Kennedy Special Education Holds Hygiene Drive

Isaac White, Writer
September 30, 2021

The special ed class sorted toothpaste, shampoo and deodorant that was collected from the hygiene drive. (Photo Credit: Merideth Langton)

Thursday, Sept. 23 the Kennedy hygiene drive stopped receiving donations and started sorting. Christy Hernandez’s 7th hour special ed class was responsible for sorting the donations. They got double the donations they were expecting.Hernandez’s class will deliver the donations to the Cougar Pantry, Together We Achieve, Official Derecho Resource Center and the Foundation’s youth center.

“I would just like to say, ‘Special thanks to everyone who donated'”, said Hernandez.

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