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Group of Students from Oak Lawn Community High School Organize a Candlelight Bowl to Raise Money for Bolivia

Ten members of the Oak Lawn Community High School Cross Countries organization are hosting a Candlelight Bowl this month to benefit the people of Bolivia, South America.  All proceeds from this event will go toward helping a group of Oak Lawn students fund a service trip to Bolivia in June of 2015.  This charity event is supported by family, friends, and OLCHS.  “Bowling for Bolivia” 2013 will take place on Friday, November 22, 2013, from 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. at Arena Lanes in Oak Lawn (4700 West 103rd Street, Oak Lawn Illinois).  The event includes dinner followed by a short program, bowling, raffles, and plenty of fun! 

In order to reach the group’s financial goal of $60,000, the ten students are continuing the legacy started by their teammates nearly eight years ago. The students have come together and have reformed a service group within the school known as “Cross Countries”. The group will focus its efforts on supporting the people of Bolivia.  With the support of the community, these students hope to raise over $12,000 from this event.  The members of “Cross Countries” include Nick Minnella, Richard Willis, Nick Raymer, Enrique Miranda, Jake Kupres, Kamila Zaremba, Luis Garcia, Jake Blazina, Eric Sciaky, and Omar Abdelrahman.

To get more information on the event and to learn more about “Cross Countries”, or to make a donation, please contact Chris Repa at (708) 203-2254 or at crepa@olchs.org.  Donations should be in the form of a check made payable to “Cross Countries” and sent to Chris Repa at Oak Lawn Community High School, 9400 Southwest Highway, Oak Lawn, Illinois 60453. 

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