The Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) at the Clinton County Area Technology Center along with their Instructors/Advisors Billie Frye, RN and Ashley King, RN collected items for Operation Christmas Child. The donated items brought in by the students included: school supplies, personal hygiene items, and toys.

HOSA students involved are shown in the photo above, left to right, first row: Carlie Robbins, Teresa Catron, Christina Speck, and Latasia Neal. Second row: Kaitlin York, Alexis Polston, Rhealey Elmore, Brianna Hurst, Brianna Rivera, Sarah Cross, Rheagan Leveridge, McKenzie Staton, Nicte Dominguez, Miranda Milam, Mia Hicks, Amelia Neal, Alexis Neal, Kenleigh Cross, Dillon Amburgey, and Katie Groce. Third row: Delaney Chilton, Adam Hay, Gracey Neal, Regan Page, Jordan Mullins, Destiny Sparks, Kayli Hadley, Brittany Stearns, Isaiah Garrett, Kaitlyn Brown, Makayla Hicks, James Smith, Makenna Abbott, and Sierra Shelley.

The students collected enough supplies to fill ten Operation Christmas Child boxes. The boxes are sent to needy children all over the world. A special thank you goes out to all the students and their families who took the time to purchase and prepare the items, community members who donated money to help with the shipping cost, as well as Cave Springs Baptist Church that took the donated boxes to the appropriate location.

assemble boxes for Operation Christmas Child