Christie Willhite
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Golf outing drives to help couples become familiesSep 28, 2012 8:21 am - When you’re expecting, it seems everywhere you look you see baby bumps and bulging bellies. From celebrities to women in the grocery store, you can’t help but notice the...
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Bloomingdale teen starts foundation to help others with cystic fibrosisSep 16, 2012 7:40 am - It’d be easy for Will Belmonte of Bloomingdale to spout excuses and decide there’s so much he just can’t do. After all, he has cystic fibrosis. Just breathing can be dif...
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Theosophical Society fest celebrates our differencesSep 10, 2012 5:52 am - Politics, social issues, religion — at this point in our national history, we Americans seem particularly bent on picking a point of view and sticking to it. We seek op...
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Roselle-based Phil’s Friends supports cancer patients through spiritualityJul 29, 2012 9:26 am - We never know how we’d deal with adversity or personal tragedy until we’re staring it in the face with no choice but to go through it. We could curl up, wonder why and ...
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Pair of golf outings support WDSRA's programs for those with special needsJun 21, 2012 3:00 pm - Think of the look on your child's face when he got his first hit or she won her first race. Picture the joy in the accomplishment, the thrill of achieving something he o...
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Thousands will participate in Relay For LIfe events this summerJun 12, 2012 2:56 pm - Nearly every weekend this summer, hundreds of people will fight cancer with each step they take. As they circle high school tracks or walk through parks, they’ll insist ...
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Wheaton walks aims to stamp out Huntington's diseaseMay 17, 2012 3:28 pm - Dave and Susie Hodgson know the stats as well as anyone: Huntington's disease usually strikes adults in their 30s or 40s; one in 10,000 Americans has Huntington's; none ...
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New Naperville group brings moms, daughters closer through philanthropyMay 14, 2012 6:02 am - As moms, we have a lot we want to pass along to our daughters — lessons our own mothers gave us, values we hope our girls will instill in their own children one day. We ...
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Run Like A Mother 5K raising money for agency that battles homelessnessMay 08, 2012 8:28 am - YouTube Once a runner #8212; fit and active in her younger life #8212; she'd put her health and fitness low on the priority list once she became a mother. Like so many m...
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March for Babies funds research to help premature infantsApr 27, 2012 4:16 pm - Hundreds of parents will walk together Sunday, April 29, brought together by experiences none of them expected to share. None of those parents thought they'd bring their...