Students at Chesterbrook Academy® Elementary School in Naperville Raise Nearly $1,500 for Charities

Students at Chesterbrook Academy Elementary School in Naperville raised nearly $1,500 for local and national charities during December and January. Each grade completed a different business project and donated proceeds to an organization of the students’ choice.

Chesterbrook Academy’s kindergarten and third grade classes raised more than $500 to benefit the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) near Central DuPage Hospital by selling popcorn and lucky superhero cape cards. The two classes visited RMH together to deliver their donation and tour the facility. The first grade class raised more than $340 for Heifer International and World Vision by engineering and selling scented and colored play dough. The money was used to purchase school supplies, soccer balls, a beehive and an irrigation pump for a community in need. The second grade and fifth grade classes raised more than $600 for the Naperville Area Humane Society. Second graders made and sold nearly 280 flower and feather pens, delivered the proceeds to the organization and toured its facility, where they learned how the money they collected will help the animals. Fifth graders raised money for the Humane Society by creating and selling a unique dog treat.

About Chesterbrook Academy Elementary School

Chesterbrook Academy Elementary School in Naperville, Ill., is part of Nobel Learning Communities, Inc., a national network of more than 200 nonsectarian private schools, including preschools, K-8 and high schools in 19 states across the nation and the District of Columbia. Chesterbrook Academy schools provide high quality private education, with a challenging and well-rounded curriculum, caring and skilled teachers and attention to individual learning styles. They also offer before and after school care and summer camp. For more information on Chesterbrook Academy, or to find a school near you, please visit www.ChesterbrookAcademy.com.

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