Photo Credit: Megan Joyner[/caption]Orange High School is collecting canned food to help provide for OHS families over the Thanksgiving holiday. Through the help of the community and clubs, they hope to create packages of food for every student who is in need this holiday season.
Every year, OHS collects food for students that need assistance. Since many of the students who attend OHS rely on the school to provide them with food, they will be in need over the upcoming fall break. Without the breakfast and lunch provided by the schools, these students may not have access to food to sustain them in the absence of school. As a result, the Panther family donates items to ensure that no student goes hungry during Thanksgiving.
The school is asking for canned vegetables, canned fruit, bottle of juice, and many other holiday favorites. Many clubs are participating in the annual food drive. A few of the participants include Beta Club, which is collecting cans of green beans and corn, and the Spanish Honors Society, which is donating cans of fruit. Other students, families, and faculty members are also donating food and money to help produce enough food for all of the students who are in need. Hannah Link, a member of Beta Club, said, “This is a great opportunity to help out my fellow students and give back to those who are enduring hard times during this season.”
As the break approaches, faculty members and students will gather and pack boxes full of food for students and their families to enjoy over the break. The students who are in financial need will pick up the food before Wednesday, November 16. This small task produces numerous blessings for students throughout OHS who are in need of a helping hand this Thanksgiving holiday.
The OHS Angel Tree, located in the main office, lists the names of kids that attend OHS that are unable to have everything they need this Christmas. On the tree there are and their needs and wants for Christmas. These kids are not as fortunate as others, and the Angel Tree is a way of providing for these kids and families for Christmas.
Any student, staff member, or local citizen can choose an angel off of the tree and shop for the items listed on the card. The gifts are
then given to the school where they are delivered to students before Christmas break. The gifts should be returned to the main office Friday December 14, no later than 12:00 p.m. Monday December 17. The gifts should be returned wrapped with the angel tree card attached to the top of the package.
The PTSA, OHS clubs, local churches, staff members, and families in Orange County have been supporting the Angel Tree. Not only are
people shopping for gifts, there is also a food drive. The PTSA is collecting food from classes and other areas around the community to
give students and families who, without school lunches and meals, would go hungry over the break. Sign Up Genius has a list of the
non-perishable food items. Some food items needed include: 50 boxes of crackers, 50 boxes of granola bars, 50 bottles of jam, 50 cans of ravioli, canned Spaghettios, canned vegetables, 30 cans of chicken, canned fruit, and 25 bottles of peanut butter. There are a total of
61 students on the Angel Tree that need to be provided for, so any help with food or presents is welcome. Monday December 17 from 3-6 p.m at Orange, food will be boxed, any presents not wrapped will be wrapped, and the lists will be checked to make sure that all students are accounted for. Help is needed with this event so bring friends and come lend a helping hand.
Questions can be sent to Sue Cunningham who is in charge of the Angel Tree. She also helps with the Angel Trees at A.L. Stanback, C.W. Stanford, Central, Cameron Park, Efland Cheeks, and Cedar Ridge.