29, with all proceeds b...
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Believe Project: $100 to help woman emerging from abusive relationshipDec 09, 2018 4:30 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Karen Smart of Elk Grove Village. Here is an excerpt of her story: "I know a young woman who has been fi...
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Holiday party for children with illnesses lets families 'really be with each other'Dec 09, 2018 12:00 am - Getting out of the house and spending the day together as a family is a rare occurrence for Rita and Homer Benavides and their five kids. Their 8-year-old sons, Alejandr...
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Benefit concert set for Mount Prospect Community Band founderDec 08, 2018 12:00 am - Colleagues of suburban conductor and clarinetist Ralph Wilder will hold a benefit concert for him Monday to help his family cover medical costs associated with a serious...
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Thousands converge in Schaumburg to pack meals for malnourished kidsDec 08, 2018 12:00 am - The members of Cary Girl Scout Troop 787 worked like a well-oiled machine packing meals during a Feed My Starving Children volunteer event Saturday at the Schaumburg Con...
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Cops help kids fill Christmas wishes in MundeleinDec 08, 2018 12:00 am - Fifty-two needy kids from the Mundelein area had their Christmas wishes granted Saturday as the Mundelein Police Department held its annual "Shop with a Cop" program at ...
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North Aurora Mothers Club helps area needy familiesDec 07, 2018 5:00 am - It didn't take long after the North Aurora Mothers Club was formed in 1997 for the group's board to determine a program called Operation Christmas would be a worthy caus...
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$100 to help sister with multiple sclerosisDec 07, 2018 4:30 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Noreen Huffman of Hoffman Estates. Here is an excerpt of her story: "I know someone who could benefit fr...
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Chicago Wolves will trade skates for aprons at Sunday fundraiserDec 07, 2018 12:00 am - The Chicago Wolves will host their annual Get Fed by the Wolves fundraiser from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Adobe Gila's in Rosemont. Players will trade in their skates for ap...
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Gilberts girl, 5, donates her locks to children suffering from hair lossDec 07, 2018 12:00 am - A little girl from Gilberts grew her hair for nearly a year to donate 9 inches to children suffering from hair loss, and now says she wants to do it again. “I wanted to ...