Drive for Education
Our " Drive for Education” program remains the mainstay of our fundraising efforts. Thanks to the cooperation of Highland Park, sales of these alternative official '06-'07 City vehicle stickers allow the Foundation to raise over $35,000.

We are excited to announce the winner of the design contest, a fifth grader at Lincoln School. Her entry, themed "City of Learners" will become the official education sticker for the next two years. Students at Indian Trail and Edgewood received Honorable Mention.

In addition to the satisfaction of helping our students, residents who purchase the stickers also receive a valuable discount card. The card offers savings at popular local restaurants and at a variety of local merchants.

District 112 Fun(d) Run and Family Walk
The District 112 Fun(d) Run and Walk is a community wide 5K run and walk which funds scholarships for financial needs students in the District. We are very excited about this collaborative event which joins the efforts of the 11 PTOs and PTAs, the Presidents' Council, the District 112 Administrative Team, members of the business community, and the Foundation, but we are even more excited about the opportunities it affords our kids. Over 100 students joined after school clubs, ten took the field trip to Springfield, fortynine enjoyed Outdoor Education, thirty-three participated in their graduation activities and seven learned to play an instrument with their school band or orchestra. Last year over 55 businesses became sponsors and over 375 people participated as runners or walkers. We are proud to be involved in this broad-based community event that provides support to the kids who need it most.

We are pleased to announce the new sponsorship of Harris Bank, who is supporting District 112 students with a $15,000 pledge.

Please join the fun at this year's event on September 30, 2006, 8:00am at Dany Cunniff Park.

Click here to download the Fun(d) Run registration form.

Read-A-Thon
To download Read-a-thon forms, click on their names.
2007 Read-a-Thon Flyer
2007 Sponsor Registration Form
2007 Chart pages

This year's Read-A-Thon was a huge success! Over 600 students participated, raising more than $20,000 for Foundation programs, many of which fund the improvement of students' literacy skills.

Every elementary school participant received a coupon for free mini-golf at River's Edge Adventure Golf, courtesy of the Park District of Highland Park. All fund-raisers received a free book from Barnes & Noble, Deerfield.

Indian Trail School won the trophy for best student participation and received $300.00 for its school library. The class from each elelmentary school that read the most pages per student received a popsicle party.

Other Programs
In addition to these regular programs, the 112 Education Foundation has benefited from proceeds of shopping days at Sunset Foods and Jewel/Osco.