Hello Grove Families:
Since the Russian invasion more than 2.3 million Ukrainian refugees have crossed the border into Poland, one million of whom are children. Many have registered within the Polish Education System. But as you can imagine, they have close to nothing to begin their school journey successfully.
One of our district’s parents is a volunteer at United for Ukraine, a group of Polish-American and Ukrainian-American volunteers from the Chicagoland area who focus on humanitarian help for Ukrainian refugees in Poland. They are organizing a drive to collect school supplies and backpacks for Ukrainian refugee children that are registered in the Polish Education System.
Our school district has been invited to participate. Please bring any donated items to Grove where there will be a donation bin to collect the items. The drive will run until April 22, 2022.
Items that are needed:
- NEW backpacks
- Lunch boxes and reusable water bottles
- Basic school supplies
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Thank you in advance for your help!