Article: Diving in to help West Chicago swim team members hold fundraiser for WeGo 2 Africa project.(Neighbor)(Neighbor sports)

Byline: Ron Skrabacz

The peace on Earth side of the equation might still be unsolved, but members of the Community High School of West Chicago swim team did their part last month to at least see that goodwill toward men was alive and well during the holiday season.

On Dec. 2, 10 members of the high school swim team, along with members of the West Chicago Sharks, participated in a swimathon to raise money to help students in Angola in south-central Africa.

They raised more than $800, which will be used to help purchase supplies for the villagers in Sakutopi, Angola.

Sophomore Kelly Loftus and junior Rachel Howe initiated the event as a ...

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