Leadership Matters January 2014

Holiday Season of Sharing

Shawnee #84 - Shelly Clover-Hill Pictured are Shawnee High School Beta Club members with presents purchased as part of their Giving Tree to help students in need this holiday season. The tree in the background was made with the hands of the whole school, and ornaments were attached to it.

Community members took ornaments & purchased the gift described on it, or donated money to purchase the gifts. Over 77 gifts were purchased for students and 22 different families received food baskets. This is one of many service projects coordinated by the Beta Club.

Southeast Cook County Coop. for Special Education - Dr. Gineen O’Neil Ms. Sharon Day and Ms. Lottie Franklin Hathaway at the Braun Educational Center’s Holiday Store. The Braun Educational Center is a school that serves students with emotional disabilities in Oak Forest. These ladies are just a few of the Southwest Cooperative’s employees who volunteer their time to collect donations of clothes, toys, and other items to create the holiday store. All of the students participate in “purchasing” items from the store by displaying positive behaviors.

Opdyke-Bell Rive #5 - Debra Blakey The Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School R.E.A.C.H. (Roadrunners Education and Community Help) Club went on a field trip on Wednesday, December 4 to the West Salem Church in Mt. Vernonand the

Countryside Manor extended care center in Mt. Vernon. They delivered 263 canned goods to the church which were donated by the O.B.R. students for Christmas food baskets. They also delivered cookies and played Bingo with the residents of Countryside. The R.E.A.C.H. Club has been active for two years, and has put in many hours of educational and community service to District 5.

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