Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Blood drive in GrayslakeDec 10, 2017 12:00 am - LifeSource will be on site at Grayslake Area Public Library, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 1 to 7 p.m. to collect blood for local patients. The donation process, including registr...
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Volunteers pack estimated 1 million meals in SchaumburgDec 10, 2017 12:00 am - An estimated 5,000 volunteers filled the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center over the weekend to pack about 1 million meals - enough to feed 2,740 children for a ye...
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$150 to bake for service members and as a gift for a cash-strapped familyDec 10, 2017 12:00 am - Today's recipients of $150 through the Believe Project want to bake for military service members and give a cash-strapped family an evening out. Through the contribution...
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Operation North Pole in Rosemont provides 'best day ever' for sick kidsDec 09, 2017 12:00 am - Niles firefighter Jim Leibach wiped away tears, as did some of the other 200 local firefighters and police officers, as they stood on bended knee and welcomed 75 serious...
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$150 for a family with a baby fighting leukemia and for a selfless nursing assistantDec 09, 2017 12:00 am - Today's recipients of $150 through the Believe Project want to help new parents whose son is fighting leukemia and raise the spirits of a selfless nursing assistant. Thr...
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$100 to thank grandpa and to help sex assault victimsDec 08, 2017 4:30 am - Today's recipients of a $100 bill through the Believe Project want to thank the grandpa who provides a home and support a program for male veterans who suffered sexual a...
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Additional donation increases Believe Project awards to $150Dec 08, 2017 12:00 am - The Believe Project started with a single donor pledging to give out $100 every day in December to readers who want to help someone else. Every day, we're honored to sh...
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Arlington Heights honors former commission membersDec 08, 2017 12:00 am - Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes has recognized 19 citizens who served on appointed boards and commissions and retired within the last year. Among those who were honore...
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Cardinal singles out Barrington parish for helping Puerto RicoDec 08, 2017 12:00 am - Cardinal Blase Cupich singled out a Barrington church's parishioners for their generosity in trying to help nuns who work in the poorest areas of Puerto Rico while he wa...
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Crystal Lake Lions Club donates $1,000 to McHenry County PADSDec 07, 2017 10:00 pm - McHenry County PADS, a program of Pioneer Center for Human Services, recently received a donation from the Crystal Lake Lions Club. On Nov. 27, Erin Brumfield Grima, di...