ARLINGTON HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT 25
JOINS TOGETHER TO
“MAKE A CHANGE
FOR LOCAL TORNADO VICTIMS”
As you may be aware, 11 tornadoes were confirmed across Illinois on April 9th. Six of the tornadoes across north central Illinois formed from one supercell thunderstorm. This included a strong tornado that was a long track EF-4 with maximum winds of 200 mph. This tornado began near Franklin Grove (Lee County), through the northwest side of Rochelle (Ogle County), across I-39, through Fairdale (DeKalb County), and ending south of Belvidere (far southern Boone County). This tornado caused two fatalities in Fairdale, and a total of 22 injuries. Many families lost their homes and were left to rebuild. All of this devastation took place just 60 miles from Arlington Heights!
Many of us watched with disbelief on that day and even the days that followed. We may have wondered if there was something we could do. Well, there is. Let’s all join together to “MAKE A CHANGE FOR LOCAL TORNADO VICTIMS.”
From April 27th - May 1st, Arlington Heights School District 25 will be collecting change to donate to our neighbors to the west. Each day, students will have the opportunity to bring in change that will be collected for the week and then given to the McCormick Foundation who will see that 100% of the donations go to these victims. We ask that children only bring in money collected from family members. AHSD 25 never endorses children going door to door.
We hope that you will join us, as we join together to “MAKE A CHANGE FOR LOCAL TORNADO VICTIMS.”
