Articles filed under Volunteering
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Celebrating Aurora Boy Scout troop's centennial, Eagle awardJun 27, 2016 11:00 pm - An Aurora teen received the Boy Scouts' coveted Eagle Scout award during a June 18 centennial celebration by Blackhawk Boy Scout Troop 11 at Wesley United Methodist Chur...
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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...