The Hilton School District and several community agencies recently joined together to sponsor the Seventh Annual Make a Difference Day. The largest national day of helping others through volunteerism, Make a Difference Day is always held the fourth Saturday in October.
Hilton students were involved in projects throughout the community, including: collecting electronics for recycling; sorting and collecting food for Hilton-Parma Food Shelf; visiting and doing activities with residents at Hilton East; making flowers for chemotherapy patients; collecting used sporting equipment for kids in need; sponsoring a blood drive; doing fall cleanup for senior citizens; working in a community garden that supplies the food shelf with fresh produce; and making cards to go in holiday food baskets.
Volunteers gathered in the cafeteria at Hilton High School both before and after volunteering where they enjoyed breakfast and lunch donated by Wegmans. They also took a few moments to write personal thank-you notes to service men and women.
A video of this year’s Make a Difference Day projects will be posted at Hilton.k12.ny.us soon.
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