District 88 and Addison Trail staff members support the Village of Addison Sister Cities program

On Aug. 24, District 88 and Addison Trail staff members participated in the Village of Addison Sister Cities Golf Adventure, which was a fundraiser for the village’s Sister Cities program with Triggiano, Italy. Through that student-exchange program, Addison hosts students from Triggiano, and Addison Trail students travel to Italy. Top left: Pictured are members of the winning golf team. They are (from left) Willowbrook Assistant Principal Doug Wildes, Addison Trail Counselor Shane Cole, Addison Trail Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department Chair Juliann Boudouris and Addison Trail CTE teacher Mike Maaske. Top right: (From left) District 88 Director of Technology, Teaching and Learning Aaron Lenaghan; parent of Addison Trail alumni Suzanne Flemming; and District 88 Director of Business Services Bob Flemming participate in the golf outing. Bottom left: Addison Trail World Language Teacher Enza Spilotro, Addison Trail World Language Department Chair Erica Craig, District 88 Superintendent Dr. Scott Helton and Addison Trail Assistant Principal Iridia Niewinski enjoy the event. Bottom right: Pictured are Addison Trail students (from left) senior Chiara Levato, alumnus Jonathan Nevarez (class of 2015), junior Mia Rumps and senior Ariana Calderone. Levato, Rumps and Calderone will travel to Italy this spring as part of the Village of Addison Sister Cities program, and Nevarez traveled to Italy in 2014 through the program.

Village of Addison Mayor Rich Veenstra helps hand out prizes during the Village of Addison Sister Cities Golf Adventure on Aug. 24. His wife, Mary Ann, is pictured at right.

On Aug. 24, District 88 and Addison Trail staff members participated in the Village of Addison Sister Cities Golf Adventure at Links & Tees Golf Facility in Addison.

The golf outing was a fundraiser for the village’s Sister Cities program with Triggiano, Italy. Through that student-exchange program, Addison hosts students from Triggiano, and Addison Trail students travel to Italy.

Nearly 60 people participated in the fundraiser, and proceeds will go toward scholarships for students who want to participate in the Sister Cities program. The Village of Addison Sister Cities Committee continues to raise funds on behalf of Addison Trail students to provide scholarships for them to travel to Italy.

The members of the winning golf team are Addison Trail Counselor Shane Cole, Willowbrook Assistant Principal Doug Wildes, Addison Trail Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department Chair Juliann Boudouris and Addison Trail CTE teacher Mike Maaske. As the winners, they received the Village of Addison Sister Cities Mayor’s Trophy.

If you are interested in joining the Village of Addison Sister Cities Committee, or for more information about the program, contact Marianne Fotopoulos with the Village of Addison at mfotopoulos@addison-il.org.