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Forest Park Elementary School teachers Raise FUNds at McDonald's

Local teachers serve students and families at McTeacher's Night to raise money for school supplies and activities.

Joliet | Forest Park Elementary School students gave their teachers an A-plus on their fundraising efforts to support local education and funds for general activities fund to offset costs for participation prizes and student incentives.

The teachers, Principal Jacob Darley and the amazing parents from Forest Park Elementary School volunteered on Thursday, February 27th, at the Joliet McDonald’s located at 1555 N. Broadway Street, where they served students and their families in a fundraiser for their school.

The proceeds from the sale of 200 apple pies went directly to benefit the school for supplies and school activities.

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The Joliet community has an amazing network of support for their schools, McDonald’s was busy the entire evening!

Marvin Spence, Owner/Operator of the Joliet McDonald’s, was delighted to participate in this worthy cause for education and the community.

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Spence donated a case of pies to the school for sale at the event. Inspired by the success of McTeacher’s Night, Spence has set their sights on partnering with other schools in the area.

The Forest Park Elementary School McTeacher’s Night was courtesy of McDonald’s Owner/Operator, Marvin Spence. Like us on Facebook

For more information about events provided by the Joliet McDonald's, please contact Community Relations Director, Julie Travers at julie.travers@comcast.net.

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