Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Hundreds brave icy waters during Purple Plunge cancer charity eventMar 01, 2025 5:08 pm - Around 550 people, some wearing elaborate costumes and others wearing only swimsuits, jumped into icy waters during the Purple Plunge at Breezewald Park in Lake Zurich Saturday. The annual event raises funds for cancer patients.
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‘Hope and healing’: Kane County Child Advocacy Center enlists therapy dog to comfort young victimsMar 01, 2025 1:04 pm - Kane County children who are victims of crime may find some comfort in the child advocacy center’s newly sworn-in four-legged member.
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Geneva park welcomes Chimney Swift tower to aid in mosquito controlFeb 28, 2025 3:00 am - A tall, brown tower has been constructed in Wheeler Park, Geneva, as an Eagle Scout project to provide nesting habitat for Chimney Swifts, birds that eat mosquitoes and other insects.
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Schaumburg mom’s mission is to find cure for son’s rare conditionFeb 26, 2025 2:21 pm - A Schaumburg mother launches a foundation to fundraise for a gene therapy cure for her son’s rare disorder. Only 500 people worldwide have the POGZ gene mutation, including 9-year-old Ved.
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Feed the Need event invites volunteers of all ages to pack meals March 8-9Feb 26, 2025 12:31 pm - Feed the Need event in March expects 4,000 volunteers to pack over 800,000 meals for starving kids globally. Costs only 30 cents per meal.
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Sign up for March 3 blood drive at Kane County Government CenterFeb 24, 2025 9:57 pm - The Kane County Government Center in Geneva will be hosting a community blood drive to benefit the American Red Cross on Monday, March 3.
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New building expands People’s Resource Center’s capacityFeb 24, 2025 4:36 pm - For decades, the People’s Resource Center operated its food pantry and provided social services in a building it had outgrown from the time it moved in. Not anymore. With the recent completion of an 11,000-square-foot building, the Wheaton-based nonprofit now has a two-building campus.
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Aurora educators compete to raise funds for food pantryFeb 24, 2025 3:37 pm - The Aurora Education Association has collaborated with the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry on an annual February Cereal Drive for 11 years, collecting food when donations typically drop off after the holidays.
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St. Charles students can apply for scholarship through IMUAFeb 24, 2025 1:52 pm - Four $2,500 scholarships are available for St. Charles high school seniors through city's utility provider which is celebrating 25 years of supporting academic success.
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Polar plungers hit the pool for Special Olympics in Fox LakeFeb 23, 2025 3:47 pm - About 150 participants jumped into a frigid pool during Sunday’s Fox Lake Polar Plunge for Special Olympics, raising about $40,000.