Our December Mentor Day was spent serving the community
and reflecting on the things in our lives that we are most grateful for. To
prepare for this mentor day, the students at Thurgood Marshall Academy
participated in a school wide competition where students were encouraged to
bring in donations of toiletries, socks, underwear, hats, scarves and similar
items. In just two short weeks, the students at Thurgood Marshall Academy
showed their spirit of giving by donating over 800 items to the Shoebox Gift
Drive to be donated to the organization S.O.M.E. (So Others Might Eat). Of
course we have to give special congratulations to the Senior Class for bringing
in the most items for the drive!
The following Saturday, the Mentors and Mentees showed
up with EVEN MORE items for the drive and prepared to get to work! Each team
worked together to wrap, label and decorate shoeboxes, filled with essentials
for a man, woman, or child. Teams also worked together to create Peppermint
Christmas Tree centerpieces and snowflake wreaths to bring some holiday cheer
to the Homeless Shelter at S.O.M.E.
Mentor teams posed for the camera at our Holiday Photo Booth and they
also created picture frames using old school Popsicle sticks and Elmer’s Glue.
The day was truly filled with holiday cheer, hard work and gratitude for all
that we have and are able to do.
In total, we donated 77 Holiday Shoe Boxes, 23
Peppermint Christmas Tree Centerpieces and 20 Snowflake wreathes. We also
donated 4 large bags of clothes, several bags of extra toiletries and supplies,
but most of all, we delivered the message that people care about the Homeless
in our city. Thurgood Marshall Academy
and the Mentor Program definitely made a tremendous impact this holiday season!
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