By Taylor Stirsman
During the month of November, Mrs. Karin Stephan’s sdvisory of sophomores ran project to help gather donations of needed items to send to soldiers fighting overseas.
The project ran from the beginning of November to Thanksgiving. Donations that were gathered are being sent into Operation Gratitude.
The class decided tin heir freshman year that each year they wanted to do at least one charity project. Kenzie Timmons mentioned that she would like to do something for soldiers. Timmons and fellow classmates gathered boxes to collect donations in and found a list of items that soldiers needed. Students talked to Principal Jodlowski about how to set up the project in the school and researched which charity to send in the donations.
Items included: aspirin, baby powder, baby wipes, books, breath mints, dental floss, deodorant, dry soup, electrolyte replacement drink mix, eye drops/ eye wash, foot powder, gum, Kleenex, lip balm, lotion, mouthwash, pens, paper, envelopes, phone cards, pillows, playing cards, protein powders/ protein bars, Q-tips, socks, toilet paper, toiletries, sunglasses, sunscreen, toothbrushes and toothpaste and t-shirts.
“We received about a computer box full of items to send in. The students were expecting to get piles and piles of donations so they were feeling discouraged and like we weren’t very successful. I still see it as a success because the students learned to help those that are in need, do research, and talk to administrators, which can sometimes be scary,” said Stephan.
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