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Holiday Season of Sharing
Lewistown #97 - Jeanne Davis
LHS students rang the Salvation Army bell at the Lewistown County Market and students sold stocking
ornaments for the holiday tree in the LHS Commons to benefit the LHS Christmas Fund.
Skokie Fairview #72 - Dr. Cindy Whittaker
Fairview School District #72 hosted a Thanksgiving
Dinner for the community. The school of 675 students
ended up feeding nearly 600 children, parents and
community members at no charge.
Decatur Unit #61 - Gloria
Davis
5
th
graders from Dennis Lab
School delivered project-
based instruction in every
classroom and these 5
th
graders worked on a project
called “Giving Back.” They
had eight different volunteer
projects in our community
leading up to the holiday
season. Students worked on…
1. Coat drive; 2. Pet project; 3. Handmade Christmas cards for our
friends at Lincoln Rehab and placemats for The Good Samaritan
Inn; 4. Adopted a kettle from the Salvation Army for the 125th year
anniversary; 5. School Food drive to help Northeast Community
Fund; 6. Making "emergency kits" for the homeless; 7. Angel Tree;
8. Linus Blanket. This group will actually make a blanket for the
Linus project so a sick child will receive their blanket.
