2015 Grad Spree a success
More than 250 Marion High School graduates and their guests participated in the 2015 Grad Spree.Marion Unit #2 Schools Foundation and the Marion Area Chamber of Commerce sponsor Grad Spree, which was started 30 years ago to help insure that graduation is the beginning of a new life, not the end of one.
We provide a night of fun-filled activities at the SIU-C Rec Center, following graduation ceremonies. Graduates (and their guest if they invite one) met in the parking lot of Rent One Park and boarded buses for Carbondale between 11:00 PM and 11:30PM. All activities were in a drug-free and alcohol-free environment. Participants were prohibited from leaving the activities and no student drove to the event. Graduates returned to Rent One Park at approximately 4:30 AM.
Marion’s 2015 Grad Spree was FREE TO ALL SENIORS and only $10 for one guest. The cost of this event is covered by direct donations and dollars raised at various Marion Chamber of Commerce fundraisers. The event costs approximately $50 per student.
There is still time to make a donation to Grad Spree. If you are interested, click here.
Please thank our sponsors thus far:
- Gold
- Silver
- Black Diamond Harley Davidson
- Silkworm
- Peoples National Bank
- Blumenstock Construction
- Shawnee Enterprises, Inc.
- Bank of Herrin
- McDonalds
- First Southern Bank
- The Insurance House
- Walmart Foundation
- Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation
- Commercial Janitorial Services
- Liberty Signs, LLC
Also, please thank our volunteers:
- Chad Phillips
- Greg Smothers
- Rick Richert
- Yvonne Richert
- Andrew Hastie
- Katie Hastie
- Jim Parker
- Travis Dunbar
- Matt Carnaghi
- Kenya Garner
- Doug Peebles
- Ashley Gott
- Kristin Paul
- John Holst
- Mike Ben Avi
- Dalus Ben Avi
- Paul Roth
- Corey Peters
- Riane Dick
- Joyce Ridgeway
- Richard Ridgeway
- Salina Dunbar
- Amber Ciochetto
- David Hughes
- Marilyn Jones
- Jill Johnson
