Two charitable donor groups pursue Geneva.(News)

From: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) | Date: November 8, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Susan Sarkauskas

ssarkauskas@@dailyherald.com

Community Chest - it's not just a bonus on the Monopoly board.

The Geneva Community Chest's annual campaign to funnel money from you to local aid agencies has begun, with a mail solicitation to all residents.

Organizers are set on raising $160,000 before next September.

"We're doing fairly well. Not as well as I would like, of course," Secretary Pat Wittenberg said.

The Geneva Community Chest is independent. It funds programs from agencies that have IRS nonprofit status. Agencies make their case to the ...

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