A garage sale this month in Wheaton to help children rescued from child trafficking in Ghana, West Africa, raised more than $7,000. Beth Johnson and her cousin, Susie Krieg, held the garage sale June 10 and 11 to benefit the Touch A Life Foundation. "We raised about $7,500 including sales and financial donations," Johnson said in an email. "We are happy with the … [Read more...] about Touch a Life Foundation receives $7,500 from Wheaton after a Garage Sale
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A West Chicago Program encourages Dads to read to their Kids
Each night, 4-year-old Damian Aviles goes to bed with a book because he knows what's going to happen next: Dad is going to read to him. Damian and his father, Andres Aviles, have been bonding over books ever since their family participated in Fathers Reading Every Day, a new program offered through West Chicago Elementary District 33. The district teamed with West Chicago … [Read more...] about A West Chicago Program encourages Dads to read to their Kids
You won’t BELIEVE what this Local Elementary School has their Kids doing
The parent of a 9-year-old girl who attends Lincoln Elementary in Wheaton said fourth graders were learning about the Civil War right before spring break. He said some of the students "were made to pretend to be slaves" as part of the lesson plan. ... He said if the students pretending to be slaves were caught, "instead of being whipped, they were made to dance in front of the … [Read more...] about You won’t BELIEVE what this Local Elementary School has their Kids doing