Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Marklund Wasmond Center offers a variety of volunteer opportunitiesDec 14, 2017 10:00 pm - Make a difference in the lives of others this holiday season, and year round, by volunteering at the Marklund Wasmond Center in Elgin. Marklund has immediate volunteer o...
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Deadline nearing for Palatine Township gift driveDec 14, 2017 12:00 am - Palatine Township's annual toy and gift drive for needy children is approaching its collection deadline. New, unwrapped toys or gifts to be given to less-fortunate Pala...
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Toys for Tots donations fill Palatine council chamberDec 14, 2017 12:00 am - Palatine's village council chamber brimmed this week with gifts that will go to less-fortunate children for Christmas. Mayor Jim Schwantz, who barely could be seen above...
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United Synagogue Youth's 67th annual convention to focus on teens as agents of societal changeDec 13, 2017 10:00 pm - On Dec. 24-28, nearly 1,000 Jewish teenagers, educators, staff and alumni will gather in Chicago at United Synagogue Youth's 67th International Convention. United Synago...
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Aurora Public Library kicks off Winter Reading Program for youthDec 13, 2017 10:00 pm - 'Tis the season to be reading! The Aurora Public Library will be offering two reading challenges - one for children and one for teens. Both will run from Dec. 15 to Jan....
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Lake Villa food pantry needs a Christmas miracleDec 13, 2017 4:30 am - There was no slacking Tuesday as volunteers readied food for needy clients at the Luke 3:11 Share Center in Lake Villa, but there was doubt whether this would be the las...
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U-46 students, staff support local families in needDec 13, 2017 12:00 am - Several Elgin-area schools are hosting canned food, clothing and toy drives through Dec. 22 - the last day of school before winter break - benefiting local families in n...
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Arlington Heights police hosting Toys for Tots collectionDec 13, 2017 12:00 am - The Arlington Heights Police Department is holding a Toys for Tots drive through donation event from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, in the Target parking lot at 1700 ...
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Naperville hotels prove 'hospitality helps' at the holidaysDec 13, 2017 12:00 am - Eight Naperville hotels led a new charity charge this season that resulted in donating 250 gifts and household necessities to two organizations that help people in need....
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Students assemble 'comfort packs' in Barrington to help kids in needDec 13, 2017 12:00 am - Zoe Snell knows what it's like to be a kid dealing with stress and anxiety. So the sixth-grader from Arlington Heights was happy to help Wednesday when students at Class...