Leadership Matters January 2014

Holiday Season of Sharing

Community Consolidated School District #181 - Dr. Renee Schuster The G.I.V.I.N.G. Committee of Walker School (Clarendon Hills) sorted through thousands of pieces of donated Halloween candy. Students, parents and staff then filled over 900 bags of candy to be included in holiday care packages for soldiers through Operation Save Our Troops - Illinois. The G.I.V.I.N.G. Committee (Girls and Boys Initiating Volunteerism in our Neighborhood and throughout the Globe) is an extra-curricular group that leads service-oriented activities benefiting the community; members include students, staff and families.

Community Consolidated School District #62 - Dr. Jane Westerhold Sixth grade social studies teachers and students raised more than$572 by making and selling lanyards. Alderman Patti Haugeberg helped by selling lanyards at a City Council meeting. The Des Plaines Self-Help Closet & Food Pantry and a family that was affected by flooding were the beneficiaries of this service learning project.

Carlyle #1 - Joseph Novsek Carlyle FFA members along with their advisor Mrs. Tamra Gerstenecker and Principal Joe Wilkerson traveled to New Minden, IL to assist with tornado relief efforts after an F4 tornado went through the town. For the fifth year in a row, the Carlyle Junior High School has participated in The Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive. Under the direction of Mrs. Lindsay Fark, our school turns into PJHS for a few short weeks. The beauty of this program is the partnership between the Pajama Program and the Scholastic Book Company. Not only will those in need receive a new pair of pajamas, but through the generosity of Scholastic, they will also receive a book!

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