Published On: April 6th, 2015By Leticia Fehling

MacArthur High School’s HOSA Students Collect Blankets to Help People in Need

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Marlena Rodríguez (center) and Amber Wilmeth (far right) show a few of the blankets collected.

The members of the [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]MacArthur High School HOSA chapter showed that they have a heart for helping others. The students collected blankets to donate to the [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]Star of Hope.

[icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]HOSA is the national organization designed for students interested in the health professions. A major component of HOSA is to build leadership skills while serving the needs of the community.

Student Marlena Rodríguez led the blanket drive at MacArthur High School. Marlena has a passion for helping others in need, especially the homeless. Her committee consisted of 20 HOSA members. More than 200 HOSA members, advisors and parents supported their efforts.

The HOSA students demonstrated their commitment to serving others. They also showed leadership skills as they put their plan into action.

Principal Kristin Craft is proud of the HOSA chapter. She serves as principal at the [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]campus.

“The students showed a lot of leadership skills,” Craft said. “But they also showed they have a lot of compassion, empathy and kindness. The students learned that acts of compassion have the ability to change lives. Even small acts can make a big difference.”

Amber Wilmeth is grateful to the MacArthur family. Wilmeth serves as a volunteer liaison with Star of Hope.

“Each student, parent, teacher and staff member that donated made a difference in the life of a child,” Wilmeth said. “Even one blanket says that someone cares.“