'Lights on After School' rally/fall party set Oct. 22
DANVILLE – The Georgetown-Ridge Farm Teen REACH group will host a "Lights on After School" rally/fall party from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 22 in the parking lot at the Georgetown-Ridge Farm group's site.
They will be joined by members of the Danville Family YMCA Teen REACH program.
The rally is part of more than 7,500 such events across the country to emphasize the importance of keeping the lights on and the doors open for afterschool programs.
The Afterschool Alliance states that funding has not kept up with demand, and millions of children are alone and unsupervised after the school-day ends.
The event will include food, activities and a raffle. Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School and Mary Miller Junior High School students and families are especially invited to participate.
Teen REACH of Vermilion County serves approximately 300 Vermilion County youths each year through a grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services and strong support from other community agencies.
For more information or to register to attend, call Kimberly David at 822-2580 or e-mail her at kdavid@vcprojectsuccess.org.
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