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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Canfield High School students, left to right, Clare Crescimanno, Sydney Stewart, Melissa Dahman and Kate Hartshorn, surveyed the 325 items donated to the Salvation Army Angel Tag Drive with donations coming from all Student Council members, CHS staff, Interact Club and Canfield Rotary on Dec. 7.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Major Valerie Kahn of the Salvation Army (left) visited Canfield High School to accept the donated 325 items for the Salvation Army Angel Tag Drive and thanked, from second left, senior Sydney Stewart, senior Kate Hartshorn, junior Melissa Dahman and sophomore Clare Crescimanno for all their hard work on the campaign on Dec. 7.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Canfield High School sophomore Clare Crescimanno and Salvation Army truck driver Mark Young loaded toys donated from the school through the Salvation Army Angel Tag Drive on a truck destined for the distribution center on Dec. 7.
BY ABBY SLANKER
The Canfield High School student council coordinated the Salvation Army Angel Tag Drive again this holiday season and, according to the Salvation Army, Canfield High School is the largest donor this year.
The school supplied items for 325 tags, with donations coming from all student council members, CHS staff, Interact Club and Canfield Rotary.
The truckload of toys was loaded at Canfield High School and headed to the Salvation Army on Dec. 7.
Major Valerie Kahn of the Salvation Army visited the school as students loaded the truck, with the help of Salvation Army truck driver Mark Young.
“The students here at Canfield do a fabulous job every year. I am proud of them. This is a great hands-on experience for these young people. This is my sixth year here, and every year it gets bigger and bigger. I think those results show how excited the students are to help families and children in need. We have over 700 families and 1,768 children in Mahoning County who have registered with the Salvation Army this year,” Major Kahn said.
Major Kahn also said these students’ efforts prove that there is still good in the world.
“Seeing all these donated toys is something to behold. I love this part because I get to see all the toys being loaded onto the truck. I talk about these students throughout the whole year, not just at the holidays. This inspires me. It reminds me why I do what I do. It proves that there is still good in the world. These students are the future and it is great that they are exposed to charitable giving now, knowing they will continue giving as they get older,” Major Kahn said.
Major Kahn noted that the need for help never goes away.
“The need never goes away. It is year round. No one wants to see families and children go without. That is very evident here today and we thank Canfield High School for their support,” Major Kahn said.