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Oak Forest HS Collected 1,300 Toys

Oak Forest High School students (back row) Samantha McFalls, Erica Bergstrom, Kaitlyn Harmon, Oak Forest High School teacher Ken Valiska, (front row) Victoria Jeppeson, and Cameron Miller pose in front of the 1,300 toys collected to support the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation, in a toy drive that ran at Oak Forest High School.  This year, Oak Forest High School students collected nearly 1,300 toys and helped to build toy chests in many locations, including Hope Children’s Hospital.  Since the creation of the toy drive in 2003, Oak Forest High School has remained the top leader in toy donations for this cause.  The Oak Forest High School Snowball Club, led by Mr. Ken Valiska, and Rotary-Interact Club, led by Mr. Brian McDonough, spearheaded the toy drive.

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