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Our Impact This School Year

  • People Helped

    2278

  • Volunteer Hours

    220

  • Dollars Raised

    $53170.19

  • VDP Kids

    174

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News & Events

February 19, 2019
bySara Martin

In fall 2017 School District 145 Foundation for Education invested $2,000 to certify Waverly High School Nurse, Mrs. Joslynne Stauss, as a CPR/First Aid/AED/Bloodborne Pathogens Instructor and purchase all equipment necessary for her to teach. Mrs. Stauss hasn’t looked back.

February 18, 2019

There are ways we can challenge ourselves to grow in empathy. If you want to learn more, check out these tips for how to cultivate more empathy for others.

February 11, 2019

What if you could live with more compassion this week and share love with other people in your community, country or even the world? Turns out, you can!