Elburn mayor escorts boy to first day of school

David Anderson, the Elburn Village president and a St. Gall parishioner, recently made a local student's dream come true, with the help of the boy's grandparents and a local limousine company.

St. Gall's recently offered a silent auction item, "Have the Mayor Take Your Child to School in a Limo," and it was won by Maple Park residents Eldon and Sandra Gould.

Their grandson, Andrew Gould, was ecstatic to learn that the mayor would arrive at his home in a limousine on the first day of school, take him to Blackberry Creek Elementary School and escort him into his new classroom. The limousine was donated by Elburn resident Jeff Hiltunen of West Suburban Limousine in Winfield.

The annual gala is a fundraising event for the building of a new church to be located at the corner of Hughes Road and Route 47. The 2010 Gala is Saturday, Oct. 9. For information contact the St. Gall Parish office at (630) 365-6030.