Leadership Matters January 2014

Holiday Season of Sharing

Rochelle Twp #212 - Jamie Craven Volunteers from the Rochelle Township High School FFA & International Clubs in northern Illinois teamed up with Rochelle Community Hospital Nurses, the staff at Anderson Plumbing & WRHL Radio to distribute and deliver more than 200 Thanksgiving turkeys and boxes filled with non-perishable foods in spite of single digit wind chills.

North Palos #117 - Jeannie Stachowiak Beverly Pollit’s kindergarten class collected food for the Palos Township Food Pantry. Sorrick School students conducted a pajama drive for children in need. Oak Ridge School held a food drive to help stock a community food pantry and collected toys and gift cards to help a local children's hospital provide gifts for kids in the pediatric oncology unit. Glen Oaks School students collected pop tops to help raise money for kids who need kidney dialysis at a nearby Ronald McDonald's House. Oak Ridge School conducted an annual "Giving Tree" event in which students brought in gloves, scarves, hats, slippers and socks to help those in need.

Hiawatha CUSD 426 - Dr. Sarah Willey Mrs. Jorzak’s third graders collected items to be donated to the Clothes Closet in Kirkland. They feel they have experienced the true meaning of giving back to the community.

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