Homer Gives Back
Skyler Powers
The holiday season is upon us and, once again, charities and fundraisers are asking for your help to give back. The Homer Central School District has done their part throughout the holiday season with fundraisers, charity drop-off boxes, and sales to help folks in need this year.
Before Thanksgiving came and went, the Homer Intermediate School held a canned food drive to help people put together their Thanksgiving feasts. The drive collected more than canned goods; any nonperishable item was also eligible for the drive. The HTA (Homer Teachers Association) also held a canned food/nonperishable item drive. This drive was not open for student contribution, but the teachers built up a generous pile of items for the Scott Food Pantry.
The Intermediate is once again giving back to the community by holding a toy drive. The toys collected will be picked up by the Toys for Tots Foundation, which will then be distributed to children in need this holiday season. The items or donations can be toys, cards, board games, and so on. The toys must be new and unwrapped or the foundation will not accept them. So break out those dusty, unused, and unopened Christmas presents from last year and take them down to the Homer Intermediate School. Homer also participated in a Holiday Card Drive this year. This drive collected cards to brighten holiday spirits and was present throughout Homer from the eighth to the sixteenth of December.
Last of all, SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), a club in the Homer Senior High School, is holding a fundraiser which sells Red Ribbon t-shirts. The money raised will be used for research and support for people living with HIV/AIDS. If you buy a Red Ribbon t-shirt, then you can also contribute further by participating in the Homer High School’s annual human Red Ribbon at 7:45 in the morning on December 23rd. Make this the club’s biggest Red Ribbon yet!
