Catholic school students and families are reaching out to assist vulnerable people during this holiday season.
Sacred Heart Academy students have collected 1,367 Christmas gifts for the school’s 30th annual Appalachian Gift Drive. They gathered to sort and load them on Dec. 5.
Seventeen students from the academy planned to travel to Kermit, West Virginia, to deliver the gifts. The donations will stock Christian Help of Mingo County’s no-cost Santa Shop.
Immaculata Classical Academy students collected more than 350 items — including sweatshirts, gloves, hand warmers and blankets — for Franciscan Kitchen to distribute to people experiencing homelessness. The students prepped the donations for delivery on Dec. 4.
St. Raphael School students participated in age-appropriate service projects with St. Vincent de Paul Louisville in November and December. The projects “directly support local families and reinforce core elements of the Catholic faith and religion curriculum,” said a release from the school.
