Adopt a Family Drive brings in thousands

CVHS leadership students came together during the holiday season to support local families in need through the schoolwide Adopt a Family drive, raising $7,251.04 overall. Classroom 122 collected $894.25, making it the highest earning class overall, with more than $450 raised on the final day alone. The drive provided students with an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in their community during the holiday season.
According to senior ASB Treasurer John Ryken, the donations were collected in envelopes and delivered to the leadership room, where the students counted the money and reported the totals to leadership adviser Thomas Maloney. He entered the amounts into the school’s system to track which class raised the most. 

After being counted, the envelopes were handed back to the students, where the amount was secured and verified by the school’s student treasury process to determine the daily and overall totals. The process required attention to detail, as leadership students carefully sorted and counted the money together to ensure accuracy.

Now that the drive is concluded, leadership students shopped for gifts at Target and returned to the school to wrap the presents before families came to campus to pick them up, ensuring that each family received thoughtful and organized support. The experience allowed students to see firsthand how their efforts translated into real help for families in need.

Students shared their personal experiences with leadership, explaining that they joined the class to help people in the local community. “This is some stuff that I wanted to do when I got into high school,” said Ryken.

Others added that helping people is something they hope to carry into their future. Senior Olga Volynets added that it’s why she took leadership. “I love helping people,” she said.
When asked how her class was able to raise such a large amount of money, teacher Jackie Stone cited a mix of persistence and early preparation.

“Begging, sad looks, constant reminders, google classroom, collecting change,” Stone said. She added that her class began discussing and fundraising early on, which contributed to their overall success.