Archive of News Items for Category “Fundraising”
Below are summaries of all the news items in the category Fundraising. To read the full item (including comments), click on ‘[more…]’.
- White Sox Pitcher Baumgarten Reminisces at Historical Society Gala
- More than 125 people gathered at the Glencoe Historical Society on July 24 for the group’s fifth annual garden gala fund-raiser. [more…]
- Field of Dreams Gala Set For July 24, 2010
- Annual garden party fundraiser will be held on July 24. Tickets are $75 per person. [more…]
- Join the Glencoe Historical Society for Historical Treasures!
- Fundraiser in Glencoe on evening of Thursday, December 3 inlcudes Live and Silent Auctions, Food, and Drinks. [more…]Posted Nov 23, 2009 in Fundraising, Press Releases
- Celebrate the Season with Historical Society, Writer’s Theater
- Artistic Director Michael Halberstam performing an excerpt from Charles Dickens’ classical Christmas Carol at a holiday event featuring food, festivities with a silent auction at a new home in Glencoe. [more…]
- What’s New at the Eklund History Center
- Board plans exhibits, events, and fundraisers for 2009 and asks for volunteers to help. [more…]
- Dance at the “Last Chance Prom,” Historical Society’s Annual Garden Party Fundraiser
- The society’s annual garden party fundraiser will be held Saturday, July 12. [more…]
- Schweig Elected New President
- Evey Schweig was elected president at the society’s annual meeting Nov. 9. The meeting celebrated the group’s 70th anniversary with foods from the previous seven decades. [more…]Posted Nov 12, 2007 in Fundraising, Press Releases
- Garden Party at Eklund Center Set for July 21st
- The Society’s Garden Party will be held on July 21 and will feature a new exhibit, Life is a Beach, So Dig Right In, inside the Eklund History Center museum. [more…]
- Lunch with Othello Is Great Success
- Prior to seeing Shakespeare’s Othello at Writer’s Theater, guests enjoyed a lunch of Moroccan-themed foods such as lamb pies and curried chicken. A short exhibit, Theater in Glencoe, illustrated the history of theater in the village. [more…]
- Lunch with Othello Moves Indoors
- Lunch with Othello—lunch followed by the Writer’s Theater production of Othello sponsored by the Glencoe Historical Society—will move indoors June 10th due to the cicada invasion in the Eklund Garden. [more…]
- Historical Society Sets Dates for Summer Events
- Mark your calendars for: Annual Strawberry Sociable (June 3) ; Lunch with Othello (June 10); and Second Annual Garden Party (July 21). [more…]
- Save the Dates for GHS Events
- Upcoming events include: Strawberry Sociable (June 3), Lunch-Theater (June 10), and Garden Party (July 21). [more…]
- Spring 2007 Newsletter
- List of Articles: Strawberry Sociable; Upcoming Events & Exhibits; Museum Hours; Volunteering & Donating. [more…]
- Eklund Garden From Another Era and Site of Benefit
- After three years of work, the still-new Eklund garden in Glencoe has become a bird paradise and a gentle place for passersby to sit a spell—as well as the site for this month’s Garden Party benefit featuring a new exhibit, Mrs. Sharpe Steps Out. [more…]
- Annuals Fill in Eklund Garden; Ready for Garden Party Benefit
- Flowers added to garden in preparation for Garden Party Benefit. [more…]
- Historical Society Announces Summer Hours; Sets Garden Party Benefit
- Summer hours are in effect from now until September. Garden Party Benefit, scheduled for July 29, includes new exhibit: Mrs. Sharpe Steps Out. [more…]
- Garden Party Set For July 29th
- The Glencoe Historical Society will host a Garden Party at 6 p.m. July 29th in the beautiful Eklund Garden, featuring a cocktail buffet and the opening of Mrs. Sharpe Steps Out, an exhibit of vintage clothing from the Helen Sharpe Collection. [more…]
- Strawberry Sociable To Honor Eight In Commemorative Path, H. Earl Hoover With Garden Plaque
- Join the party on Sunday on Jun 12th, 2–4 p.m., when the Society honors contributors to the Commemorative Path and Garden. [more…]
- Spring 2005 Newsletter
- List of Articles: Honoring Sara “Sally” Eklund and her family, Annual Strawberry Sociable is June 12th, Find Information at Our Website, Sheridan Road Bus Tour Terrific Success, Eklund Garden Blooms—Ready for Phase II, Donations to Garden Renovation Project, Computerizing with PastPerfect, Artifact Donations, Donations to the General Fund, Visitors Welcome at Eklund Center [more…]
- Last Call for Bricks; Remember The Past, Build For The Future
- Honor family and friends by ordering an engraved brick for the Commemorative Pathway at the Glencoe Historical Society. [more…]
- Society Thanks Friends for Help with Garden
- Glencoe Historical Society thanks its friends for their support as Phase One of the Garden Renovation Project was completed on August 24, 2004. Using $25,000 raised mainly from small contribution the Society was able to clear debris, install a pathway, amend the soil, and plant understory trees and shrubs. Additional funds will be needed to complete the Project with additional plantings and other features. [more…]
- Garden Renovation Project Begins Thursday, August 19th
- The Glencoe Historical Society’s museum is still closed for summer maintenance but the first phase of our renovation of the Eklund Garden begins on Thursday, August 19, 2004. [more…]
- Winter 2004 - Spring 2004 Newsletter
- Articles: ‘Sports of All Sorts’ opens second season; Garden Fund grows; 2nd annual Strawberry Sociable scheduled; Historical Society’s web site; Donations; Pictures; Additions to collection; Then and now [more…]
- Fall 2003 - Winter 2004 Newsletter
- Articles: Crowning Glory hat exhibit opens; Garden rejuvenation; Computerizing collection; Pictures; Additions to collection; Recent donations; Website; Kentucky rifle donated; NEIL meets at Eklund Center; Glencoe Rotary meets at Eklund Center; Glencoe Garden Club tours Eklund Garden; Enter hat raffle [more…]
- Glencoe Historical Society seeks Eklund Garden help
- The Glencoe Historical Society launched a year-long campaign to raise $150,000 for rejuvenating the Eklund Garden at 377 Park Avenue. [more…]
- Historical Society Launches Campaign for Historic Eklund Garden
- The Society is hoping to raise the $150,000 necessary to restore the salvageable elements of the Eklund Garden to their original beauty, enhance these elements to make the Garden have four season appeal, make the Garden accessible to all in the Village, and to do so without changing the Garden’s early 1900s character. [more…]
- Glencoe, Illinois Great Gift for Holiday Season
- Glencoe, Illinois, a picture history of the village from its beginnings to the 1970s, makes a great holiday gift. [more…]Posted Dec 3, 2002 in Fundraising, Press Releases
- Engraved bricks for sale to honor Glencoe families.
- The Glencoe Historical Society is selling vintage Park Avenue brick, circa 1915, for inclusion in the Eklund History Center and Garden Commemorative Pathway. The path will run from the entrance of the garden on Park Avenue to the Eklund History Center at 377 Park Avenue at the back of the garden. Bricks will be personalized with a single name or the name of a family. [more…]
- Fund-raising hits first target; construction set to start at Eklund Center
- With more than $58,000 raised to date, the Glencoe Historical Society has scheduled construction to begin in April on the workshop at 377 Park Avenue to transform the building into a museum and history center. [more…]Posted Mar 18, 2001 in Fundraising, Press Releases