Wisconsin lender places currency on philanthropy

Care packages carry an emotional wallop Wisconsin-based Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., has announced it is “doubling down” on its year-round philanthropic efforts largely designed to help people affected by the corrosive financial effects of the pandemic. The full-service mortgage lender, with dual headquarters in Dallas suburb Carrollton, Texas, will fortify such charitable initiatives through its…

Western Springs mom sends chemo care bags to cancer patients

A Western Springs woman wants to help cancer patients cope with chemotherapy.Jessica Brubaker, who went through chemotherapy herself, has started the #bettereveryday movement. She and other like-minded volunteers fill tote bags with products that are useful to people going through cancer treatment. They include a head scarf or hat; Biotene, a non-alcoholic mouthwash that eases…