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Whiz Kid: Addams Multicultural Club

This week's Whiz Kids braved the wind and rain to help honor Arbor Day.

Each week, Bolingbrook Patch will seek suggestions from readers for individual kids, youth groups, teens, and even sports teams that wow us with their accomplishments.

We want to hear about these amazing children and teens and select one each week as the Patch Whiz Kid.  Submit your nomination in our comment box below or e-mail the information to Local Editor Brian Feldt at brianf@patch.com. Be sure to include all of the following information included below.

And without further ado, this week's Whiz Kid is...

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  • Whiz Kid: Jane Addams Multicultural Club
  • Age: Various
  • School:
  • Accomplishment: Planted tree in honor of Arbor Day.
  • Key to Awesomeness: In honor of Arbor Day, members of the Jane Addams Middle School Multicultural Club planted a Japanese Tree Lilac on the north side of the school Thursday afternoon. Alex Kornfeind, Mikal Reed, Linea Prater, Natajessia Howell and Anthony Perry all pitched in, along with faculty advisor Colleen Porritt, to dig the hole despite a driving wind and a steady drizzle. The tree was donated by the Brickman Group. (Courtesy of Valley View School District)

 

Thanks to a partnership with Nancy's Pizza, each Weekly Whiz Kid will receive a certificate good for for one free slice of pizza at the restaurant's  or  location.

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Weekly Whiz Kids may redeem their free slice of pizza at Nancy's Pizza locations in Bolingbrook, 210 N. Weber Road, and Naperville, 1275 Rickert Drive, only. For more information call the Bolingbrook location at 630-679-0700 or the Naperville restaurant at 630-355-8774.


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