Various clubs have been paying it forward by working with organizations and other clubs to help make a difference.
Making Trail Mix for Kids’ Food Basket
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the W.A.V.E. club made bags of trail mix for Kids’ Food Basket to help kids in need.
“We wanted to do something special on MLK day for students and teachers to have the opportunity to help out,” sophomore Laila Mc-Friend said.
W.A.V.E. made 150 bags of trail mix, which is helping 150 kids have a nutritional snack in their lunch.
“We had wished to make 500 bags, but we started to run out of supplies. We are still happy about making at least 100 plus,” Mc-Friend said.
Blood Drive
Every year the S.A.D.D. club organizes three blood drives. However, this isn’t something new to the school, Northview has been doing blood drives for about 30 years.
Last year alone the blood drives saved 984 lives, with an average of 80-90 donors each time.
“Someday I may need [donated blood] from someone and so far I have not had to, but it may happen sometime,” S.A.D.D. advisor Ted Burba said.
There is currently not a date scheduled for the next blood drive, but any student that is interested can go see Burba in his classroom for sign-ups and more information.
Decorating Bags for Kids’ Food Basket
From February 4 to February 22, the National Honor Society and Student Council is partnering with Kids’ Food Basket to decorate brown bags.
By coloring a bag, students aren’t just giving a child a lunch, they are giving them something to look forward to.
“When kids who are in need hear that we want to make their days brighter, it makes them feel cared for,” senior class president Jake Domagalski said.
While this year’s competition is almost over, the plan is to continue the bag competition or “bag wars”, to help many kids and fight childhood hunger.
“I think Kids Food Basket is a very valuable community [resource]. Being able to help them makes me feel like I am not ignoring this problem,” NHS Officer Jenna Bailey said.
