Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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‘A tremendous need’: How Wheaton, Glen Ellyn rotary clubs help fill the College of DuPage food pantryMay 15, 2024 1:11 pm - The Wheaton and Glen Ellyn rotary clubs have banded together to help community college students struggling with food insecurity.
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Des Plaines hosts community resource fair May 21May 15, 2024 12:18 pm - A community resource fair is scheduled for May 21 in Des Plaines. The event is set for the Westerhold Early Learning Center, which is attached to Forest Elementary School...
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Elgin YWCA recognizes 2024 Leader Luncheon recipientsMay 14, 2024 11:20 pm - More than 425 community members attended the 40th annual YWCA Elgin Leader Luncheon Awards at The Seville in Streamwood on Thursday, May 9. Leader Luncheon general chair ...
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Gary UMC’s Habitat for Humanity team helps to build two homesMay 14, 2024 11:10 pm - Ten people from Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton recently helped build two homes for single mothers with teenagers in Lafayette, Indiana. Working with the nonprof...
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Aurora Lions offers free kids’ vision exams May 18May 14, 2024 10:34 pm - Free vision exams for children age 6 months to 16 will be offered from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18. A clinic by Aurora Lions Club will take place at Aurora Public...
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Our Saviour’s MEGA Garage Sale returns June 7-8May 14, 2024 8:38 pm - Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Naperville will host its annual MEGA Garage Sale on June 7-8 at the church’s Celebration Campus, 919 S. Washington St. The sale, one of t...
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Two men’s clubs to host 68th Memorial Day breakfast at Geneva churchMay 14, 2024 8:29 pm - United Methodist Church of Geneva is hosting another Memorial Day Pancake Breakfast, marking its 68th year of providing hot pancakes and sausage for the local community. ...
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Belle Aire Elementary PTA awards alumni scholarshipMay 14, 2024 12:58 pm - The Belle Aire Elementary School PTA announced that Downers Grove North High School senior Stephanie Polihronidis is the recipient of the 2024 Alumni Scholarship. She wil...
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Good News Sunday: Two suburban teachers named Golden Apple Award winnersMay 11, 2024 10:34 pm - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about suburban teachers winning Golden Apple awards, a DuPage County nonprofit that helps women in need dress for success, and a summer camp for kids who have cancer.
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Elgin teen named Illinois Youth of the Year by Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaMay 10, 2024 9:23 pm - An outstanding teen from the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin has been named 2024 Illinois Youth of the Year. Selected from a field of 10 exceptional youth, Abigail, 17, was n...