Students give of their time to help those in need

Sacred Heart Academy students loaded toys to be delivered to children and families in Kermit, W.Va. Photo Special to The Record
Sacred Heart Academy students loaded toys to be delivered to children and families in Kermit, W.Va. Photo Special to The Record

Students around the Archdiocese of Louisville have donated their time to help the most needy in the city and as far away as West Virginia. They’ve also donated thousands of toys and taken part in many activities in their schools to support those in need. The following are a few examples of what students have done.

  •  A group of St. Xavier High School students set headstones on the graves of the indigent buried at Meadow View Cemetery. The effort was part of the “Headstone Project,” an outreach ministry of the school’s St. Joseph of Arimathea Society. The headstones were made by the students who are part of the society.
  • Sacred Heart Academy students collected more than 2,000 toys during its 21st annual Christmas toy drive to benefit children and families in Kermit, W.Va. Students also raised more than $700 for food baskets for families in Kermit.
    On Nov. 9 a group of students, faculty members and parent volunteers traveled to Kermit to deliver the toys to Christian Help of Mingo County, an emergency aid agency. The agency will distribute the toys to families in need.
    Students also worked with children in an after-school program which is part of a ministry called ABLE Families. ABLE Families is operated by Christian Help of Mingo County.
  • The junior class Beta Club members of Assumption High School will sing Christmas carols at Nazareth Home on Dec. 8. The students will give out handmade Christmas cards.
    The Beta Club members will also help to set up for the Thanksgiving dinner at Uspiritus Children’s Home Nov. 20 and will return Nov. 24 to help serve the meal.
  • Students at St. Leonard Preschool took part in the fourth annual “Pajama Program,” which collects pajamas for children in need. The program is sponsored by Scholastic, Inc., an organization which publishes and distributes books and educational material for schools. Scholastic will donate a book for every pair collected. The students collected 30 pairs of pajamas.
  • Third-graders at St. Athanasius School will collect books for the Kosair Children’s Hospital emergency room’s Child Life Team.
  • Holy Trinity School’s musical theater program presented “A Barnyard Musical” Nov. 16 for residents of The Little Sisters of the Poor St. Joseph’s Home.
  • A group of Presentation Academy students partnered with Hand in Hand Ministries to repair homes in Appalachia in April.
  • Sixth-grade students at Our Lady of Lourdes School took part in a school-wide service project where they collected candy for Gilda’s Club.
    Members of the student council also collected and donated more than 300 pairs of socks to the Forgotten Ministry during the month of October, referred to by the students as “Socktober.”
  • Fourth-graders at St. Joseph School in Bardstown, Ky., put together care packages for patient’s undergoing chemotherapy treatment at the Flaget Memorial Hospital Cancer Center. Students also toured the hospital when they delivered the packages.
  • Seventh-grade students at Sacred Heart Model School made fleece blankets for refugees. The students delivered the blankets to the Catholic Charities’ warehouse and helped to sort other household items, which will be given to refugees.
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