Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Rotary Club of Palatine seeks local nonprofit groups for possible donationsDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - Rotary Club of Palatine is accepting applications from local community organizations for possible donations through an annual allocation program. Organizations applying ...
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Volunteer for Be a Santa to a Senior programDec 09, 2018 10:00 pm - Did you know that 28 percent of people ages 65 or older live alone, according to AARP? Each year, these seniors have fewer family members and friends to provide company ...
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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...