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Hamilton Co. elementary students organize donation drive for hurricane victims

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FISHERS, Ind. -- Students at one elementary school in Fishers are working to help elementary students in Houston.

Hoosier Road Elementary is collecting school supplies to send to Braeburn Elementary in Texas, which was hit hard by Hurricane Harvey. Students and staff there have been relocated to an abandoned high school building.

Hoosier Road students, kindergarten through fourth grade, are packing a semi-truck full of supplies to send to Texas on Monday, September 25.

“It's very important. There was like a flood four-feet high, as tall as a teacher! Think of it that way," said Ashley Delauter, a first grader at Hoosier Road. “You have a safe place at home and have a safe place at school. And both of those places are ruined.”

 The public can drop donations off at Hoosier Road Elementary, located at 11300 East 121st Street in Fishers, through Friday, September 22, and from 8 a.m. - noon on Saturday, September 23.

At least six other elementary schools in the district will be collecting donations to assist with Hoosier Road’s effort. Hamilton Southeastern High School has also adopted”a school in need located in Katy, TX.

Braeburn Elementary in Texas has provided a list of specific needs for their students:

School Supplies:

  • Outdoor Recess Equipment: Balls, hula-hoops, chalk, frisbees, bubbles, etc. (There is no playground.)
  • Folders

 

  • Copy Paper

 

  • Exercise Balls

 

  • Binders

 

  • Freezer/Sandwich baggies

 

  • Pencils/Pens

 

  • Staplers/Staples

 

  • Hand sanitizer
  • Blankets
  • Backpacks

 

 

  • Dry/Erase Markers

 

  • Stickers, post-its, sharpies, and other teacher supplies

 

  • Sponges (nurse uses for ice packs) 

 

  • Any kind of “fun” seating for classroom libraries: bean bag chairs, small furniture, floor-pillows, etc. (Anything that was on the floor in classrooms was destroyed.)

 

  • Floor Rugs

 

  • Markers/Crayons

 

  • Loose Leaf Paper/Notebooks

 

  • Scissors

 

  • Board Games
  • Classroom Decor

 

Personal Supplies:

 

  • Toothbrushes

 

  • Toothpaste
  • Other hygiene items
  • Undergarments for children
  • Socks and Shoes for children
  • Navy “khaki-fabric” pants (school uniform bottoms)

 

  • Navy or white polo style shirts

 

  • School-appropriate jeans 

 

  • Professional dress for impacted staff

 

 

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