Early Christmas Spirit at Montrose
Montrosians serve others around the globe in project to brighten Christmas for those in need.
In Common Homeroom this week, Montrosians served others around the globe in a Montrose tradition, the annual schoolwide project to help brighten Christmas for those in need. Members of the National Honor Society set an example of the call to greatness as they led the project, joined by other students, faculty and staff and supported by donations from families.
Many of the girls worked to prepare gift boxes in support of Operation Christmas Child, an outreach ministry of Samartian’s Purse. Members of NHS assigned each class at Montrose different items to bring to school in preparation for this project. During Common Homeroom, tables in the cafeteria were overflowing with the donated clothes, toys, school supplies, art supplies and toiletries.
An assembly line of Montrosians worked together to organize the items into gift collections for Operation Christmas Child. Standing at tables, the girls sifted through the large assortment of donated items and sorted them into shoe boxes, each for an individual child to receive at Christmas time. The shoe boxes will be shipped to needy children in Madagascar, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Other girls worked to decorate napkins with Christmas pictures and messages. These colorful, personalized napkins will be included in the Christmas meal boxes served by Boston Rescue Mission, the oldest mission in Boston to serve the homeless. Still others created Christmas cards for military personnel serving abroad. The carefully lettered, illustrated cards will be included in care packages that the members of the military will receive in December.
By the end of Common Homeroom, the girls had completed 76 shoe boxes for children, along with hundreds of decorated cards and napkins, as NHS members concluded a successful effort in service of people in need at home and around the world.
"We appreciate everyone's help in making a brighter Christmas for many children around the globe," said NHS officer Maddie Crump '15.
Many of the girls worked to prepare gift boxes in support of Operation Christmas Child, an outreach ministry of Samartian’s Purse. Members of NHS assigned each class at Montrose different items to bring to school in preparation for this project. During Common Homeroom, tables in the cafeteria were overflowing with the donated clothes, toys, school supplies, art supplies and toiletries.
An assembly line of Montrosians worked together to organize the items into gift collections for Operation Christmas Child. Standing at tables, the girls sifted through the large assortment of donated items and sorted them into shoe boxes, each for an individual child to receive at Christmas time. The shoe boxes will be shipped to needy children in Madagascar, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Other girls worked to decorate napkins with Christmas pictures and messages. These colorful, personalized napkins will be included in the Christmas meal boxes served by Boston Rescue Mission, the oldest mission in Boston to serve the homeless. Still others created Christmas cards for military personnel serving abroad. The carefully lettered, illustrated cards will be included in care packages that the members of the military will receive in December.
By the end of Common Homeroom, the girls had completed 76 shoe boxes for children, along with hundreds of decorated cards and napkins, as NHS members concluded a successful effort in service of people in need at home and around the world.
"We appreciate everyone's help in making a brighter Christmas for many children around the globe," said NHS officer Maddie Crump '15.
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Inspired by the teachings of the Catholic Church
