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Downers Grove North Class Of '79 Donates Gift To School
To celebrate its 40th reunion, the class of 1979 shared a gift to help with the school's master facility renovation.
DOWNERS GROVE, IL — The Downers Grove North class of 1979 celebrated its 40th high school reunion by making a generous donation to the school. Just after the class's reunion in October, close to 50 members gave funds for the monetary gift, which totaled $5, 039.
The funds will be used to help make improvements to the high school, specifically to add benches throughout the campus as part of the school's ongoing master facility renovation.
In a press release, Class of 1979 President Laurie Caputo said, "Our class has fond memories of our time at North High during the late 1970’s -- we wanted to commemorate our years and our success by giving something back."
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Downers Grove North Principal Janice Schwarze said in a statement, "We are incredibly grateful for alumni who give back to their alma mater. We enjoyed celebrating Homecoming with the Class of 1979 this past fall, and we thank them for their donation to North High.”
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