The "Sock Drive for the Homeless" here at Tantasqua was an incredible success! The wonderful opportunity of seeing Mike Smith (founder of the Skate for Change non-profit) at The Hanover Theatre in Worcester, MA with STUCO, Project Purple, and Be Good Students, inspired the group to come back with a goal - to make a change here in Massachusetts. The fundraising event was organized for the first two weeks after Winter break, the "Sock-o-meter" was created, the collections were in place, and we were off and running.
And after only two short weeks, the group was able to collect more than its original goal of 1,500 pairs of new socks - and came in with a total of 2,102 pairs of brand new, warm socks for the homeless. What a fantastic community!
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| 2,102 pairs of brand new socks donated by THS students and staff! |
What did we do with all of those socks?
Packed them up and brought them into Boston, where the homeless population has been sadly on the rise since the last census. Currently there are over 7,000 homeless men, women, and children on the streets of just this one city. But there are many organizations trying to help the best they can. One of those wonderful places is the Friends of Boston's Homeless Organization, which runs a shelter and a career center for the city's poorest residents. The Be Good team packed those socks up, brought them out to the shelter and donated time to their new career center too. They do such great work, and we look forward to helping them again next year!
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| Off to the Friends of Boston's Homeless Shelter |
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| New blackboard wall for announcements! |
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| Ta-da! |
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