ICHS students deliver to families in need once again this Christmas

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way – oh what fun it is to give to kids for Christmas Day…Hey!

National Honor Society members at the Immaculate Conception High School in Elmhurst led a toy drive between Thanksgiving and Christmas break in hopes of bringing some extra joy to some families in need this holiday season.

Donation baskets were placed in classrooms and students were asked to bring in new, unwrapped toy donations. NHS leaders also stopped into each homeroom daily to collect cash to be used to purchase even more toys for the ICHS donation. In addition, during lunch periods the week before final exams, Candy Cane Grams were sold which students could purchase for 50 cents and have delivered with a personalized message.

On Friday, Dec. 10, the ICHS “elves” loaded up their cars with boxes of goodies after school and personally delivered over $1,700 worth of toys to the Toy Express main facility in Willowbrook – just in time for an annual charity event that they were preparing for.

“This was so much fun to be a part of” exclaimed ICHS senior and NHS member Megan Perez, “I just wish I could be there to see the big smiles on the kids' faces on Christmas morning!”

Founded in 1990, it is the goal and tradition of Toy Express to distribute toys and clothing to thousands of underprivileged children in the western suburbs each year. Families in need are able to come to the “store” in Willowbrook and select the toys that they wish to give to their children.

For information on ICHS and/or Toy Express, visit www.ichsknights.org or www.toyexpress.org.