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Holiday season of giving, volunteering and cheer
Elmwood Unit 322
Chad Wagner, superintendent
Each year during the holiday season, Elmwood
Elementary School sponsors a canned food
drive for the Elmwood community. The children
bring food items to school, put them under the
tree, and students work together to organize all
donations. Pictured are students with their
Principal, Mr. Frost, packing boxes for
delivery. The students filled a bus and delivered
to a local church where many community
volunteers sorted, filled food baskets, and
distributed them within the community. By
working together, they hoped to brighten the
holidays for those families who need a little
extra during this holiday season.
Troy Community
Consolidated
School District 30-C,
Dr. Todd Koehl,
superintendent
Troy Shorewood
Elementary School's
Student Ambassadors
organized a "Yes-ember"
food drive in their school
that they donated to local
food banks. This is the first
year for Shorewood's
Student Ambassadors
program. Its goal is to
provide its fourth-grade
students with the
opportunity to be leaders
and positively influence
changes in their school and
community.
In their December "Yes-
ember" food drive, the ambassadors said "yes" to continuing their mission of helping others.
Earlier this school year, they collected more than 1,123 new hats, gloves, jackets, scarves and socks
during their "Socktober" drive. The items were donated to a Joliet homeless shelter.