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Salvation Army Strikes Gold With Anonymous Kettle Donation
Salvation Army officials in Las Vegas said Wednesday they were surprised to find a valuable gold coin among the dollar bills, nickels, dimes and quarters in one of the organization’s iconic red charity fundraising kettles.
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Emmy Show Will Include $2.8M Donation to Fight Child Hunger
Every Emmy Award handed out Sunday will come with something extra — a $100,000 donation to fight child hunger.
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Angelina Jolie Donates to Boys' Lemonade Stand Raising Funds for Yemen
Actress Angelina Jolie surprised two young best friends from London, when she made an “extremely generous” donation to their lemonade stand raising funds for war-torn Yemen.
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Common Pantry Works to Feed People Struggling Amid Corornavirus
Donations from Chicagoans have kept a not-for-profit food pantry feeding those in need and keeping local restaurants in business. NBC 5 Kye Martin reports.
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NFL Gives $250K for Chicago COVID-19 Relief
The NFL and its Players Coalition announced they will gift $250,000 to support the work of Cook County Health in caring for communities of color impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Debra Carey, Interim CEO for Cook County Health said in a statement that social justice and health equity are at the core of Cook County Health’s mission. “(The donation) brings…
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Apparel Company Threadless Offers Up Custom Face Masks, With All Proceeds Donated
Threadless, an apparel company and online artist community, is offering up custom face masks for shoppers with 100% of the proceeds going to a non-profit that recovers medical supplies for hospitals in need. Threadless added face masks to their inventory on April 14 and have sold nearly 14,000 masks, raising over $67,000 for MedShare. Their goal is currently $100,000. MedShare…
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Lightfoot Announces Launch of Citywide Mask Donation Drive
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Office of Emergency Management are hosting a city-wide cloth mask donation drive where Chicago residents are encouraged to create and give homemade masks for the city’s most vulnerable. The cloth drive, “Chicago Together! Make a Mask, Give a Mask, Wear a Mask” will begin this Saturday, April 25 and go through Saturday, May 16….
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McDonald's Donating 1 Million Masks to Illinois, Company Announces
McDonald’s will donate one million N95 masks across Illinois as the state battles a growing number of coronavirus cases, the fast food chain announced Monday. The masks will first go to first responders and healthcare professionals “in our home city and state where critical protective gear is in short supply,” McDonald’s said in a release. “Our company has a...
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Gov. Pritzker Announces Childcare Assistance for Essential Workers
On Sunday Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Illinois will expand eligibility of the state’s childcare assistance program to all essential workers.
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Chicago Bears' Khalil Mack Pays off Layaway Accounts at Hometown Walmart
Chicago Bears’ Khalil Mack made a generous donation of more than 80 thousand dollars by paying off all of the layaway accounts at his hometown Walmart in Fort Pierce, Florida.
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Walmart Says Khalil Mack's $80K Holiday Donation Not Handled Properly
An $80,000 Walmart layaway donation made by Chicago Bear Khalil Mack over the holidays was not handled properly, the company said Tuesday. Details on what exactly went wrong with the transaction weren’t immediately released, but Walmart said an “extensive internal review” found “the store did not handle the transaction in keeping with Walmart’s guidelines.” “We appreciate Khalil Mack’s generosity...
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NJ Couple Buys Out Payless Store, Then Donates All the Shoes to a Women's Shelter
A New Jersey couple bought 247 pairs of shoes at a closing Payless store and donated them to women and children in need.
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Ivanka Trump Makes Donation to Plano Church Helping Migrant Children at Border
A North Texas pastor said Ivanka Trump made a donation to his church to help migrant children at the border.
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Disney Donates $1 Million to Fund Youth STEM Programs Following ‘Black Panther' Success
Following the record-breaking success of Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther,” Disney announced Monday it had donated $1 million to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to put toward the expansion of its youth science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs, CNBC reported. Disney CEO Bob Iger said in a statement that it was “thrilling to see how inspired young audiences...
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Bomb Squad Declares Placentia Goodwill Safe After Grenade Found in Donation
A grenade was found in a box of donated items dropped off Wednesday at a Placentia Goodwill thrift store, prompting evacuations and a bomb squad response.
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Schock Donor Sues Ex-Congressman Seeking Reimbursement
A Chicago lawyer who donated $500 to former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock’s campaign is suing for reimbursement following Schock’s resignation in March amid accusations of fraud and improper enrichment.
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Schock Donor Sues Ex-Congressman Seeking Reimbursement
A Chicago lawyer who donated to former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock’s campaign is suing for reimbursement following Schock’s resignation.
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Woman Was on Facebook Chat Before Fatal Crash: Investigators
A western Wisconsin woman is accused of chatting on Facebook before a crash that killed her daughter and two nieces, in December 2013.
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Couple Offers $92 Million to Northwestern University Medical School
A Northwestern University alumnus and his wife donated $92 million to the school to fund a new biomedical research center.
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Cop Donates Life-Saving Kidney to Dispatcher
Jeff Monis and Ivan Sablan turned out to be the perfect match. Monis is a San Diego Police dispatcher, Sablan is a San Diego Police officer, and both have an O-Positive blood type. So when Monis found out he needed a new kidney, Sablan stepped up. The unlikely duo came together again Saturday to help encourage others to donate organs....