Illinois
School for the Visually Impaired
658 East State Street
Jacksonville, IL 62650
217-479-4400 (Toll Free 800-919-5617) TTY: 217-479-4415 Fax:
217-479-4479 E-mail: dhs.isvi@illinois.gov
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GENERAL INFORMATION NEWS PARENTS |
Braille Sports Car Rally
An additional highlight of the Rally involved the ISVI
Parent
All during the week, prior to the event, students were
excited about the sports car rally and could be heard expressing how much they
were looking forward to participating. The mayor of Jacksonville, Ron Tendick,
was one of the drivers. Students sat proudly in the cars as they
ISVI's Dietary Department out did themselves with a
picnic lunch enjoyed by everyone present. The Franklin Lions Club donated cotton
candy for the event. Staff member, Dan Thompson, organized the Car Rally with
the assistance of his committee members. The winning teams and their finishing times are as
follows: This year boasted a record number of 15 participating
teams ensuring that next year will be even better. Thanks goes out to all who
helped, drove, navigated and came out to support the navigator and driver teams! Drivers & Navigator Teams: Tracy Orr, Parent Association President, would like to
thank everyone who participated in the weekend events. The Parent Association
made about $900 on the raffle plus $200 after expenses on the flea market. Winners of Basket Raffle |
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Organization as they hosted a flea market in ISVI’s gymnasium.
Approximately 15 vendors participated in the event as students enjoyed visiting
the booths where they got some great bargains. The event was organized by Tracy
Orr, president of the parent organization.
As part of the flea market event,
members of ISVI staff filled a dozen baskets based on themes such as Holiday,
Harvest, Spa, Java, Pasta, etc. The baskets were extremely creative and lots of
fun. Serena Preston, ISVI educator, organized the basket fund raiser. A big
thank you goes to all who assisted with the fund raiser and to those who bought
tickets for the raffle as parent organization fund raiser earned approximately
$900!
navigated their
drivers through the course. Several ISVI parents were on campus and able to
participate in the event with their children. A large crowd cheered each team as
they took off and again upon their arrival back to campus. What a wonderful
experience for these students.
