Three ACS 12th graders are collecting donations of clothing, book bags, and medical supplies for an orphanage in South Africa as part of their Senior Project and the deadline is Monday, April 3 for school families, faculty, and staff to drop off donations. A collection box is located near the school office entrance. A flyer was sent home to families the week of March 27 describing the project and providing a list of the items that are being collected.
The three students who are carrying out this senior project are Tommy Ellison, Moges Johnson, and Cruz Lewis. They will be taking the donations with them to QwaQwa, South Africa during Easter break, where they will be serving at the orphanage as part of a short-term missions trip.
In the flyer created by the students to promote their donation drive, the students wrote — “Your donation, no matter how small, can make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate.” The students also pointed out that one of the most needed clothing items are underwear, from sizes 4T to teen.
In addition to distributing the donated supplies during their missions trip, the students will doing skits and teaching lessons from the Bible with the children, including sharing the gospel message through the story of Easter. The orphanage is located about a two-hour drive south of Johannesburg. Moges’ family founded the orphanage, which serves some 80 children from toddlers to teens.
The items that are being collected to donate to the orphanage are:
- Socks
- Sturdy Book Bags
- Underwear – sizes 4T to teen
- Antibiotic Cream
- Band-Aids and Dressings
- Antifungal cream
- Hydrocortisone
- Infant Tylenol
- Kids Chewable Tylenol
- Kids Chewable Motrin
- Regular Tylenol
- Regular Motrin
The Senior Project is a class for 12th graders and this project is being facilitated by faculty member Daniel Vasquez. Other seniors are working a variety of other projects, all with a community service focus and utilizing their individual gifts and talents. Part of each project also includes writing a letter of intent, writing a research or reflection paper, and doing an oral presentation to the class.
