JM Students Give Time and Clothing for Afghan Children

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Published November 5th, 2014

JM Students Give Time and Clothing for Afghan Children

Submitted by Lucy Dendinger

Photo Sharon Lee

Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School students recently collected clean and gently used clothing and shoes during a two-week drive and volunteered for three days during the lunch hour to sort and pack the clothing for children in Afghanistan. They collected over 875 pounds of clothing and shoes filling 25 large boxes with much needed supplies. Each box also included several notes and words of kindness for the children written by the students.

On Saturday, Oct. 11, all of the boxes were delivered to Trust in Education in Lafayette where they will be loaded onto pallets and transported to Travis Air Force Base for delivery to Afghanistan. Trust in Education is a grass-roots organization based in Lafayette, providing educational, economic and health care assistance to villages in Afghanistan.

The effort was coordinated by the "Bridges" community service program at JMIS. Bridges provides volunteer opportunities for students throughout the year to serve others in the community and abroad.



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