Sprague students raise funds for American Diabetes Association

Posted May 01, 2017 11:00 pm

Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103 submission

Second-grade teacher Rachel Chiesa leads a group of students from Sprague School. Students, teachers, volunteers and parents at the Lincolnshire school recently took part in a School Walk for Diabetes to benefit the American Diabetes Association. Courtesy of Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103

All Sprague School students participated in the Lincolnshire school's annual School Walk for Diabetes, a fundraiser benefiting the American Diabetes Association, on April 21. Students, accompanied by teachers, volunteers and parents, walked from Sprague School to Ryerson Woods and back. The walk is designed to educate students about the growing diabetes epidemic and prevention.

Before the walk, each student brought home a money collection envelope and incentive flyer, and children were encouraged to ask friends, neighbors and relatives to contribute toward the worthy cause.

The School Walk for Diabetes is a program of the American Diabetes Association in which schools around the country take part. In 2015, Sprague School collected more than $27,000, ranking top in the nation. This year the school raised more than $23,000.

For information on the School Walk for Diabetes, visit schoolwalk.diabetes.org.

Sprague School PE teachers John Solis and John L'Heureux, Principal Dr. Christy Adler and PE Associate Carolyn Okmin present a check for $23,129.36 to Marlie Pykelny, manager for Development and Youth Initiatives for the American Diabetes Association. Courtesy of Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103

Second-grade teacher Sue Vani walks with Sprague students. The School Walk for Diabetes went from Sprague School in Lincolnshire to Ryerson Woods in Riverwoods and back. Courtesy of Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103

Sprague School students and Spanish teacher Michelle Heath take part in the School Walk for Diabetes. Courtesy of Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103

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