On Thursday, April 23, a group of eighth-grade students at Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School will begin packing items to donate to a local homeless shelter as part of National Global Youth Service Day, April 24-26.
The students are working on a semester-long service learning project, “Homelessness and Teens in Wake County, North Carolina.” As a group, the students decided to collect and donate travel size toiletry items to a Raleigh area shelter.
By participating in service learning, students are able to develop leadership skills while “finding their voice.” Over the course of the semester, the students have researched homelessness in Wake County and North Carolina, participated in symposiums where experts have shared facts about homelessness in Wake County, created a 60-second video project and collected the toiletries that will be distributed to the shelter.
The students’ goal is to prepare 100 packages for delivery. The packages will contain items such as:
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
Dental floss
Hairbrush/combs
Soap
Deodorant
Body lotion
Shampoo
Conditioner
Face soap
Face lotion
You can learn more about National Global Youth Service Day here.