Packs4LH 2017

Last year’s inaugural Packs4LH fundraiser was brilliant in its simplicity: send every Skyview Elementary student home for Thanksgiving break with a bag packed full of healthy, non-perishable food to share with his or her family. The campaign, organized by 100 Women of Lake Highlands, the Exchange Club and Knights of Columbus, raised more than $40,000 and provided so many bags of food to Skyview families that extras were sent to kids at nearby Aikin.

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This year, Aikin children will be the focus, and their need is urgent.

Aikin, which serves more than 750 students in pre-K through sixth grade, has approximately 650 kids living at or below the poverty level. Languages from all over the world are spoken in Aikin households, and 85 percent qualify for free or reduced lunch.

If you’d like to help, dine out on Tuesday, Oct. 16 any time of day, and these restaurants will kick back a percentage to the cause: Cedar and Vine, Resident Taqueria, Taco Diner Lake Highlands, Shady’s Burger and Brewhaha, Tony’s Pizza and Pasta, Picasso’s or Mi Cocina.

You may also go online here to make a donation.

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  • Carol Toler

    Blogger CAROL TOLER and her husband, Toby, are the parents of four LHHS graduates. She has an MBA from SMU and is the proud recipient of the Exchange Club of LH's Unsung Hero Award and Councilman McGough's Blake Anderson Public Service Award. She received LHHS PTA's Extended Service Award, FMJH PTA's Charger Award and a Life Membership from the LHFC PTA. She has moderated candidate debates for Dallas Mayor, Dallas City Council and RISD Trustee races and taught seminars on garnering publicity for nonprofits. She completed training with Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation and Inside RISD, and she's a sustaining member of LH Women's League. She has served on the boards of After8 to Educate, Dallas Free Press, Healing Hands Ministries and Camp Sweeney and chaired fundraisers for multiple Dallas nonprofits. Email ctoler@advocatemag.com.