Hurlock Elementary School helps the broader community
Clothing Drive
MARYLAND – School will start sooner than you think, and students will need new shoes, among other things. A local school has chosen to provide essentials for the community in their time of need.
Whether it’s providing meals on the weekend for hungry children, or warm coats for winter months, Hurlock Elementary says they won’t rest until they’re the best and that means helping the broader community. Alexis McBean is the community liaison for Hurlock Elementary School. She says they started with a clothing closet to help a few, but donations just continued to grow, and so did the need.
The school has collected everything from shirts, jackets, and shoes. Clothing ranges from 18 months all the way up to adults, and Alexis says, that’s not all they have to offer. “We wanted to reach a bigger scale, we don’t know what they’re going through in their community so, why not offer it to everyone else… We are a tidal one school, we are a poverty-stricken school so, there are a lot of kids that are less fortunate than some… We have nonperishable foods, sometimes we do have frozen meats. We have partnered with PING; they donate hygiene stuff as well.”
Meredith Thompson, the school’s media specialist, says it’s important for these students to have the basic essentials so they can properly function and be successful. “Our school, like Ms. McBean has said, is in a low poverty area. So, a lot of our community suffers from those basic needs and wants to live in our society… I think with this start, it will open up other community members to donate to us, to be able to continue this.”
They say there is plenty of donations to go around, and this is a positive thing for the neighborhood, and according to Alexis, this is only the beginning. “It’s free! we’re offering clothes, shoes, lunch boxes, towels, a variety of things. There’s no limit to what you can come and get.”
The school is excited for their first ever Clothing Drive that will take place Monday, July 15 at the Hurlock Elementary School cafeteria from 2:30 to 4:30 pm. Whatever school district you are from, wherever you live, they say all are welcome.
