Homer Glen residents collect 700 pounds of pop tabs for McDonald House, and more – Chicago Tribune

Homer Glen residents collected about 708 kilos of pop tabs to donate to the Ronald McDonald Home within the village’s second Pop Tab Problem.

The Ronald McDonald Home permits dad and mom of kids who’re critically ailing to sleep freed from cost close to the hospital whereas their little one undergoes remedy. The variety of pop tabs, which had been totaled throughout this 12 months’s Homer Fest, roughly equals about $350 for the Ronald McDonald Home.

The village sponsored the competition for residents to lift cash for trigger and win one in all three prizes that had been donated by space companies. The prizes had been matching so winners earn a prize and get to decide on a household that has a person with particular must additionally win that prize.

The primary place winner, Maureen Dioguardi, collected greater than 402 kilos of pop tabs, successful $1,000 for herself and $1,000 to the household of Jax Jankowicz. Dioguardi has indicated she plans to donate her winnings to a different Homer Glen household with particular wants, village officers mentioned.

The Duzon household collected practically 46 kilos of pop tabs, incomes them a $500 present card to Chesdan’s Pizzeria and Grille. The household donated a second $500 pizza present card again to Homer Glen’s capability consciousness committee.

The third place winner Pat Danaher collected greater than 25 kilos of pop tabs and earned a present card to Birchwood Gardens for a shade tree valued at $750. A second present card for a shade tree was given to the household of Allison Kanosky.

Prizes for the competition had been donated by Walt Konow, proprietor of Konow’s Corn Maze and Zachary’s Pink Barn and Farm Occasions, Chesdan’s Pizzeria and Grille and Birchwood Gardens. Brookfield Zoo, the Chicago Botanic Gardens and Konow’s Corn Maze additionally donated free passes to residents who took half within the Homer Fest particular wants day on June 24.

-Michelle Mullins

Bremen Excessive Faculty in Midlothian has employed Jessica Rucinski as principal following the retirement of Dave Kibelkis. Rucinski was the college’s assistant principal for Educating and Studying has spent all 14 years of her instructional profession at Bremen.

Bremen additionally employed English division supervisor Tom O’Shea as athletic director. Ryan Blackwell will turn into the college’s assistant principal for Educating and Studying, after working as an English and particular training trainer.

Rucinski, a 2003 Bremen graduate, started her instructional profession as a Biology and Chemistry trainer on the faculty in 2008. Throughout her 9 years instructing, Rucinski took over the ladies volleyball program, and in addition coached women basketball, and boys volleyball.

Joe Zampillo was employed by the Faculty District 124 Board as the following principal at Central Center Faculty in Evergreen Park, taking on from outgoing principal Shannon Swilley this summer time.

Zampillo has 28 years of expertise in training discipline, together with as a social research trainer, director of recruitment and admissions, center faculty dean of scholars, center faculty assistant principal, and college principal. He involves Evergreen Park after 11 years as principal at Price Junior Excessive in District 127.

“I like serving center faculty college students as a result of they want robust help,” Zampillo mentioned. “They’re in that in-between time the place they’re discovering their identities and wish an instructional problem in addition to social and emotional help.”

Rising up within the south suburbs, Zampillo has referred to as the Oak Garden space dwelling for the previous 20 years together with his spouse of 24 years and two college-aged youngsters. He was drawn to Evergreen Park and CMS due to the robust neighborhood and keenness for college kids.

“I feel that it is a particular place,” he mentioned.

Patching and resurfacing of Western Avenue, from Lincoln Freeway in Chicago Heights to Steger Street, in Park Forest, would require daytime, intermittent lane closures in a venture that started Thursday, in keeping with the Illinois Division of Transportation.

The $2.6 million venture consists of resurfacing the two.5-mile stretch of Western Avenue and establishing new ADA-compliant sidewalk ramps and is predicted to be accomplished in November.

Additional north, cleansing and portray of the bridge carrying Western Avenue over the Cal Sag Channel in Blue Island is scheduled to start July 11.

Western Avenue will likely be lowered from two to 1 lane in each instructions on the bridge. The work is predicted to be full in early December.

Motorists can anticipate delays, IDOT mentioned.

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St. Coletta’s of Illinois is internet hosting its thirty third Annual Kennedy Golf Invitational Aug. 8 at Crystal Tree Golf & Nation Membership in Orland Park.

The occasion contains lunch, 18 holes of golf, drinks and snacks on the course and dinner with an open bar.

For these as much as the problem, Sister Maryann Dosen will likely be again for the “Beat the Nun” longest drive competitors.

Registration is $600 for a single golfer or $2,400 for a foursome and is at www.stcolettasofil.org.

The one-day occasion will profit people with mental and developmental disabilities.

Raffle tickets are being offered for an opportunity to play within the Lexus Champions for Charity Nationwide Championship at Pebble Seashore Resorts this December. The successful ticket will likely be drawn on the Kennedy Golf Invitational on Aug. 8. Winner needn’t be current.

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