GALLATIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — Students in Sumner County came together Wednesday to build beds for their peers who go without a comfortable place to sleep at night.
The event was part of the Sumner Gives Back campaign, which aims to teach students about civic responsibility and the importance of giving back.
Students from Westmoreland, Beech and Gallatin high schools gathered Wednesday to build 30 beds.
All of the supplies, including bedding, were purchased through a nearly $10,000 donation from the Hendersonville Evening Rotary Club.
The club reportedly admitted that it would have been cheaper to purchase the beds fully made, but expressed that the experience to have students help one another is priceless.
"What they’re learning in the classroom is fantastic and these are great life skills that they’re learning in the classroom, but now getting a chance to actually put their hands on something outside of the classroom and know how directly it impacts their community, I just think it’s going to not only fill their brain with ideas, but their hearts with a real sense of purpose," Deanne DeWitt, president of Hendersonville Rotary Club, told News 2.
According to the school district, a growing number of students have reported that they don't have a stable address to go to at the end of the school day.
"The need has grown tremendously," said Cathy Graff, director of Sumner County Schools Family Resource Center. "I've been here almost five years and we have 200 more requests this year for food and toiletries and clothing."
After the beds are the built, the organization "Sleep in Heavenly Peace" will deliver the beds to students in need.
from WKRN News 2 https://ift.tt/u5k1pSj
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