In this season of Advent, there are several additional ways that Immaculate students and families supported their communities. Giving back is paramount at Immaculate High School (IHS); last year, students completed nearly 25,000 hours of community service. For the holidays so far, Immaculate students and their families happily supported these organizations:
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Students/families donated 1,633 boxes of cereal to the Dorothy Day Hospitality House’s Morning Glory Program, a school record! This donation will help the Morning Glory program feed the homeless breakfast for a full year. Immaculate’s Key Club and Campus Ministry spearheaded the effort.
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Immaculate High School assisted the Rogers Park Middle School with their "Weekend Backpack" Program, thanks to the generous donations of students and families. This program distributes food to students on Friday afternoons so that they will have food for the weekend.
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The IHS National Honor Society collected new toys for Toys for Tots, a holiday toy drive sponsored by the Marine Corps.
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The IHS International Club once again collected new baby items to help the Hopeline Pregnancy Resource Center of Danbury, Stamford and Bridgeport. These items will go to new mothers and their babies.
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The IHS Key Club donated 638 books for the United Way of Western Connecticut's Ready, Set, Let’s Read! Program. This program supports preschools serving disadvantaged children by preparing them for kindergarten; one way is by having volunteer readers and books for the students to foster a love of reading.