{"id":55300,"date":"2017-08-04T20:22:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T20:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=55300"},"modified":"2017-08-04T20:30:23","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T20:30:23","slug":"project-promise-tcp-students-raise-more-than-1k-for-annual-fundraiser-to-benefit-children-with-disabilities-tcp-also-raising-money-gor-local-student-and-family-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=55300","title":{"rendered":"Project Promise TCP Students Raise More Than $1K For Annual Fundraiser To Benefit Children With Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">ST. CROIX &#8212; Project Promise\u2019s Caterpillar Project (TCP) students raised more than $1,000 in two weeks for a Chicago-area fundraiser held annually to benefit children with disabilities, according to a recently issued releasre. The Caterpillars raised $1060 for the Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby that was held today, and the effort was part of the TCP students\u2019 monthly community service project.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cLast summer the Chicago area supported our back to school supplies project, and this year we wanted to give back,\u201d remarked Project Promise founder and president Resa O\u2019Reilly.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby is\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"\">a signature annual fundraiser benefiting Special Olympics Illinois, and teams purchase and adopt yellow rubber ducks to race down the Chicago River.\u00a0\u00a0This year, organizers had a goal of adopting 60,000 rubber duckies and with the monies raised, our Caterpillars had 270 rubber ducks entered in the Chicago river race.\u00a0\u00a0Proceeds from the annual fundraiser will benefit over 22,000 athletes and more than 20,000 Young Athletes across Illinois.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"\">It costed $5 to adopt a rubber duck and Ms. O\u2019Reilly set a total goal of $450 to be raised by the students.\u00a0\u00a0TCP student Vianca Medina was the top fundraiser, collecting $466 for the effort which the students began on July 10, 2017.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">\u201cI&#8217;m really proud of our Caterpillars for going above and beyond our goal,\u201d concluded\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">O\u2019Reilly.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This summer the Caterpillars are also raising money to purchase school supplies for a local student with Down\u2019s Syndrome and will be gathering hygiene products and clothing for a local family in need.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. 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