“Pass Along Project”
One of our members shared that there was a high need for socks and pajamas at the Pass Along Project Center where her mom volunteered. The Pass Along Project is a non-profit organization that collects, sorts, and donates clothing to foster homes that take in children who often arrive with only the clothes on their back. They saw a need and as a group we discussed how we could help fill that need. We decided to put on a donation drive for the months of December and January To get the community into donating, we gave them a goal. Our first year were were able to cover the school namesake, the Abbot-Downing Coach, with a post-it for every item donated. We have put this drive on for three years collecting over 2,400 new socks and pajamas. We then dropped them off at a sorting center where they are distributed to local foster kids. Our students saw a problem, planned a way to solve it, and put the plan into action, showing true student leadership and citizenship.
