Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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1st Place Chiropractic hosts 22nd annual food driveNov 29, 2024 5:06 pm - Traditions and giving are two of the biggest highlights every holiday season, and for 1st Place Chiropractic, that means it’s time for their 22nd annual food drive. Thro...
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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices accepting Toys For Tots donations through Dec. 6Nov 29, 2024 3:38 pm - Diane Glass, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago, recently announced that the company’s office locations will once again serve as toy donation sites for the Marine Corps Toys For Tots Foundation through Dec. 6.
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Sewa Diwali food drives and Thanksgiving both embrace gratitude and giving to those in needNov 29, 2024 1:29 pm - For Sewa Diwali 2024 in Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Bartlett, and Carpentersville, kids in kindergarten to high school organized food collection in neighborhoods and at grocery stores with Sewa Diwali posters and flyers.
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4 years and thousands of pounds of food later, Algonquin boy is determined to do even more for local pantryNov 28, 2024 11:17 am - Four years ago, Leo Bonilla, a student at Neubert Elementary School in Algonquin, saw a TV news report of people waiting in long lines for food during the COVID-19 pandemic. He took his change jar of $22 and raised $100 for his school food pantry. Now in his fifth year of fundraising, Leo has collected thousands of dollars and pounds of food for the District 300 Food Pantry.
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Hoffman Estates, Windy City Bulls seek donated toys Saturday at TargetNov 27, 2024 7:07 am - The season of giving is here, and the Hoffman Estates community is coming together to make the holidays brighter for students and families of John Muir Elementary School.
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Thanksgiving meal in Lake Zurich for those in needNov 27, 2024 7:06 am - Those in need or with nowhere to go can share a Thanksgiving meal from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, at the Culver’s restaurant, 645 N. Rand Road, Lake Zurich.
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Support the Vernon Township Food Pantry on Giving Tuesday Dec. 3Nov 26, 2024 9:51 pm - Giving Tuesday is Tuesday, Dec. 3, and the Vernon Township Food Pantry invites the community to come together to support neighbors facing food insecurity.
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Help break cycle of homelessness for local families with Bridge Communities’ GivingTuesday campaignNov 26, 2024 9:41 pm - Bridge Communities, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency, launches its annual GivingTuesday campaign with an ambitious goal of raising $50,000.
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Forest & Found Thrift donates $40,000 to two local nonprofits this quarterNov 26, 2024 3:38 pm - The Forest & Found board recently announced that their quarterly donations of $20,000 each was given to Bravo Waukegan and Mother’s Trust to help them continue their mission in underserved areas of Lake County.
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A century of service: St. Charles Women’s Club marks 100 yearsNov 26, 2024 3:14 pm - Boyd: ‘It’s a very special group of ladies’ Like most organizations founded in the 1920s, the St. Charles Women’s Club has evolved over the past century, but its m...