United Way campaign achieved more growth in 2014
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- Published on Friday, 06 February 2015 16:07
- Written by The Peorian
Contributions totaling $11.37 million were raised in the Heart of Illinois United Way’s 2-14 campaign, a 5.2 percent increase over 2013 as the annual campaign continues to grow each year.
AARP again offering free tax service
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- Published on Tuesday, 03 February 2015 14:30
- Written by PRNewswire
The AARP Foundation is again providing free tax assistance and preparation forIllinoistaxpayers with low to moderate...
29th Annual Race For The Cure
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- Published on Wednesday, 07 May 2014 20:35
- Written by Paul Gordon
The vision remains the same: A world without breast cancer. It's why the Susan G. Komen For the Cure keeps racing toward a cure, year after year, with the belief that vision will be realized.
The 29th Annual Race for the Cure steps off at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Metro Centre as thousands run or walk on...
AARP: Illinois ranks 10th in ID theft complaints
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- Published on Thursday, 29 January 2015 14:03
- Written by PRNewswire
With Illinois ranking tenth in the nation for the number of ID theft complaints, and coinciding with Tax Identity...
Dress For Success can be the start of something big
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- Published on Friday, 25 April 2014 15:15
- Written by Paul Gordon
When Diane Cullinan Oberhelman decided to start her own business and applied for a commercial loan, she was rejected. It was the mid-1980s and banks just did not offer commercial loans to women.
Obviously Oberhelman, who founded the Peoria real estate development firm Cullinan Properties Ltd., did not let that rejection stop her. Instead, she assembled a team that...
And in this corner, Nancy Brinker!
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- Published on Wednesday, 05 November 2014 11:31
- Written by Paul Gordon
For more than three decades, Nancy Goodman Brinker has...
CASA of Peoria County needs volunteers
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- Published on Friday, 03 January 2014 15:31
- Written by The Peorian
CASA of Peoria County is in need of male and minority volunteers to be advocates for abused and neglected children in the county.
To that end the public is invited to attend an informational meeting hosted by CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Peoria County from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, at Two25 in The Mark Twain Hotel, 225 NE Adams Street....
ALS Association announces strategy for Ice Bucket donation
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- Published on Monday, 03 November 2014 12:49
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The ALS Association has developed a long-term strategy for leveraging the Ice Bucket Challenge donations it has...
New disaster recovery fund established
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- Published on Thursday, 19 December 2013 15:21
- Written by The Peorian
A special community-wide fund to help those affected by tornadoes and other natural disasters in 2013 has been established in a collaborative effort between the Community Foundation of Central Illinois and the Tri-County Long Term Recovery Committee.
The Central Illinois Disaster Recovery Fund will accept tax-deductible donations that will be used to provide grant support...
Stuff-A-Bus campaign kicks off
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- Published on Friday, 31 October 2014 17:27
- Written by The Peorian
The 2014 Stuff-a-Bus Food Drive for Peoria Friendship House of Christian Service kicked off Friday, with donations to be collected throughout the month of November.
Friendship House still seeking sponsors
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- Published on Friday, 06 December 2013 15:51
- Written by Paul Gordon
Peoria Friendship House of Christian Service still needs sponsors for its Adopt-a-Family and Christmas Tree Lane programs, now in their 24th year.
There are 122 total families in the Peoria Friendship House Adopt a Family program, including about 330 children, and 13 of those families still await sponsors, according to Friendship House.
"Imagine...
First of Ice Bucket Challenge donations earmarked
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- Published on Friday, 03 October 2014 17:37
- Written by PRNewswire
After the generous outpouring of support from people around the globe in this summer's Ice Bucket Challenge,...
Get quacking! The 25th Annual Duck Race is here
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- Published on Thursday, 22 August 2013 16:24
- Written by Paul Gordon
Martha Herm said it's hard to believe it has been 25 years since the duck race to benefit the Center for the Prevention of Abuse began.
"I guess ducks fly when you're having fun," said Herm, the Center's executive director who has been there for all the previous races. "We had no idea when we started that the race would become what it has. It's has been wonderful."
EDGE Run set for another go on Nov. 2
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- Published on Thursday, 04 September 2014 17:29
- Written by Paul Gordon
When Methodist College’s Student Government Association started the EDGE Run/Walk last year, it hoped it would become an event that would...
Nothing common about Goodwill Commons
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- Published on Friday, 16 August 2013 11:45
- Written by Paul Gordon
Walk into the new Goodwill Commons on War Memorial Drive and you will immediately be struck by how modern and professional the former Goodwill retail store looks.
With new flooring, paint, furniture and so forth, it is nothing like the warehouse-type facility it once was and what people using its services were used to.
That's the way it was planned, said officials of Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois, when discussing the...
Ice buckets cause donations to soar
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- Published on Tuesday, 26 August 2014 14:42
- Written by PRNewswire
Ice bucket challenge donations to the ALS Association reached $88.5 million as of Tuesday, Aug. 26, the ALS Association reported....
10th Annual Maka Maka set for Thursday
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- Published on Tuesday, 13 August 2013 16:50
- Written by Paul Gordon
When Maui Jim first proposed the Maka Maka Fun Run/Walk as a fund raising event for Peoria Friendship House the organizers estimated it would become a $25,000 event.
"We were thrilled with the $4,000 raised the first year. We couldn't fathom $25,000," said Laura Clark, vice president and chief administrative officer for Peoria Friendship...
Illinois Mission of Mercy is this weekend
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- Published on Thursday, 19 June 2014 17:52
- Written by The Peorian
The Illinois Mission of Mercy, a two-day event at the Peoria Civic Center this weekend, will see 2,000 patients and provide an estimated $1 million in dental service for free.
The event, open to adults and children on a first-come, first-served basis, will open at 6 a.m. both Friday and Saturday and the clinic doors will remain open until the clinic fills...
Komen research continues focus on environment
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- Published on Friday, 02 August 2013 14:41
- Written by Paul Gordon
With a focus on how the environment may be a factor in breast cancer, Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced it will fund $42 million in research in its 2013 research portfolio.
From that total $4.5 million in funding will research the environment issue, the organization said in a news release.
"The new environmental grants will build on research...
Doc Watson: Walking for a teammate
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- Published on Thursday, 08 May 2014 15:48
- Written by Doc Watson
There's still time to get involved in one of Peoria's great spring...
Veterans get one-stop-shop for services
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- Published on Monday, 08 July 2013 17:41
- Written by Paul Gordon
Armed forces veterans will be able to get their needs assessed in one place at one time this week in an effort to streamline the process so services can be delivered in more timely fashion.
The Jobs Corps is bringing service providers together at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Illinois Department of Employment Services office at 406 Elm St. in Peoria in sort of...
