Northbrook Schools Organize Concert for African Orphans
Northbrook Junior High is hosting the annual Concert for Africa fundraiser on Friday night from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The following story was based on information from a press release provided by District 28. Northbrook Junior High is hosting school district 28's ninth annual Concert for Africa fundraiser on Friday night, collecting donations for school construction projects for Kenyan orphans. The concert, at 1475 Maple Ave. in Northbrook, runs from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and features local student bands 7 Cents, Wavelength and the NBJH All-Star Band. The $10 admission includes pizza until 7:00 p.m. and a glow-in-the-dark jelly ring. District 28 adopted Spurgeon's Academy in 2004, a school in Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, after the U.S. Congress passed a bill that asks American schools to adopt and support a third world school. Over nine years, D28 …
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