District 207 fundraiser crosses $100,000 threshold

Posted December 03, 2020 5:00 am

Russell Lissau

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A fundraiser benefiting Maine Township High School District 207 families struggling financially during the COVID-19 pandemic has crossed the $100,000 threshold, officials announced this week.

The project began in March and benefits families of Maine East, Maine South and Maine West high school students and employees.

Donations are used to buy $50 gift cards from businesses that provide groceries, food or household items. Merchants include Walmart, Target, Aldi and Jewel.

Cards are distributed to families and staff who are identified by school administrators.

These are some of the gift cards that have been purchased for needy local families through a fundraiser organized by Maine Township High School District 207 officials. So far the effort has generated more than $100,000 in donations. Courtesy of Maine Township High School District 207

"The families are so grateful," Maine West High School Associate Principal Claudia Rueda-Alvarez said. "That gratitude is a reminder that many of us are in very secure places, but a lot of our families are not."

Donations can be made at: maine207.revtrak.net/donations/. Checks can be mailed to: Maine Township High School District 207, Attn: COVID-19 Emergency Fund, c/o Karen McGovern, 1177 S. Dee Road, Park Ridge, IL 60068.

If you want to receive a tax deduction for your donation, district officials are partnering with the Maine 207 Educational Foundation nonprofit group on the project to make that possible. Such donations can be made at: maine207foundation.org/donate.html. Donations should be designated for the District 207 COVID-19 Emergency Fund.

To send a tax-deductible check, mail it to: Maine 207 Foundation, 1177 S. Dee Road, Park Ridge, IL 60068.

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