Romeoville Students Raising Money for Hope, Education

Submitted by Valley View School District 365U

Photo: Lukancic WeAct Club members (from left) Celeste Marin, Jade Tovo and Devryn Perteet collect Pennies for Peace during lunchtime Monday at the Romeoville middle school as part of the club’s “We Create Change” efforts.

ROMEOVILLE, IL — Friday is not only the final day of classes before Spring Break at Lukancic, but also the day some of the Romeoville middle school’s teachers will have pies thrown in their faces.

WeAct Club members are hard at work during lunchtime this week encouraging fellow students to put loose change in cups labeled with teachers’ names. Any teacher whose entire bucket is filled will participate in the pie tossing festival during a Friday assembly.

Money collected through the “We Create Change” campaign will go to Pennies for Peace, an organization that works to bring hope and educational opportunities to children in Central Asia. Family and Consumer Science classes at Lukancic learned about Pennies for Peace in one of their units and wanted to help raise money for the group.

Ryan Newberry and Allison Kucharski are co-advisors for WeAct Club.