Schaumburg Park Foundation sponsors breakfast program at Aldrin for second year
The District 54 Education Foundation is pleased to announce that the Schaumburg Park Foundation is sponsoring the breakfast program at Aldrin Elementary School for the second year in a row. The Park Foundation's $10,000 donation to the Foundation's Food 4 Thought program will provide breakfast for all students in need at Aldrin for the 2018-19 school year. The Schaumburg Park Foundation also sponsored the breakfast program at Aldrin in 2017-18.
"Supporting the increased health and wellness of the community is a central function of the Schaumburg Park Foundation," Park Foundation Board Chairman Brian Bieschke said. "The Food 4 Thought program is a great fit with our mission and values and we are pleased to be able to support this outstanding program."
The D54 Foundation is committed to raising enough money to fund breakfast programs at all District 54 schools to ensure that students begin their day ready to learn.
Nearly one-fourth of District 54 students qualify for the federal free lunch program, and while District 54 receives state and federal funds for the lunch program, schools that want to offer breakfast programs to our students in need must raise the money on their own. Currently the Foundation is funding breakfast programs at 19 District 54 schools for nearly 1,600 eligible students.
"The Foundation is so grateful to the Schaumburg Park Foundation for continuing to support this program that is benefiting so many students in need in District 54," Foundation Chair Tom Manzardo said.
Donations of any size to Food 4 Thought have a direct impact on students' lives. It costs just $5 a week, to provide a healthy breakfast to a student; a $200 donation provides breakfast to a child for a full school year. Businesses/corporations and individuals can also sponsor an entire school for a year with a donation of $10,000.
To donate or to sponsor a school, visit http://www.d54foundation.org, call (847) 357-5038, or email JenniferWaldorf@sd54.org. Donations can be made online or mailed to D54 Foundation, 524 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg, IL, 60194.