Manteo Middle School students help Clothes for Kids

Manteo Middle School National Junior Honor Society collected ninety-three coats to help Clothes for Kids, a program inspired by Food for Thought that began this winter. With help from Dare Challenge, the organization held events and provided over eighty elementary students across Dare County with free coats, winter tops, pants and pajamas.

Pictured are MMS NHS students (standing) Kate Barker, Dylan Polatty, Ayden O’Neal, Sophia Duell, Sophia Harper, Eliza Robbins, Jocelyn Henry, Makenna Sexton, Claudia Moise-Stancu, Sara Simmons, Carlee Paramore, Gwyn Benkusky, Madison Meredith, (kneeling) Haylee Bateman, Jayden Bailey and Sophie Benkusky; NHS sponsors, Keri Simmons (middle left) and Michelle Shafer (upper left); Clothes For Kids Katy Bell (lower left) and Stacey Falciano (lower right); Dare Challenge Mathew Deans (mid-right) and David Kanney (far right). NHS members not pictured Abby Flowers, Kevin Gonzalez-Herrera, Spencer James, Hadey Jimenez, Jillian Leary, Kyla Mallory, Maggie Miller, Jenna Moxley, Brandi Power, Joe Roberts, Liam Ryan, Gage Tolson, Cole Walker, Will Waughtel, Breanna Wehner and Kamryn Whiteside.

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