Students in Mrs. Brossman’s 2nd grade class collected and filled backpacks to bless homeless people in Atlantic City in December, supporting a larger project led by Calvary Chapel of Hammonton, who handed out the backpacks to the homeless on the streets of Atlantic City on December 17.

In all, the class donated 13 backpacks that were filled a variety of items, including blankets, gloves, hats, hygiene items, Bibles, and Dunkin or Wawa gift cards.

“This is the second year that my class has participated in this community service project and I think it’s a wonderful way for our students and their families to get involved in helping and serving those in need in our own community,” Brossman said. The collecting began on November 30 and ended on December 14.

Brossman put a display of the backpacks in the hallway outside her classroom to promote the project with the rest of the student body.

Throughout each school year, students from preschool to the 12th grade participate in a variety of community service projects to bless area veterans, seniors living in nursing homes, mail carriers, the homeless, the Atlantic City Rescue Mission, the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, and other charities, ministries, and non-profits.