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Helping through The holidays written by: Mary Martinez
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During the holiday season, Key Club hosts an ‘adopt a family’, and groups who sign up provide gifts for families who cant provide for themselves. “It is really awesome helping the community out,” senior Jasmine MalIsos said.
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Hospitals to get little toys for children’s Christmas,” senior Jasmine ith the holiday season rapidly approaching, the need to help around the community rises. Many people are Malisos said. Key Club helps out the community during the Holidays by not able to have a happy holiday season because they getting families excited for Christmas. Key Club works on getting don’t have the money or resources that others have. Clubs at North are planning to help out and make the food for little kids for the holidays and adopt-a-family to make their Christmas merry and bright. community better this season by volunteering. “Adopt-a-family goes towards helping families during Christmas. “It’s neat to be able to plan out the events for HOSA. We plan We as a club are in charge of either the city of Liberty or Kansas ahead for the activities we will do in the months ahead. Individual City. We sit with the city and talk about families that need help for people will be in charge of the event or activity,” senior Kaylin the holidays,” Key Club junior president Kimberlie Mason said. Robinson said. Key Club is known for helping out the Students in these clubs are always trying to help with events and activities “This year we wanted to help out community. The key club will clean up the town of Liberty and help donate to families hosted at school, especially for the the community more than any and hospitals. Holidays. There is lots of planning that “I’ve done some community service for Key goes into each event, but the places other year. This shows to the Club like adopt a highway. We meet by Lewis that HOSA voulenteers at go toward community that we help out and we and Clark and clean up around there. I’ve put many people that can use the money to help their holiday season be less of actually care for people and their together at a church’s ‘snack packs’ and that’s for kids that a hassle. mental/physical health,” senior when we put lunches together don’t have any food. The last thing is students “HOSA is Health Occupations Kaylin robinson said. helping out during parent-teacher conferences Students of America and I think that which are PT clean up, which we get a cart it is just not helping the people of goodies for teachers to have while they are having conferences in hospitals, it’s also about helping out people within the with parents,” freshman Isabel Tysdal said. community. Such as Harvesters, Ronald McDonald or cleaning up Key Club and HOSA are doing community service to help out the the streets to make Liberty a nice place to live,” science teacher cities of Liberty and Kansas City, HOSA has an annual blood drive. Barabra Williams said. Students 16 years and older and staff members can go give blood Getting to help at Harvesters and Ronald McDonald House during one day of school. has an impact on the Holidays for those in the community. Hosa “I volunteered to help Mrs.Williams with the blood drive. Us works to help others not just those attending North. Every year students that helped had to be there by 5:45 am, so we can help HOSA does a carnival during April to help raise money for the unpack and get set up. We worked for over 10 hours that day, local hospitals. while I was helping others I had thought to help the community by “For HOSA, we had done a carnival picnic, which had raised giving blood since I am healthy,” senior Yahya Ahmed said. awareness for disabilities. We raised the money and put it towards
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