Articles filed under Volunteering
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Rotary Club starts adult scholarship with $200,000 donationJun 27, 2016 11:00 pm - When a longtime member of the Rotary Club of Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates announced she wanted to donate $100,000 to the organization, the club saw an opportunity to creat...
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Geneva church awarded Volunteer Organization of the Year by Northern Illinois Food BankJun 27, 2016 11:00 pm - The Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva has been honored as "Volunteer Organization of the Year" by Northern Illinois Food Bank. The food bank recognized the church...
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Heroes Like Haley fundraiser helps pediatric cancer patientsJun 27, 2016 11:00 am -
5K run/walk aims to help pediatric cancer patients
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A fight for life compounded by medical billsJun 27, 2016 11:00 am - I am Haley's uncle and watched her grow up to be a fantastic young adult. She was actively involved with helping charities, and one of them happened to be pediatric brai...
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Finding support in coping with infant's diagnosisJun 27, 2016 11:00 am - March 3, 2015, started off as a normal day. We loaded our son into the car and battled through the winter storm to take our 4-month-old baby to the ophthalmologist due t...
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Cary 9-year-old bravely battles leukemiaJun 27, 2016 11:00 am - It's been a little over a year since Brock was officially diagnosed with t-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), and like every other obstacle he has encountered, he ha...
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'You can never prepare yourself for anything like this'Jun 27, 2016 11:00 am - Haley was having headaches for a couple months but we attributed it to stress of graduating, choosing a college and the major life changes she would be facing. Fourth o...
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Help an adult learn English with Literacy Volunteers Fox ValleyJun 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley is seeking volunteers to help local adults learn English. A four-session tutor training workshop will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday...
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Buffalo Grove walk Sunday helps local food pantriesJun 23, 2016 1:00 am - The Northwest Suburban Interfaith Council is sponsoring a walk Sunday in Buffalo Grove to stock food pantries at four churches and to strengthen interfaith community rel...
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St. Charles teen Stephen Richmann earns Eagle ScoutJun 21, 2016 11:00 pm - Stephen Richmann of Boy Scout Troop 13 in St. Charles was named Eagle Scout at the June 19 Court of Honor at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in St. Charles. His project involv...