ICGS Joins ABC 7, IHOP, & the U.S. Marines in Toy Drive

In the early morning of Tuesday, November 28th, known to many as "Giving Tuesday," students from Immaculate Conception Grade School in Elmhurst appeared on the ABC 7's morning news with meteorologist, Tracy Butler. The ABC 7 weather crew was stationed at the IHOP Restaurant on North Avenue in Melrose Park, a drop off sight for the United States Marine Corps' 2017 "Toys for Tots" campaign. IHOP has teamed up with the U.S. Marines for the past few years in an effort to collect toys for children who might otherwise not receive gifts this Christmas. ABC 7 also joined in this effort to "stuff the truck" with "Toys for Tots" on November 28th. Families at Immaculate Conception Grade School donated countless toys for this cause in the week leading up to Thanksgiving. Then, on the 28th, ICGS student council members, 1st graders, and members of an Immaculate Conception Parish Boy Scout Troop all helped to put those load those toys onto the U.S. Marine Corps truck, parked at the IHOP Restaurant. Tracy Butler then interviewed IC Pastor, Father Tom Paul, and asked the students about what types of toys they thought should be donated.