Show Your Lemont Indians Spirit and Help the Hungry

We're continuing Patch's Spirit Challenge as the Lemont Indians look to go to the Class 6A championship. Share photos of your school spirt and you'll help feed the needy in town by donating a canned good for every photo shared.

Hey Lemont Indians fans—are you ready to show your school spirit and help the hungry along the way? Crete-Monee will face the Lemont Indians at home this weekend in the semifinal of the Class 6A high school football playoffs, and Patch is challenging the school community and its fans to rise to the challenge. In the School Spirit Playoff Challenge, Indians fans are asked to share their school spirit with their respective communities by uploading photos to Patch. For every photo that shows the school spirit of the Lemont Indians, Lemont Patch will donate one canned good to the Lemont Township Food Pantry. Last week, each photo shared by Oak Forest fans on Patch also resulted in a canned good donation to Together We Cope. The more photos, …

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Linda Ozbolt

4:43 pm on Friday, November 9, 2012

Hey, Indians fans - keep those photos coming! And thanks, Becca, for getting the ball rolling!   more ›

Lemont: Show Your Spirit, Help the Hungry

We're pitting the Lemont Indians against the Oak Forest Bengals in Patch's Spirit Challenge, as the two schools battle in the IHSA playoffs. Share photos of your school spirt and you'll help feed those in need.

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