Hundreds Attend Marlowe's Breakfast with Santa, Fireside Feast

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Hundreds kicked off the holidays this weekend at the District 158 Foundation’s annual Breakfast with Santa and the inaugural Santa’s Fireside Feast. 

Both events, held at , helped raise thousands of dollars for the foundation.

At the events, children were able to visit with Santa and enjoy fun holiday activities with their families.

They also got the chance to see some of their favorite teachers and school district administrators, who served up food to the families at the event.

Many also bid on some of the 14 raffle baskets available at the event.

Each of the schools in the district created a basket or baskets, which were raffled off to help raise money for the foundation.

Each January, the foundation awards grants to classroom teachers to help enhance education. The foundation also hands out scholarships to graduating seniors at Huntley High School each year.

In the past eight years, the foundation has awarded more than $120,000 in classroom grants and $90,000 in scholarships.

It raises those funds through events such as the Breakfast with Santa, and the upcoming BritBeat concert on Jan. 21 at Huntley High School.

For information, to get tickets or to volunteer, contact d158foundation@comcast.net, or visit at www.district158.org/education-foundation/.