Adopt a Family: Making a Difference This Holiday Season
You may have seen the jars decorated with the words “Adopt a Family” in your English classes and at lunch, but do you realize how much your generous contributions have impacted the lives of six local families?
This year with the combined efforts of Carlisle High School’s students and staff, a total of $2,108.91 was raised by the four class councils. These donations are going to have a tremendous impact on the lives of people in our community.
Theresa Dixon, a family and consumer science teacher at Carlisle High School, describes Adopt a Family as “a program that raises funds for local families that without assistance would otherwise not have a Holiday season filled with gifts and supplies for their Holiday dinner.”
According to City-Data, 14% of Carlisle residents are below the poverty level (based on 2013 data). Adopt a Family helps to make a difference in some of these people’s lives. Although not everyone in the community can be helped, the idea that donations made by CHS can bright someone’s holiday is reconciling to some.
Caitlyn Padgett, a student who has helped out with the Adopt a Family calls it a “phenomenal program.” Padgett says that “it allows you to see [the] impact you can have by doing something as powerful as a school coming together and raising money for others to have a [holiday season].”
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Kaitlyn Hankard is a sophomore at Carlisle High School. She helps to take pictures and write stories for the news section of Periscope. Most of her free...
MacKenzie Stine • Jan 7, 2016 at 8:09 am
This is such a great cause! It was so exciting to see everyone working so hard to make Christmas special for these kids. I hope it is something CHS continues to do.
Megan L • Jan 6, 2016 at 8:46 am
It’s absolutely amazing and inspiring that our school can come together and raise all that money in order to help give a few families a better Christmas. Christmas is an important time of year for a lot of children and knowing that we helped to put more of a smile on their face is something to be proud of.
Anna Biddle • Jan 5, 2016 at 7:57 pm
This is such a nice idea and I’m so glad CHS does this every year. So many families, even just in carlisle, could use a helping hand this holiday season. I know we’ve made many parents and children very happy.
Blaine Brennan • Jan 5, 2016 at 12:54 pm
I love that this program is at CHS and we should continue it throughout the year. Hunger and need don’t just happen at Christmas. Helping others is something we should all be proud of and do more!