Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Raise it for Rachel is a benefit to help the family of Rachel Swallow with the 11-year-old's medical costs. Rachel, a sixth-grader at Hilda Walker School, was diagnosed with a serious brain disease after falling into a coma-like state in March.
The Frankfort Area Jaycees are sponsoring a family fun day this weekend to help raise money for an 11-year-old Hilda Walker Intermediate School sixth-grader who has been in a coma-like state since March. Raising it for Rachel will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at the pavilion at Union Creek Community Park, which is behind Hilda Walker School. Food, games, raffles, music and other activities will be part of the fundraiser for Rachel Swallow, a Mokena girl who was diagnosed with a brain disease known as acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and has been comatose since March 26. Rachel has undergone numerous medical procedures and surgeries to treat the inflammatory lesions on her brain, and she will need more medical care and in-house …
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Hilda Walker Intermediate School
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Friday, March 2, 2012
In a symbolic gesture, community members from the Summit Hill school district came out Thursday to the Cooks Night Off event run by the elementary's school community organization.
The last time Summit Hill School District 161 parents came to show support for Mary Drew Elementary School--at Tuesday's special meeting where the board of education voted to close the school starting in 2012-13--the atmosphere was loud, heated and contentious. That was in stark contrast to the mood at Thursday's Cooks Night Off at Wendy's in Tinley Park where district parents and community members came together for the Mary Drew School Community Organization fundraiser. READ: Board Votes Again; Mary Drew to Close Next School Year The event, which is held the first Thursday of every month, raises money for the Mary Drew SCO, which uses it to fund student parties, assemblies and other activities. The wrinkle this Thursday was that many of …
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Mary Drew Elementary School
20130 S Rosewood Dr, Frankfort, IL
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Monday, February 27, 2012
Members of the Lincoln-Way North High School Community helped raise money for cancer research Friday by getting their head shaved.
More than two dozen students, parents and faculty members from Lincoln-Way North High School shaved their heads Friday, Feb. 24, to raise money for childhood cancer research for the St. Baldrick's Foundation. As of Friday evening, the L-W North event had raised about $12,000 for the group that funds childhood cancer research grants said Coley O'Connell, a North teacher who is also the event's sponsor. Their goal is to raise $20,000. For more information about their efforts, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and how you can support the Lincoln-Way North effort, visit the event's website. Check out this story's media gallery to watch video from the event. You also can upload your own photos and videos from Friday there.
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Lincoln-Way North High School
19900 S. Harlem Ave., Frankfort, IL
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Knowing the family of a handicapped man with a broken wheelchair would turn down help, neighbors organized a fundraiser to buy a new chair in secret.
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- Paul Dailing
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
The tires pop in summer. The touch-screen Connor Gill, 18, uses to communicate with the world is held on with a rubber band. The "brains" of the chair broke down around Thanksgiving, leaving Gill stranded for 10 weeks as his father repeatedly called New Zealand to get the company to honor their warranty. Even Friday night, as Gill moved among the crowd at a fundraiser to get him a new motorized wheelchair, he was puttering along at about 50-percent power. Insurance bought the chair that is Gill's sole means of moving among the world, but doesn't cover repairs. But the friends and neighbors who organized the "Have a Heart for Connor" fundraiser at Summit Hill Junior High had to do it in secret. They knew the Gill family would turn it down…
Thursday, January 5, 2012
After a slight mishap when ordering Cub Scout Pack 341's popcorn supplies, leaders and the scouts are left with $3,000 worth of extra popcorn—and the pack will have to sell it all.
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
There is such a thing as too much popcorn, and Cub Scout Pack 341 learned that the hard way: $7,000 worth of the snack packaged up in 360 bags and boxes in one leader's garage. "This is major, bigtime popcorn," said an astonished Jason Akai, committee chair for Pack 341. Packages of caramel and kettle, chocolate-coated and cheese, popped and microwaveable kernels are stacked nearly 6-feet high in his garage. An ordering snafu nearly doubled the group's annual shipment for the popcorn sales, one of the pack's biggest fundraisers. All that popcorn has landed them in a pickle—Akai and leaders must find a way to sell it. To date, the group of first- through fifth-graders have sold $1,500 of the popcorn. The popcorn sale is a fundraiser for …
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Lincoln-Way North High School holds its annual chili cook-off Saturday.
