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LECC's
Accomplishments
Selected a Character Counts School in
2006!
Sponsored children through "Save the
Children" foundation
The children in each classroom learn about other cultures and
countries. As pen pals they find as we are all different, we are also
the same throughout the world.
Contributed over 350 Care Baskets for
the less fortunate
As part of our "Gift of Giving" program, at holiday time, children
gather, package, and wrap the baskets, complete with their home made
gift tags.
Donated over 150 child-made care packages
As a part of our involvement with Care International, LECC and its
families sent 150 care baskets to children in a Peruvian school.
Pulling together
LECC families and the surrounding communities raised over $500 for a
local family after a fatal car crash.
Post 9/11 Blood Drive
As a part of Lindenhurst's "Action Awareness Day" LECC gathered 100
pints of donated blood Oct 6, 2001
Sponsored Adopt an Angel program
In coordination with the Department of Child and Family Services, LECC
families fufilles 150 wish lists of local foster children annually as a
part of our Gift of Giving in December.
Distributed over 300 new toys
During the Holidays, the carefully selected gifts are taken to the
pediatric ward, Cook County Hospital in conjunction with The 100% Foundation.
Sponsored the Special Wish Foundation
Administration donates funds for special parties in the pediatric wards
of area hospitals for children who are terminally ill.
Gathered over 60,000 lbs. of
non-perishables food items
Along with 300 care packages of clothes and toys for those devastated
in the Oklahoma tornado.
Held a Car Wash for Reggie Garay
Raised over $600.00 towards a liver transplant for Reggie, a local
child, who was not covered by insurance.
Raised $125,000, for Muscular Dystrophy
Association
We have raised over $125,000 since 1992. We are the number 1 money
producer for a single school in Northern Illinois.
Have Distributed over 1500 Spring Baskets
In conjunction with the Open
Arms Mission, LECC has distributed over 1500 Spring Baskets to
children in foster care, residential care, and hospital care each year
since 2004.
Sponsored The Brian Vermilyer "Hike For
Hope"
Sponsored The Brian Vermilyer "Hike For Hope" in which over $50,000 was
raised for research at the Midwest Brain Tumor Center for Children in
2004 and 2005.
Donated over 250 Beanie Babies to an
Orphanage in Indonesia
The children hand packed (complete with hand made cards) over 250
Beanie Babies to an orphanage in Indonesia after the Tsunami of 2004.
Sponsored "Operation Shoe Box"
Sponsored "Operation Shoe Box", in which over 200 child packed care
boxes were sent to Iraq for the troups in 2003.
Distributed 400 School Supply Kits to
Children in Need.
Have distributed 400 child packed school supply kits to children in
need in our school district each year since 2004.
Collected and Shipped Over 60,000lbs of
Children's Supplies.
Collected and shipped over 60,000lbs of children's supplies (clothing,
school supplies, and bedding) to an international community school in
Ghana, Africa in 2000.
We encourage guests with varied
occupations and interests
to visit with the children biweekly. Police officers, Rescue Squad
workers, Firemen, Post Office employees, Librarians, Pilots, Dentists,
Doctors, Nurses, Veterinarians, and Gardeners are among those who
enrich our program.
We promote inter-generation experiences
through monthly visits from residents of the Victory Lakes Nursing Home
and through our sponsorship of the Foster Grandparent Program. Young
and old find common ground and enjoy each other's company.
We are a link to the community
We are a quality school with an excellent reputation and staff.
Academics are the core of our curriculum and manners, social skills,
and character building are the heart of our school. If you want to join
us as a volunteer, substitute teacher, or enroll your children, stop
by.
Associations
The 100%
Foundation
Character Counts
Arms Mission
Bright Hope International
Del Camino Connection
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