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8th-Graders Challenged to Volunteer 2,014 Hours
Deer Path Middle School's Class of 2014 will launch a year-long volunteer effort this month.
A dozen charitable organizations in and around Lake Forest will reap the benefits of eighth-grade manpower this month.
Deer Path Middle School students will participate a "Community Service Day" Oct. 25 as part of their graduation activities. The entire eighth-grade class will spend the morning volunteering.
Students will lend their assistance at Bernie's Book Bank, Feed My Starving Children, Winchester House, Lead, Westmoreland Nursing Home, A J Katzenmaier Elementary School in North Chicago, Northern Illinois Food Bank, Ragdale, Elawa Farm, Dickinson Hall, Equestrian Connection and Lake Forest Open Lands.
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The community service day will launch a school year of community service. The Deer Path Middle School aims to document more than 2014 service hours by eighth-graders before they graduate. The program is intended to instill in students an appreciation for civic engagement, their community, and help them develop a love of volunteering.
The Rotary Club of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff is underwriting the cost of the bus transportation for students traveling to and from the charities on Oct. 25.
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