Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Oath to serve: West Chicago detective helps lead Special Olympics campaignMay 18, 2018 5:30 am - West Chicago Detective Robbi Peterson loves a chocolate-glazed long john and intends to snag at least one, maybe more, Friday morning at the Dunkin' Donuts at Route 59 a...
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Cops, doughnuts and Special Olympics a sweet comboMay 18, 2018 1:00 am - Cops like doughnuts. They don't necessarily like heights. Just ask Elmhurst Sgt. Brendan Bruckner, who spent a portion of Friday morning perched on the roof of a Dunkin...
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Cops climb high to help Special Olympics in 16th annual campaignMay 18, 2018 1:00 am - Most suburban police departments participated Friday in the 16th annual "Cop on a Rooftop" campaign, in which police station themselves on Dunkin' Donuts rooftops to rai...
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Area police go vertical for Special Olympics fundraiserMay 18, 2018 1:00 am - Police agencies throughout Lake County and across the suburbs teamed up with Dunkin' Donuts in their towns Friday morning for the 16th annual Cop on a Rooftop event. The...
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Operation Support Our Troops to host 12th annual Rockin' For The Troops concertMay 17, 2018 11:00 pm - Operation Support Our Troops-America recently announced that tickets are now on sale for the 12th annual Rockin' For the Troops, a musical day of support for the militar...
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Annual Garden Party supports Fox Valley Hands of Hope's workMay 17, 2018 11:00 pm - Volunteers make the engine known as Geneva-based Fox Valley Helping Hands hum. And the volunteer piece is what keeps DeKalb resident and Geneva businesswoman Lenore Kula...
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Kane County Fair Board awards three scholarshipsMay 17, 2018 11:00 pm - The Kane County Fair board of directors in St. Charles has named Kristina Drendel, Megan Fidler, and Elaina Studt as its 2018 scholarship recipients. Each student, who i...
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Constable: 'Bagel Man needs a kidney,' employees' T-shirts sayMay 17, 2018 5:00 am - Gerry Geffen needs a new kidney, and those are hard to come by. His two adult children can't give one, because if Geffen's condition is inheritable they can't afford to ...
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Benches at local schools to spread message of kindness, acceptanceMay 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Lovely Candy Company, based in Algonquin, is continuing its mission of "Spreading the Love-ly" by donating Buddy Benches to schools across the Chicago area. The initiat...
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Fund raised for Pakistani deprived childrenMay 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Fund raised for Pakistani deprived children By Moon Khan Apna Wada Apse (Our Promise to You) is a nonprofit organization, created by Pakistani Americans, seeks to empowe...