From Feb. 26 to Feb. 27, the National Honor Society (NHS) will host their annual Blanket Drive at NC, allowing students to make blankets for those in need this winter while earning in-school service hours. 

“In the winter, people might take for granted the privilege of having the resources to keep themselves warm,” NHS board member Marin Yates ‘25 said. “Being able to give back to others who don’t have a source of warmth in this cold by making blankets helps them out a great deal in getting through these few months.”

The Blanket Drive will take place during students’ lunch study hall, their fourth and fifth periods, allowing them to attain service hours in school and optimizing student participation in the event. On Feb. 26, the drive will be located in the NC Lower Library; on Feb. 27, it will be held in Room 140. 

“We want to make over 100 blankets and give them to whatever local organizations we can with all the student volunteers we will get,” Yates said. “We would like to get as many people to participate as possible to help us with this goal.” 

NHS board members have already begun preparing for the event, Yates said. On Feb. 9, they visited Joann Fabrics to purchase the required materials of various fabrics for the blankets. 

“The Blanket Drive reflects the pillars of service because students are giving up their lunch study halls to make blankets for those in need,” NHS sponsor Drew Magis said. “[It] shows the power that NHS and LT have over the surrounding community by always being focused on community service and giving back.” 

Despite the holiday season having passed on, NHS strives to encourage students to continue the spirit of giving back to their community throughout the year. Attending the drive will ensure that the community will remain warm this winter, thanks to the generosity of LT students.

Further information on the event will be advertised via announcements and found on the NHS Instagram page, @lt.nhs. Additionally, incoming seniors looking to be inducted into NHS for further involvement in the program are now encouraged to apply if they meet the criteria as of Feb. 11. 

“I am a big advocate for participating,” Yates said. “It’s not hard to spend an hour at Feed My Starving Children or spend one lunch study hall making blankets. That little effort can change a person’s day or life in these little acts.”