Timber Ridge collects DVDs for injured soldiers

Students in Lori Deininger's homeroom class at Timber Ridge Middle School recently collected new and used DVDs in an effort to lift the spirits of injured soldiers who are recovering in a U.S. military hospital in Germany.

Deininger saw a poster for the community project in a local restaurant and brought the idea to her students, who were very receptive to the project. They planned and promoted the effort, and collected 65 DVDs to ship to Germany. Students from across all grade levels were asked to write letters to the soldiers, which would accompany the DVDs.

Timber Ridge, one of five middle schools in Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, is located at 2101 Bronk Road in Plainfield.

For more information, contact Deininger at (815) 439-3410, ext. 1103.