Community Consolidated School District 89 recently issued the following announcement.
You can show your support for soldiers who are serving overseas by donating supplies at Glen Crest Middle School, 725 Sheehan Avenue, Glen Ellyn. Donations will be accepted through Friday, September 28.
Donations can be sent with students or dropped off at the school.
Suggested donations include:
- Small puzzle/Sudoku books
- AA batteries
- Small candies, such as: M&Ms, Skittles, mints, candy canes, gum, pop tarts, chocolate bars, Tootsie Rolls
- Individually wrapped Slim Jims, snack cookies, granola bars, Rice Krispie bars, fruit snacks/roll ups, licorice
- Pens and mechanical pencils
- Ziploc bags (snack, sandwich, quart, or gallon)
- New DVDs (action-adventure or comedy)
- New packs of playing cards
- iTunes or Amazon gift cards ($10 increments)
- Beanie Babies (which the soldiers hand out to children they meet)
- Cards and letters
Last year, Glen Crest students set a school record by collecting more than 500 pounds of candies, snacks, toiletries, and other items. That’s about 150 pounds more than had ever been previously donated.
For Glen Crest teacher Craig Hofmann, the appreciation of service to others is at the heart of Builders Club, and the stocking stuffer project. Builders Club is a service club sponsored by the Kiwanis. The mission of Builders Club is to support students who want to use their talents and time to help others.
Glen Crest began participating in the stocking event after the 2010 death of Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin Oratowski. Oratowski was a Glen Crest and Glenbard South High School graduate. He was killed in Afghanistan when he was 23 years old. Oratowski’s death and the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks spurred the students’ desire to give back to soldiers.
“What I try to do in teaching social studies is to take tragedies and find something positive – whether finding a lesson to be learned or an opportunity to take action and make a change,” Hofmann said. “It’s really easy to say: thank you for your service. In Builders Club, the students see that there are tangible steps they can take to make a real difference.”
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