Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Buffalo Grove teen's haunted garage raises funds for Make-A-WishOct 23, 2018 6:00 am - Shane Pollard of Buffalo Grove holds several leadership positions at Stevenson High School, which should go a long way into gaining him acceptance into one of the Big 10...
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Algonquin Lions bags tournament raises $5,000 for food pantryOct 22, 2018 11:00 pm - The Algonquin Lions donated a record $5,000 to the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Interfaith Food Pantry with proceeds from the ninth annual Algonquin Lions-Buffalo Wild Wi...
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Folk singer Matt Watroba to perform Nov. 2 at Highland Avenue CoffeehouseOct 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Sing-along artist Matt Watroba will engage and inspire people at the Highland Avenue Coffeehouse at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2. Watroba is a community singer with a knack for...
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St. Catherine of Siena School to host Trivia Night Nov. 3Oct 22, 2018 11:00 pm - St. Catherine of Siena School is hosting a "Trivia Night" on Saturday, Nov. 3, at St. Catherine's School gym, 845 W. Main St. in West Dundee. The doors open at 6:30 p.m...
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Youth to learn about homelessness at Tree of Life's Camp CompassionOct 22, 2018 11:00 pm - "Camp Compassion" is a special opportunity for the children, youth, families and community of the Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road...
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Quilts of Valor volunteers provide comfort, healing to veteransOct 22, 2018 6:00 am - One night in 2003, a woman named Catherine Roberts, whose son was serving with the Army in Iraq, had a prophetic dream. She would write that she saw “a young man sitting...
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Butler golf club professional honored at Luke Donald's Taste of the First TeeOct 22, 2018 1:00 am - Leaders of the First Tee of Greater Chicago had a clear choice in deciding the first recipient of their Distinguished Service Award. Bruce Patterson received the honor M...
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How to help a Hoffman Estates family in needOct 22, 2018 1:00 am - The Hoffman Estates Health and Human Services is hosting its second annual Holiday Giving Tree program, which assists families in need with gifts for their children duri...
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West Chicago teen who'll soon lose sight is on a mission to see the country, play basketballOct 22, 2018 1:00 am - When he first noticed a fuzziness in his left eye, in June, high school student Josh Bangert thought he'd simply become dehydrated from playing too hard on the basketbal...
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St. Charles Golden K Kiwanis begin new year of service with installation banquetOct 21, 2018 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Golden K Kiwanis Club installed the new 2018-19 officers at the 17th annual Installation Banquet held on Sept. 20 at the Dunham Woods Riding Club in Wayn...