Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Saint Xavier's Office University Advancement 'Adopts-A-Family' for the holidaysDec 18, 2017 10:00 pm - When it comes to a new year, many create resolutions to alleviate their financial state, some hope to bring peace and joy to their loved ones, while others just wish to ...
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$150 to bring Christmas and hope to childrenDec 18, 2017 4:33 am - Today's recipients of $150 through the Believe Project want to help a caregiver buy gifts for her children and to give hope to a child in foster care. Through the contri...
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'Star Wars' villians are 'good guys' visiting kids at Central DuPage HospitalDec 18, 2017 4:00 am - Noah Baig had big plans for his first night out of the hospital. After spending the weekend in the emergency room, Noah got his mom's permission to stay up a little past...
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$150 to help daughter buy home for familyDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - Today's recipient of $150 through the Believe Project wants to help her daughter buy a home for her family. • Melanie Hoffner of Hoffman Estates: “I am writing as I ca...
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Local teen builds chimney swift tower as Eagle Scout ProjectDec 17, 2017 10:00 pm - Jakob Moberly, a Boy Scout from Troop 13 in St. Charles, led the construction of a 14-foot tall chimney swift tower at Jon Duerr Forest Preserve in South Elgin for his E...
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The Salvation Army-Fox Valley Corps reaches 60 percent of goalDec 17, 2017 10:00 pm - This is the final week of the Red Kettle Campaign for The Salvation Army and the four corps serving the Fox Valley area of McHenry, Kane and Kendall counties. Due to the...
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Idea Lab for pediatric patients honors longtime volunteersDec 17, 2017 10:00 pm - Les and Mary Wiberg may have retired from the classroom 25 year ago, but they will always be teachers. So in their namesake room on the pediatric floor of a Winfield hos...
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Dundee area cops, firefighters make Christmas brighter for needy kidsDec 17, 2017 10:00 pm - Santa Claus needs all the help he can get at this time of year. While his sleigh, reindeer and elves are preparing for their big day, Dundee Township's first responders ...
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Fermilab Natural Areas to donate environmental education materials to Lederman Science CenterDec 17, 2017 10:00 pm - This holiday season, Fermilab Natural Areas, a nonprofit group that helps restore the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory natural areas, is...
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Arlington Heights police help brighten holidays for children in needDec 16, 2017 12:00 am - Arlington Heights police stayed busy Saturday morning inside and outside of a Target store on Rand Road in an effort to brighten the holidays for less-fortunate children...