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The annual Give-A-Thon is a four-decade-plus tradition at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire.

In its 41st year, Give-A-Thon for 2025 included the Wednesday, Dec. 3 distribution day when students helped to load bags of wrapped gifts, baby items and food for delivery. Bicycles and trikes, totaling 48, were either assembled, some donning bright bows, or the large boxes of bikes were wrapped with festive holiday paper for later assembly by mystical helping hands.

Give-A-Thon is a student project of the National Honor Society (NHS). During November, students networked to raise funds to purchase items such as clothing, food, toys, baby needs, plus more.

Approximately 200 boxes of food were brought to the Vernon Township Food Pantry in

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