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Holiday Season of Sharing
Lockport Elementary School District #91 - Donna Gray
Each year, Milne Grove Elementary School in Lockport
District 91 has a giving sale for the entire community of
Lockport. Items are donated and the event is similar to a
garage sale but all items are free to families. Staff,
Administration and volunteers work to organize the event
and assist families as they shop.
Staff members at Kelvin Grove Middle School in District 91
pull ornaments with information regarding a family in need.
Staff members then shopped for these families and Kathy
Henderson, the school social worker, arranged to get items
to the families before the holidays.
Girl Scouts at Milne Grove School collected food to donate
to the food pantry in Lockport.
Annual Giving Tree at Milne Grove School where staff,
students, and parents adorn the tree with hats, gloves, and
scarfs to be given to those in need.
Paris Comm Unit #4 - Lorraine Bailey
Salvation Army – Crestwood school staff
and family members rang bell for Salvation
Army one Saturday at local Rural King
store.
Stuffing Drive – Student Council of
Crestwood School collected 375 boxes of
stuffing for local Christmas baskets
Pink Night – Two local teams - Crestwood
School and Mayo School girls’ basketball
team raised funds for Breast Cancer
Awareness
Girls Basketball Pink Night – Money raised
from actual game of Pink Night was
donated to a Crestwood School family
member benefit fundraiser. The fundraiser
was hosted by school staff and held at
Crestwood School.
