ABOVE: Project Success’ Jamie Nightlinger serves dinner to some guests at Thursday’s Lights on Afterschool event at the Laura Lee Fellowship House.
Between 4 and 7 PM Thursday at Danville’s Laura Lee Fellowship House Project Success of Vermilion County had their first of four scheduled “Lights On Afterschool 2026” programs. Project Success Violence Prevention and Family Outreach Coordinator Jamie Nightlinger says this is all about celebrating and promoting afterschool programs, and promoting their importance.
AUDIO: Lights On Afterschool is a nationally recognized celebration of afterschool programs; and just celebrating across the United States everywhere the importance of your kids having somewhere to be after school, a safe place to learn.
(2nd Picture) Project Success’ Gloria Sermersheim assists a visiting student with a Halloween tattoo.
The other celebrations will be 4 to 8 PM Thurs Oct 29th in Oakwood Park to promote Oakwood area programs; 4:30 to 7 also Thurs the 29th at Illini Skateland to celebrate programs for Westville, Georgetown, and Salt Fork students; and then 5 to 7 PM Friday, October 30th in the Hoopeston Civic Center. Nightlinger says, come by as a family and learn what Project Success programs can do for you.
AUDIO: Community resources will be set up at the others as well. (So a parent with kids that would like to have more information, just get over to these events.) Yes sir; come join us, everybody’s welcome. Food, games, we’ve got some art projects, some STEM projects.
Project Success of Vermilion County’s address is 917 N. Walnut St., Suite 203 in Danville.
