SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: ILBCF Scholarship

 

You can now apply for the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation scholarship. The deadline to apply is May 4.

Learn more and apply here: http://bit.ly/ilbcfscholarship20

Sims congratulates students on winning National Teach Kindness Challenge

SPRINGFIELD — State Senator Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D-Chicago) today congratulated students at a Sauk Village elementary school on winning a national kindness award.

Wagoner Elementary School in Community Consolidated School District 168 in Sauk Village, Illinois was one of over 650 schools from across the country that registered for the Fall 2019 cohort of the Teach Kindness Challenge.

“Now the nation knows what I already knew about Wagoner Elementary students and teachers. They are a stellar bunch who consistently go above and beyond to achieve results,” Sims said. “I am so incredibly proud of their efforts to spread kindness, which the world could always use more of.”

The “Teach Kindness” initiative is a national social-emotional learning program organized by Stand for Children that provides high-quality classroom lessons from national experts.

Wagoner has been selected as the 2019 National Winner of the Teach Kindness Challenge, a national recognition that carries a $5,000 credit at DonorsChoose.org.

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OSFM Stresses Importance of Fire Safety for Older Illinoisans

Keep these tips in mind to create a fire safe home:
• Know two ways out of every room. Practice using both ways.
• Remove any items that may block your way out of the room or your home.
• Discuss your fire escape plan with family and neighbors. Contact your building manager or fire department to discuss your plan if you need extra help escaping.
• Keep eyeglasses, keys, hearing aids and a phone within reaching next to your bed.
• Practice your home fire escape drill twice a year.