Leadership Matters January 2014

Holiday Season of Sharing

Lockport Twp #205 - Dr. Todd Wernet At Lockport Township High School District 205, the spirit of giving is going strong. Our Madrigal singers performed at the annual Chamber of Commerce holiday luncheon. Staff and family were invited to learn more about holiday celebrations around the world by our special ed students at the Special Education Holiday Tea. We collected more than 1,000 toys during our annual toy drive Athletic Director Brian Goff and secretary Donna Pattison are pictured with the toys, which are donated to area hospitals for sick children.

Central Comm #301 - Dr. Todd Stirn At Prairie View Grade School, compassion is the Character Counts trait for December, and to help teach compassion for others, the 1 st /2 nd grade hallway was transformed into The Giving Mall , where each classroom was a store front. Students collected, brought in, and sorted donations needed by local charities. Each child had the opportunity to visit all the store fronts, where they stocked the shelves with the donations they brought in.

Riverdale CU #100 - Ron Jacobs Riverdale High School Rotary Interact members in Port Byron, with items they collected for "Operation Care Package", a volunteer 501(c)(3) public charity, dedicated to their mission that no Hero serving our Nation should be forgotten. These items will be delivered to the Illinois based organization for them to package, and send overseas to our Troops. Riverdale HS Interact members collected nearly 2,400 items for this cause.

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