Continuing Needs List
LYDIA is not-for-profit and therefore donations are tax deductible.
Technology:
Digital camera – for students’ projects, newsletters, yearbook
Laptop projector – for classroom lessons & presentations
Microscope
Balance scale
Reading program: A grant from the Ralph and Mildred Johnson fund of the Community Needs Funds of Northern Illinois has provided a grant to purchase the “Accelerated Reader Program.” To help with the motivation for the reading program incentives would be helpful:
Suggested Incentives (prizes):
McDonald’s gift certificates
Burger King gift certificates
Pizza gift certificates
Park District passes
Movie passes
Target gift certificates
Walmart gift certificates
Mall gift certificates
Lazer tag certificates
Nickel World certificates
School supplies:
Printer paper, pencils, pens, calculators, spiral notebooks, poster board, pocket folders, etc.
Books are needed for the Accelerated Reading Program:
What was your favorite book in school? It may become a favorite of a LYDIA student, too.
We need help expanding our reading library.
Books need to be a 3rd to 12th grade reading level interesting to
high-schoolers. Some titles are:
Thank you to those that have donated books:
Sarah Circle, First Evangelical Free Church-Rockford
Marcy LeMaster, Renaisance Learning
Rick and Chris Walton
The following books are high interest subjects for our students and at the appropriate reading level:
Jumping the Nail by Eve Bunting
Chicago Blues by Julie Reece Deaver
A Sudden Silence by Eve Bunting
Someone was Watching by David Patneaude
The Car by Gary Paulsen
It Happened to Nancy by Anonymous
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Holes by Louis Sachar
Old Ways, New Ways by Tana Reiff
Just for Today by Tan Reiff
The Silver Skateboard by Bob Wright
To make a donation please send to Lydia-Rockford, 2323 S. Sixth St, Rockford, IL 61104
OR call 966-0039 for pick up.