LZHS is reaching its final days of 12 Days Of Giving, a charity event lasting from November 11-December 2 where the school collects as many donations as possible. This year, the student council is giving to local food pantries, Kids In Need, and Bricks of Hope. Dennis Szczech, senior and student council executive, mentions how useful donations are.
“The value in every single individual’s donation can be very prosperous,” Szczech said, “which is why I would stress that everyone makes their best contribution.”
A variety of items can be donated to these charities. Bricks of Hope collects new Lego sets, Kids in Need requests resources for students, and canned or boxed goods are given to a local food pantry. According to Szczech, these donations will be helping people in the Lake Zurich Community. Kendall Flournoy, senior and NHS president, talks about the most common items people can donate.
“People tend to give canned items more just because it’s easier and it’s something they can buy cheaply or have lying around their house,” Flournoy said. “That’s pretty common, but things like money are also easy.”
According to Flournoy, 12 Days of Giving can be a good time to give back to the community. Student council has picked charities that will help communities in Lake Zurich and allow students to give back.
“We used to do a charity bash, which is a similar charitable event, but that was ended [due to] COVID,” Flournoy said. “We’re trying to bring it back through 12 Days of Giving with that same charitable spirit.”
Student council has put up flyers around the school to promote the event and, according to Szczech, has color-coded boxes in the main office for different types of donations that can be received. Many clubs have decided on a charity they donate to so they can focus their contributions towards one purpose.
“Since other clubs are helping and also focusing on specific charities,” Szczech said, “I think it helps make sure that each charity has a sufficient amount of donations as well.”
Overall, 12 Days of Giving allows the student body to give back to the community; it gives kids a chance to help other kids.
“Your donation will be useful,” Flournoy said, “you never really know who you’re impacting, but I think whoever it is will benefit greatly.”