What makes a good chili? That's what the judges at the Fourth annual Lincoln-Way North High School Chili Cook-Off will determine Saturday. The fundraiser, which benefits L-W North's athletic programs, runs from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the school's cafeteria, and it costs 50 cents to sample each recipe. We, however, decided to get a jump on the flavorful fun and ask two local connoisseurs how they like their chili. The chili Bandera serves at her restaurant has a earned quite a tasty reputation in the village. And the secret to her savory success is pretty straightforward. "Use simple and fresh ingredients," she said. "It doesn't have to be totally off the wall. This (chili I make) is specifically for the restaurant. And everything is fresh…
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19900 S. Harlem Ave., Frankfort, IL
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Saturday, October 15, 2011
Sarah Panozzo has been battling neurofibromatosis most of her young life—but she's still smiling. Show your support for the youngest daughter of St. Damian Athletic Director Jim Panozzo Sunday, Oct. 16.
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- Lauren Traut
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Saturday, October 15, 2011
Tinley Park resident Jim Panozzo and his wife Joanne first became concerned about their daughter Sarah when she was 6 months old. They noticed what seemed to be extra birthmarks on her neck, said Jim Panozzo, athletic director at St. Damian School in Oak Forest. His wife Joanne, a pediatric nurse, worried about a different diagnosis. Doctors confirmed her fears—Sarah has neurofibromatosis, a progressive disorder that causes tumors to form on nerves anywhere in the body at any time during an individual’s lifetime. The tumors can cause chronic pain, disfigurement, deafness, blindness and death. The disease is linked to many of the most common forms of cancer, brain tumors and learning disabilities. At 6 months old, one tumor had grown on …
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Local food pantry's "Nite at the Races" event is a winning ticket for fun and goodwill.
It's time to place your bets for an evening of music, food and laughs. Together We Cope’s annual Nite at the Races and Pasta Extravaganza will be held Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Orland Chateau. The fundraiser aids the Tinley Park-based nonprofit organization, which helps families in temporary crisis through a food pantry, resale shop and financial aid for basic expenses. The agency serves families from more than 23 south suburban communities. “The need for our services is greater than ever before," said Karen Moran, fundraising chairwoman at Together We Cope. "It’s not uncommon to serve from 50 to 55 families a day” PLEASE VISIT the Together We Cope listing in the Patch Places directory for more information. Attendees Wednesday will bet on …
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Together We Cope
17010 Oak Park Ave, Tinley Park, IL
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I’ll Be Doggone, a grooming and pet supply store in Mokena, celebrated its 6th birthday Saturday with a dog fair that raised money for PAWS Animal Shelter in Tinley Park. Activities included a pet obstacle course, face painting, a pet psychic and more.
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- Gus Esposito
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Theater, music, sports, kid friendly and charitable events this weekend, July 28 - 31, in the Orland, Palos, Tinley and Oak Forest area.
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- Lisa Tiess
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
Don't let the department stores fool you - it is still summer! If you don't believe us, check the thermometer. So avert your eyes from the "back-to-school" sales, put down that discounted plastic pumpkin and get outside while you still can. This weekend is full of warm weather activities that will keep you and the kids entertained. Kids Dodgeball Tournament July 29, Ages 8 - 10: 1-3pm, ages 11-14: 3:15-5:15pm | Palos Park Recreation Center Bring friends down for a few hours of dodgeball and a chance to win prizes. There will be a blind draw for teams. Ninth Annual “Friday for Julie” Walk and Fundraiser July 29, 6pm - 11pm | Orland Park Civic Center Walk to support research for the eradication of leukemia and other blood cancers. …
Jennifer Roney
4:06 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Please come out to our Bourbon Street benefit on November 11th from 2 to 7. Donations can be be made to the For the Love of Rachel Fund at any 5/3 Bank, or through the website www.4theloveofrachel.com. Thanks! more ›