Toy Drive to benefit IHAD

Dear LycéeLA Community,

Each year, one of our favorite events in Middle School is to coordinate the Toy Drive for the elementary, middle and high school, which benefits the "I Have A Dream Foundation" (IHAD) and their students (aka Dreamers).

IHAD is a unique program that helps underprivileged children by providing a long-term program of after-school, academic enhancement and summer activities. When the Foundation has the necessary funds, they select an entire class of first graders in an under-resourced local neighborhood and follow them for 10 years - from 1st grade through high school and into college.

We, the Student Council and the LycéeLA Community, have been following two groups of students in recent years: one group of Dreamers is in 6th grade (P20-Inglewood) and another group is now in 11th grade (P19-Boyle Heights). Our Student Council journey began with them when the Boyle Heights dreamer scholars were in 1st grade and they are now 11th graders – all grown and almost out of high school

Please join our Toy Drive (accepting actual toy donations – Wish List below) and Virtual Drive to sponsor additional gifts, alternative learning materials and the Dreamers' outreach event in June 2024.

We want to ensure that we continue to put a smile on the faces of the Dreamers, whatever their age!

Please help us spread Holiday Cheer and bring a smile to those less fortunate.

Thank you in advance for your donations and generosity.

LycéeLA Middle School Student Council

Wish List

Program 20 – Inglewood:

*Hot list! Items appeared on 2-5 of the Dreamers’ lists

Program 19 – Boyle Heights: