Kohala Middle School students prepare gifts for the houseless

Eighth-grade AVID teacher Jenny Stevens and Principal Alan Brown work with students on the project. (COURTESY PHOTOs/BIGT)

Kohala Middle School seventh-graders sort items for houseless bags of blessings distributed by BIGT volunteers.

With joyful hearts and excitement, seventh and eighth-grade Kohala Middle schoolers prepared gift bags for the houseless last Tuesday to assist The Big Island Giving Tree as their community service project. Bags included donated soap, razors and shaving cream, flushable wipes, toothpaste and toothbrushes, shampoo and conditioner, body lotion and sunscreen.