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Emily Czajkowski's Family Donates Money to Missing Kids Group

The family of the St. Charles teen who was missing for about a week will be giving almost $1,500 to a national organization.

The family of a St. Charles girl who had been missing for about a week has donated almost $1,500 to a national organization that helps missing and exploited children, according to a Kane County Chronicle report.

»Via Kane County Chronicle

The family of Emily Czajkowski, 14, donated $1,340 to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the report stated.

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Emily was reported missing July 22, and her family received an outpouring of support from area residents and social media users who helped to search for the teen. St. Charles police eventually found Emily the morning of Tuesday, July 29, at a friend’s house.

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