Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Wheeling police accepting Toys for Tots donationsNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - The Wheeling Police Department will collect new, unwrapped toys for the needy through Wednesday, Dec. 13, at its station at 1 Community Blvd. in Wheeling. "We are so hap...
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Wauconda library collecting hats, gloves for needy residentsNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - Lost-and-found boxes at public libraries typically are filled with gloves, hats and other belongings people accidentally leave behind. This month, however, the staff at ...
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Inverness donation drops $10,000 into Palatine Township fund for needyNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - An Inverness foundation has donated $10,000 to bolster a fund to help some Palatine Township residents facing a sudden crisis. Township Supervisor Sharon Langlotz-Johnso...
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Wauconda students help hurricane victimsNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - Students at Robert Crown Elementary School in Wauconda sold beaded necklaces during lunch periods in mid-November to raise money for hurricane victims in Puerto Rico. T...
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Ziegler dealership in Schaumburg holding Toys for Tots driveNov 29, 2017 12:00 am - An auto dealership in Schaumburg is hosting a long-standing charitable campaign that's backed by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Ziegler Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep, 208 W. Golf ...
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Police fundraiser set for Friday in MundeleinNov 29, 2017 12:00 am - The Mundelein Police Academy Alumni Association will hold its ninth annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Friday. The event will run from 4:15 to 8 p.m. at the police st...
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Group to collect gifts for Wauconda-area familiesNov 29, 2017 12:00 am - An annual charitable gift-giving program benefiting needy Wauconda-area families will launch Sunday. The 11th annual Christmas in Wauconda effort is run by a small group...
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Woodland teachers, students team up to help less fortunateNov 29, 2017 12:00 am - Teachers and students from Woodland Elementary West School in Gages Lake spent Wednesday afternoon shopping at Target in Gurnee for food and other items for their less f...
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Revamped Lisle Turkey Bowl still fights MSNov 28, 2017 10:00 pm - Most traditions are cool. Otherwise they wouldn't become traditions. Occasionally, though, they have to change, they have to evolve. Grandpa can't always sit next to yo...
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Greater Chicago Food Depository receives help from SantaNov 28, 2017 10:00 pm - Santa and his reindeer from Santa's Village Aszoosment Park in East Dundee made a early delivery to Chicago's WGN-TV studio recently to drop off a special sleigh-full of...