District 88 Foundation hosts, participates in two annual events to raise funds to benefit District 88 students

On March 3, the District 88 Foundation hosted its annual Dennis Doyle 3-on-3 Classic District 88 Foundation Basketball Tournament at Willowbrook. The tournament takes place in memory of Willowbrook staff member Dennis Doyle, who passed away in 2011. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the foundation, which supports students at Addison Trail and Willowbrook. Left: Willowbrook Principal Dr. Daniel Krause (left) participates in the event. Right: Members of the Doyle family help run the event. See more photos below from the event.

On March 11, the Partnership for Inspired Education (PIE) Foundation hosted its annual fundraiser at Drury Lane. Top left: PIE Foundation and District 88 Board of Education President Donna Craft Cain thanks those in attendance for their support of the foundation. Top middle: District 88 Superintendent Dr. Scott Helton greets the crowd. Top right: (From left) Helton, Salt Creek School District 48 Superintendent Dr. John Correll, Addison School District 4 Superintendent John Langton and District 45 Superintendent Dr. Anthony Palmisano host a live auction during the event. Bottom left: State Sen. Tom Cullerton and his wife, Stacey (who are Willowbrook parents), place a bid on an auction item during the fundraiser. Bottom middle: Al Reed with Boulevard Jewelers & Coins in Villa Park wins the "Big Raffle" prize of a Dell laptop, donated by IT Savvy. Bottom right: Willowbrook Athletic Director Bob Daly wins the second "Big Raffle" prize of a Toshiba 50-inch LED - 4K Ultra HD TV, sponsored by FGM Architects, First Student
and Wold Architects & Engineers.

The District 88 Foundation recently hosted and participated in two annual events.

On March 3, the foundation hosted its Dennis Doyle 3-on-3 Classic District 88 Foundation Basketball Tournament at Willowbrook. There were divisions for student players in seventh though twelfth grade, as well as an Open Division for players 18 years old and older. The winning team in each division received a prize. Fourteen teams competed this year, and the tournament raised about $1,600 for the foundation, which will benefit students at Addison Trail and Willowbrook. The event also featured concessions and a raffle for Bulls tickets, as well as a raffle for Sox tickets (which were donated by Hauser, Izzo, Petrarca, Gleason & Stillman, LLC).

The tournament takes place in memory of Willowbrook staff member Dennis Doyle, who passed away in 2011. Doyle came to Willowbrook in 1994, after several years of coaching basketball. He was the Head Basketball Coach from 1994 to 2006, as well as a Guidance Counselor. Doyle believed each person should have a passion and must compete each day to achieve his or her goals. For those who had the opportunity to know Coach Doyle, he truly was a Willowbrook Warrior in every sense of the word. For more information about the District 88 Foundation, go to www.dupage88.net/foundation. See more photos below from the event.

The District 88 Foundation also is a member of the Partnership for Inspired Education (PIE) Foundation and participated in PIE’s annual fundraiser on March 11 at Drury Lane. That event featured a performance of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” dinner and an auction with more than 100 items such as sports memorabilia, tickets to events, jewelry, gift certificates and other unique items. About 120 people attended the event, which raised about $13,000. Proceeds will benefit students in District 88, Addison School District 4, District 45 and Salt Creek School District 48.

The PIE Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that serves public school students in those school districts. Founded in 2009, PIE is designed to be the foundation that supports a long-term partnership with the community, businesses, schools and, most importantly, the children served. For more information about PIE, go to www.piefoundation.org. Funds raised by the PIE Foundation and the District 88 Foundation have been used to support District 88 students through initiatives such as providing computers and Internet access, subsidizing Advanced Placement (AP)/college-level tests and offering mini-grants for staff to develop instructional opportunities for students.