Service Day 2019 !
St. Francis Xavier Parish School's 10th Annual Day of Service
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See how Francis the Falcon prepared for the 10th Annual Service Day
2019 Service Day Statistics - The SFX School Community made a difference
"Go forth and set the world on fire"
These are the words of Saint Ignatius Loyola to his friend, St. Francis Xavier, 
as Francis left his home to do mission work in India and the Far East. 
We proudly used these words as we commissioned our children to serve the people of God.

We are honored to share with you, the following recap of
St. Francis Xavier School's Service Day 2019:
PARENT, FACULTY & STAFF VOLUNTEERS
We are BLESSED to have the dedication and support from our Parents, Faculty and Staff to make this day possible:

  • Over 200 Parent Volunteers
  • Over 50 Faculty and Staff Members
PRESCHOOL 4 – ST. FRANCIS XAVIER FOOD PANTRY
  • Made 120 ornaments
  • Decorated two trees
  • Sorted over 300 food items for the SFX Food Pantry
KINDERGARTEN – BROOKFIELD ZOO
  • Spent the morning at Brookfield Zoo, they adopted “Arneta” a reticulated giraffe. They had a chat about giraffes with the zoo keeper,
  • Made giraffe ornaments and decorated their own tree in front of the lions. 
  • They visited and sang many carols to the animals, both big and small, from the polar bears to the mole rats, the dolphins and the monkeys.  
GRADE ONE – BETHLEHEM WOODS
  • 90 Christmas cards were made for Bethlehem Woods & Interfaith Community Partners 
  • Sang 12 songs to 50 residents of Bethlehem Woods 
  • 25 parent volunteers 
  • 100 Bingo prizes handed out
GRADE TWO – ST. BLASÉ CHURCH
  • Made 100 ornaments
  • Crafted 40 bookmarks
  • Completed 1 lesson ( taught entirely in POLISH)
  • Learned 10 new words
  • An incredible 1750 BOOKS collected, sorted and donated
GRADE THREE – MARILLAC HOUSE
  • Students wrapped 54 books to donate to the Marillac House toddler and pre-school classrooms
  • Plus, 65 Homebound Elderly Care Kits (including socks, lotion, and chapstick with homemade Christmas cards)
  • They also collected: 38 Adult Coats, 119 Child and Baby Coats, 143 Hats, 27 Scarves, 53 Pairs of Gloves & 1 Pair of Boots
GRADE FOUR with GRADE SEVEN FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN
  • Raised $300 in Quarters for FMSC
  • Made 150 hygiene gift bags for SFX Food Pantry clients
  • Crafted 150 cards for SFX Food Pantry clients
  • Packed 165 boxes (enough to make 35,640 meals)
  • 97 children will be fed for a year at a cost of $8553
GRADE FIVE – AMERICAN LEGION HALL
  • Assembled 90 care packages containing 1,587 items such as shaving cream, nail clippers, puzzles, books and hats
  • Wrote 50 letters to active service men and women
  • Honored 50 Veterans and Active Duty Men and Women at a beautiful mass on Veteran’s Day on Nov 11th
  • Learned facts about military through a trivia game run by a Veteran, Dr. Moroney
  • Learned proper flag etiquette and proper way of folding from a veteran at the American legion and saw a video of army airborne jumping from planes
  • Gave the veterans at American legion a gift of a Blackhawks hat donated by a SFX family 
GRADE SIX – SUBURBANITE BOWL
  • SFX students and 71 Seaspar friends bowled together at Suburbanite Bowl
  • Gave tons of high fives
  • Shared many smiles
GRADE 8 – GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY
  • Unpacked, bagged and distributed
  • 1014 lbs of pears
  • 1617 lbs of apples
  • 1116 lbs of cabbage
  • 1200 lbs of peppers
  • 1800 lbs of onions
  • 1200 lbs of tomatoes
  • 33 total volunteers
  • 376 people fed
  • 90 years was the oldest volunteer
GRADE 8 – HELPING HANDS
  • 16 students, 5 adults, and 25 clients
  • 30 ornaments made
  • countless games of UNO, Minute to Win It and multitude of smiles
GRADE 8 – Big Shoulders/St Constance School 
  • 30% of students below the poverty line
  • Secret Santa shopped with 130 children (pre-k-8th)
  • Wrapped 800 Christmas gifts and exchanged countless Christmas wishes
Thank You to the 2019 Service Day Volunteers
We are grateful for your dedication, stewardship and for setting an example of living your faith for your children. We would like to thank EVERY parent and staff volunteer who so generously gave your time, and in a special way, we give thanks to:

2019 Service Day Co-Chairs
Katie Kanzer and Larissa Bilecki

2020 Service Day Co-Chairs
Lauren Keach & Kristy Rhatigan

Video
Sean Cutler

Service Day T-Shirts
Bridget Weber

Service Coordinators 
Maria Onesto-Moran
Lauren Keach
Mary Gibbons
Sara Edwards

Grade Level Leads
Amy Burgland & Michelle Horrigan
Lindsey Mackenzie
Clare Pasquesi & Emily Czuba
Emily Bersnak
Nancy Owen & Katie Stritch
Angela Donegan
Katie Hogerty & Bridget Briscoe
Kristy Rhatigan
Sara Edwards
Colleen Olson

St. Francis Xavier's Dedicated Teachers and Staff