Schaumburg AM Rotary Club sponsors breakfast program at Lakeview

The District 54 Education Foundation is pleased to announce that the Schaumburg AM Rotary Club is sponsoring the breakfast program at Lakeview Elementary School. The club's $10,000 donation to the Foundation's Food 4 Thought program will provide breakfast for all students in need at Lakeview for the 2018-19 school year.

"When our club heard that children within our community could not afford breakfast there was never a question that our club needed to help," said Scott Zambo, president of the Rotary Club of Schaumburg AM. "The Schaumburg AM Rotary club exists to provide support to those that need assistance. Sponsoring Lakeview's breakfast program is just a small step in ensuring the children in our community can benefit from the educational opportunities offered in District 54.

"Our club's focus on education and assistance to children and families in our community make the Food 4 Thought program such an important part of our fundraising. No children, whether in our community or elsewhere, should ever struggle with hunger."

The D54 Foundation is committed to funding 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 appreciative of the Rotary Club of Schaumburg AM for sponsoring the breakfast program at Lakeview," Foundation Chair Tom Manzardo said. "We are grateful to have such wonderful community partners supporting our students."

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 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.