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Darcy Traynor and Alexis Karkazis are co-chairs of this spring’s Lake Forest High School Foundation luncheon.
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Luncheon to raise thousands for LFHS ■ by cheryl waity Since its inception, the Lake Forest High School Foundation has awarded more than $1 million in grants to teachers and others. “Planting a Foundation for Education” Luncheon Co-Chairs Darcy Traynor and Alexis Karkazis said there isn’t a goal for fundraising for the year — they just raise as much as they can. “Everything is to make education better,” said Traynor, whose son attends Lake Forest High School. In the past, grants have been awarded to teachers and departments for everything from iPads to tablets for student use in the library and smart boards for classrooms. The foundation has even supplied human skeletons for classes, which allowed for hands-on learning of bone groups. The luncheon fundraiser on Wednesday, April 17 at a private country club in Lake Forest offers a raffle and an auction. Items and experiences up for auction include a photo-editing workshop, a party to use the climbing wall in the field house for 25 kids and a three-minute sports video that student athletes can use for recruiting. LFHS students are running a fishbowl raffle and selling tickets at lunch. The raffle prizes include the ability to pick their own locker location (as well as their locker
neighbor) to fresh-baked cookies delivered every month to their locker. “We have decided this year to get the kids involved,” said Karkazis. “They know they are gaining from the foundation too.” From April 9-16, the foundation is running an online auction to benefit the grant program. There are seven items available through the online auction — including
We have decided this year to get the kids involved. They know they are gaining from the foundation too.” | Alexis Karkazis parking in the senior lot for the 2013-2014 school year and a graduation package that includes six front-row seats. Last year the fundraiser brought in more than $60,000. The foundation will award grants this year on April 25. The luncheon costs $85 per ticket. For more information, please go to www.lfhsfoundation.org. ■
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