Maculan Chiropractic Clinic is helping the students of Maria Montessori School with their service project of raising money to build a well in South Sudan. In return for a donation of $30 to Water for South Sudan, Maculan Chiropractic is generously providing all patients with: exam and chiropractic adjustment.
Offer valid May 14- May 25.
Maculan Chiropractic Clinic
403 S. Mulford Rd.
Rockford, IL 61108
(815) 965-3212
Saturday’s Water Fair was a big success and would not have been possible without the generous contributions and donations by the following individuals, families, and businesses:
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There will be a Water (fun) Fair on Saturday, May 12 from 11am-2pm on the school grounds, located at 4704 N. Rockton Ave.
The event will be similar to a festival/ outdoor fun fair with free entertainment and educational activities. The Nevenhoven family will be providing free tennis clinics and there will be free blood pressure screenings. The event will also feature live music by David Stocker and Matt Losey.
Thanks to a generous grant the school received from Hamilton Sunstrand, there will be a free educational booth featuring student made projects, a hands-on activity, and educational materials.
Water games will require tickets and include a water balloon relay, a fishing pond, squirt gun target match, a dunk tank and more. There will also be a cake pop walk, put on by third grader Eli Stoneberg.
Just Goods and Wonderland Books will be on-site vendors. There will also be a Silent Auction with the chance to bid on some great packages!
The elementary students have also made many items that will be available for purchase. Food will be available for purchase or visitors can feel free to bring a picnic. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own water bottles.
For more details, please see the Water Fair page, by clicking on the tab above.
Students at Maria Montessori School in Rockford are raising money to build a well in South Sudan. Different classrooms and individuals have undertaken different projects that have raised more than $2,000. Two additional fund-raising efforts are scheduled in the coming weeks to help reach the goal of $5,000.
Karen Liddell read her students Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water, which is based on the true story of two Sudanese and highlights the immense need for clean, safe drinking water.
One sixth-grade student in Liddell’s class, Chloie Scrogin, wanted to raise money to help build a well in South Sudan. Chloie and a group of her friends began spending their recess time making duct tape wallets and accessories, and sold their wares to raise money for Water for South Sudan.
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A sign the students made advertises their wares. (Photo by Joyce Budlong)
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The individual efforts of Chloie and her friends then were joined with classroom initiatives throughout the school. One class is making and selling dog biscuits, another is selling popcorn, and another is selling homemade greeting cards. Some students are making jewelry, others are publishing magazines. The fund-raising efforts have spread throughout the whole school, and the students have raised more than $2,000. Their end-of-year goal is to raise $5,000, which is the cost to begin drilling a well.
The students are also encouraged to participate in the H20 Project, where they are encouraged to drink nothing but water for two weeks. All of the money that would have been spent on other beverages can then be donated to the Water for South Sudan project.
The idea behind the H20 Project is that individuals get to experience sacrificing for others, and drinking only water will help families realize how fortunate we are to have clean water accessible to us and will serve as a reminder for those who cannot just turn on a faucet, but must walk for miles and still have only dirty water to drink. The H20 Project will run from April 23 to May 4.
Plans are also under way for a Water Fair to be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 12. The Water Fair will be open to the community and will include live music, games, learning activities regarding water, food and vendor booths. More information about the Water Fair will be forthcoming.
For more information, visit www.waterforsouthsudan.org. For more about the H20 Project, visit www.theh2oproject.org.
