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Drop Boxes Added to Assist Lake Bluff Elementary School Fund-raiser

Donations help Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter in Riverwoods.

Ashley Oldenburg's quest to make this holiday season a joy for the animals at Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter in Riverwoods is catching on.

The Lake Bluff fifth grader created the Happy Howl-idays Drive, which is a school-wide endeavor at Lake Bluff Elementary that groups the kindergarten through fifth-grade classes into seven teams. Each team sponsors an animal from the shelter and raises donations in their pet’s name. The team with the most donations wins a pizza party.

The opportunity for the Lake Bluff-Lake Forest communities to participate in the fund-raiser has grown with the addition of four drop boxes.

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They include:

  • office, 350 W. Washington (7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)
  • , 355 W. Washington, Lake Bluff
  • , 945 North Shore Drive, Lake Bluff

Desired donations include: lightweight old blankets; old sheets and towels; food; treats; toys; cat litter; combs and brushes; human-based baby food (meat-based only) for sick cats; Mobil Gas gift cards; gift certificates to Home Depot, Dominick’s, Jewel, Walmart, Target, Sam’s Club, Costco, or True Value Hardware for shelter maintenance; and gift certificates for vet services or pet-food suppliers such as Petco or PetsMart.

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To donate money, make a check payable to Orphans of the Storm with LBES in the memo line.


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