BY ISAK SMITH
The Hispanic American Leadership Organization (HALO) partnered with the relatively new Save the Kids group here at FHSU to hold a Halloween bucket drive community service project.
The two groups worked together to fill forty buckets with candy, snacks, and toys.
Twenty of the buckets will go to the Fort Hays Tiger Tots and the other twenty will go to Big Brothers Big Sisters.
President of Save the Kids, Holly Linenberger, shared that the mission of the organization is to “help kids in the Hays community and expand in the future.”
Abdiel Trejo, president of HALO and also a member of Save the Kids, explained the organization is focusing on community service more than ever.
Trejo went on to describe how his previous experience volunteering for Big Brothers Big Sisters provided the inspiration for the 20 donated buckets.
“I used to be a Big Brother and I know a lot of the kids they serve may want a little treat basket because sometimes they might not be able to get one,” he said.
Both Linenberger and Trejo were excited about the opportunity to collaborate and help FHSU students serve the community.
The event had a large turnout and both groups considered it to be a great success.
To learn more about HALO or Save the Kids, updates about their future events and volunteer opportunities can be found on their Instagram accounts: fhsu_halo and save_the_kids__ respectively.
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