Organizations give back to those in need
Volunteers serve families a thanksgiving meal at the Dove Springs Recreation Center. Students from the Correctional Student Internship volunteered to help.
As the holidays quickly appproach, clubs and organizations give the gift of giving through different programs during this festive season.
JROTC is giving back by organizing their annual Operation Shoebox. They gather all the basic necessities and send them out to the troops.
“We gather a box of things that we think they don’t have and send it to them,” junior Tommy So said.
Other groups and organizations have also helped such as the Key Club who .
Key Club is partnered with UNICEF, which helps out with giving back by organizing many different activities for children and families such as Merry Memories for children.
“Yearly we have about 2,000 kids to donate toys and do photo shoots with,” junior Valentina Tovar said.
Also this year some of the choir students did their part by getting together and organizing to help out families in the Dove Springs area.
The choir officers organized for students to go to the Dove Springs area and help families get their houses cleaned up for the holidays. They helped at least four families get their house cleaned.
“I think we made them feel good because some people had nobody to help them,” sophomore Hazel Rodriguez said
“This one guy was living by himself and his face lit up when we helped him.”
Another organization that has given their help and care to people are the health science practicum students who gave back in a unique way.
Recently some of the students from Rebecca Jenschke’s class dressed up as elves and went to the hospital to cheer up the patients that have to be there for the holidays and filled the hallways with joy.
“It makes me feel good helping the patients out because they are in the hospital and it sucks,” junior Anastasia Barr said.
Akins also provides resources for anything that students may need whether it be food all the way down to clothes.
Colleen Arnold in Student Support Services offers forms from the outside organizations to help students and families.
“I see it as a role of helping Akins and students, I can provide them with resources to the things that they may need,” social worker Arnold said.
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