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Military, First Responders & Their Families Month

June 28, 2024 Some of Our Own, the Best of the Best! And We've Added Some New Members! See Blue * We are proud to highlight colleagues...

Mental Health Month 2024

It should come as no surprise that having a mental illness can make everyday life more challenging. According to the National Alliance on...

April 2024 Blog | Service & Therapy Animals

Since 2012, the Foundation has donated nearly $100,000 to organizations working to assist humans with service and therapy animals. The...

March is Child Health & Development Month

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: Due to a technical glitch, March's post was not uploaded to The Flame's blog. We rectify that here and apologize...

The Foundation's History of Disaster Relief

+ Disaster Relief Campaign The Foundation has heard the call when disasters have struck. From tornadoes in Chicagoland's Western Suburbs...

February is Senior Support Month

“To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors” February is the month the Foundation concentrates on organizations...

2023 in Review

2023 was the year the Foundation reached an amazing number: In the fourth quarter, we’re pleased to announce that we reached over $4.5...

December Post

We interrupt our regularly-scheduled post (which we will put up later this month about Foundation Christmas initiatives through the...

November is a Month to Give Thanks

Following our long tradition for the Thanksgiving holiday, last year (in Wheaton and Austin) the Foundation made donations of...

October is Health Issues and Cure Research Month

Since its inception, the Foundation has donated to organizations involved in Health Issues and Cure Research. In fact, since 2012, the...