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Humann Elementary School<\/a> students proved this fall that kindness can come in the form of toothpaste, deodorant and fruit snacks.
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Humann Student Council members brightened the lives of many People\u2019s City Mission<\/a> residents through an inspiring community service project. They filled 123 kindness care kits with essential hygiene and nutrition items for people to use during the upcoming holiday season. They gathered hundreds of products, put together the packages and learned that kindness can have a long-lasting ripple effect.
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Fourth grader Harper and fifth grader Olivia joined their Student Council teammates in Humann\u2019s front lobby after school to work on the project. They said the group\u2019s goal was to spread hope to everyone living at the People\u2019s City Mission.
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\u201cI like being a part of this,\u201d Olivia said. \u201cIt feels good being able to give people the resources that they need.\u201d
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\u201cI hope they think that we are kind,\u201d Harper said. \u201cI hope they know it\u2019s a good community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Student Council co-advisors Jill Gable and Kathy Dean and student teacher Morgan Gatzemeyer watched with pride as 22 fourth and fifth graders packaged several tables of items into plastic Ziploc bags. Gable said students were collecting many important lessons from the community engagement activity.
 
\u201cI hope they learn that they are making a difference,\u201d Gable said. \u201cThey\u2019re doing something today that is going to help a lot of people. I also hope that they realize to always be thankful for everything they have.\u201d
 
Humann Principal Laura Heller said she was thrilled when she learned about the Student Council\u2019s kindhearted vision. The group chooses a service project each semester as a way to learn lifelong traits such as empathy, cooperation, teamwork and volunteerism. Students and advisors felt the People\u2019s City Mission would be a good charitable organization to help again this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Mission will hand the kindness care kits to any individual who may need these items when times are tough,\u201d Heller said. \u201cMany times when a person enters the Mission, they are without the essential items.\u201d
 
\u201cWe did this drive for the first time last year, and it went really well, so I thought, \u2018Let\u2019s make it an annual event,\u2019\u201d Gable said. \u201cThe kids did such a nice job with it last year, and I knew this year\u2019s group would be the same way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Student Council members encouraged their fellow Huskies in prekindergarten through fifth grade to bring travel-sized supplies to school this fall. The People\u2019s City Mission asked the school to provide shampoo, conditioner, lotion, sanitizer, band-aids, fruit snacks, beef jerky, granola bars, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, notebooks and pens for residents.
 
Olivia watched with anticipation as Student Council members prepared to assemble their packages. She said she was happy to have a chance to take part in the project.
 
\u201cI want to be a voice for our community,\u201d Olivia said. \u201cThis is something that I think helps all of us do that.\u201d
 
The Huskies organized all of the items into separate places on a row of tables for the big day. They then carefully placed each product into a gallon-sized bag as they moved down the line. Dean gave each of them a printed kindness quote to insert at the top of their package. They then handed their bags to Gatzemeyer, who arranged them in rows on the floor for them to view.
 
Gable smiled as students rushed back to the beginning of the line to begin creating new kits.
 
\u201cYou\u2019re doing an excellent job,\u201d Gable told them. \u201cI like how enthusiastic you are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After learning they had assembled 123 packages, the Huskies arranged them in the shape of a heart to symbolize their caring spirit. They then boxed up the kindness kits to transport to the People\u2019s City Mission in early December. Students will personally see the impact they have made when they bring the packages to the center.
 
\u201cI think it\u2019s going to be a really meaningful experience for them when they visit,\u201d Gable said.
 
Student Council members are planning to launch another kindhearted drive this spring for the Food Bank of Lincoln. Harper and Olivia said the community engagement projects are one reason why they are enjoying spending time in Student Council this year.
 
\u201cI wanted to join Student Council because I like helping people,\u201d Harper said. \u201cI feel good when I\u2019m helping people, and this is a place to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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