![]() By Carolina Aceves Staff Writer This year was a very productive year for a lot of Hubbard’s organizations. Senior Girls Council, March of Dimes, and Student Council have been busy organizing all kinds of charity drives this year. Everything from Thanksgiving can drives to jean drives were done this year, and the student body was very giving. In November, Senior Girls’ Council held their 45th Annual Food Drive. The council collected over 2,000 cans on the out-of-uniform day and also received food donations from the JROTC Department, a generous monetary donation from a Hubbard graduate Kelvin Hayden, who now plays as Cornerback for the Chicago Bears, and monetary donations from faculty, staff, and students alike. They were able to prepare 53 food baskets for families in the community and Operation Care Package. At the end of January, the Senior Girls’ Council was working hard once again as they sponsored a Teens 4 Jeans drive in collaboration with DoSomething.org and Aeropostale. Many students participated by donating their jeans and being allowed to be out of uniform that day. The first Jean Drive was so successful that they did it again in mid-February. The total donation was 2,641 pairs of jeans collected in just two days. The jeans were distributed to homeless shelters in the Chicago area. In March, the Hubbard March of Dimes Club sponsored Hubbard’s involvement in the annual March of Dimes March for Babies at the Chicago lakefront on Sunday, April 28. One-hundred twenty students and chaperons woke up early on a Sunday morning to go downtown to complete the 5K. March of Dimes Club raised $3421.18 in donations for the March of Dimes, an organization that supports research to promote healthy, full-term pregnancies. Student Council also had a very successful drive in April. With the support of Mr. Kleckner, Student Council arranged a can drive. Students were allowed out of uniform if they brought empty cans. Approximately 1,000 empty cans were collected and brought to a recycling center. Student Council additionally sponsored the Talent Show and also did its good deed by donating the funds gathered for the show to PAWS, the city’s largest no kill humane organization. It goes without saying that these organizations have done pretty amazing work this year. Let’s hope next year is goes even better.
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