CAPTION STA065A: St. Thomas Aquinas High School students and faculty collect and sort cans in the school atrium before delivering to Lazarus House in Lawrence, MA.
CAPTION STA003A: St. Thomas Aquinas High School students and faculty carry in cases of food (or roll them in on skateboards!) during the recent canned food drive which netted over 18,500 cans.
St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Dover, NH recently held its annual canned food drive, collecting more than 18,500 cans in two short weeks. Cases and cases of cans were delivered to Lazarus House in Lawrence, Massachusetts; one of the largest homeless shelters in New England on Saturday October 29 by a host of STA faculty, students and parent volunteers. St. Thomas is the second largest provider of non perishable items to Lazarus House annually, and upon delivery the volunteers unpacked, sorted and arranged the goods on shelves for the staff at Lazarus House before returning to Dover.
Since 1983, Lazarus House Ministries has helped the poor and homeless by providing hot meals, temporary shelter, job training, child care, emergency food, clothing, outreach and advocacy.
"This provides a really nice boost to the folks at Lazarus House as they rely on us to help them help others. So, it is good all around-for us to serve by giving, for the Lazarus staff and all the people that will benefit from this generosity," said Campus Minister Mr. Adams.
The STA canned food drive was held on the heels of the largest all-school day of service, Saints Taking Action, held October 11th. Making a difference in our community speaks to the heart of the mission of St. Thomas Aquinas High School, and as our Dean of Studies Ron Holtz recently pointed out, “It’s what we do.”
Located at 197 Dover Point Road in Dover, NH, St. Thomas Aquinas High School is a coeducational, Catholic high school community where young people are called to be challenged academically, to stretch their hearts spiritually and to embark on a journey to make a difference.
For more information, visit STA at www.stalux.org or call (603) 742-3206.
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