Page 58 April 2014 By Heather Kinkel Like the rest of the nation, the attacks of September 11 compelled the community of Christ Lutheran School to do something and somehow get involved. That fall of 2001, the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS), a service organization at Christ Lutheran School, held their first CLS Operation: Care Packages. They began the project by asking their community for names of friends and family who were deployed, and found that the simple act of sending fresh socks, a few packs of gum and maybe a phone card made a world of difference to the soldiers deployed overseas. Thirteen years later, the NJHS at Christ Lutheran School is still sending care packages to our soldiers, and those soldiers have a group of responsible and caring young teenagers to thank. Jennifer Weber, a Junior High history teacher at CLS, is the advisor for the National Junior Honor Society at the CLS campus. The organization has 17 members, all 7th and 8th graders, who are looking for ways to help others, to be part of something bigger than themselves. Becoming a part of the NJHS at Christ Lutheran School is not an organization that any student can sign up for. Each year, students who desire to be a part of the NJHS must fill out a resume-style application that is voted on by the Junior High teaching staff. In addition, members of NJHS must Military Care Packages at CLS were born after 9/11/01 maintain a GPA of 3.65, and attend church most Sundays. The National Junior Honor Society performs many acts of service throughout the school year, but Operation: Care Packages is the biggest service project for the year. They collect everything from soap and deodorant to trail mix, then assemble the items in boxes and ship them out to our nation’s deployed soldiers. “I ask them to be ‘personal shoppers’ for our soldiers. To pack a box for them like they would want to receive it,” said Miss Weber. Trinity Cavanaugh, the group’s Vice President, said, “This is my first year in the National Junior Honor Society. It’s great – helping the community in ways that are fun.” The NJHS is also responsible for shipping the care packages, which requires customs forms, and is great training for real-world responsibilities. “It’s not too difficult. You just follow the directions, and it’s pretty straightforward,” said Caroline Eaton, NJHS Secretary. In order to pay for postage, the group raises funds by holding ice cream sales on the CLS campus. They also collect an offering in chapel for a month. Hanna Welch, who is a second-year NJHS member, said, “I enjoy helping people who are outside our immediate community, people who don’t live near us. It’s a great way to show God’s love.” Tap Into 50 Years of Experience! Serving the Valley Since 1964 602.944.5516 wjmaloney.com Residential & Commercial Plumbing & HVAC Located in Phoenix, AZ, Calvary Center has been a leader in addic- tion recovery since 1964. Calvary's beautiful campus and compassionate, professional staff present an ideal environment for breaking the bondage of depen- dency. Our treatment programs are for men and women, 18 years and older, who are struggling with addiction to alcohol, drugs or gambling. Calvary’s affordable, proven treat- ment programs address the practi- cal, physical and spiritual aspects of addiction setting the stage for long term recovery and restored family life. Calvary is contracted with most ma- jor insurance carriers to provide a full continuum of care including medical detoxication, residential and outpa- tient services. 1-866-76-SOBER (76237) www.calvarycenter.com Come4experience4the4magis4at44444 St.4Francis4Xavier4Summer4Magis4Camp June494-427,42014 ToOviewOtheOcourseOcatalogOandOregisterOforOclassesOvisit: http://sites.google.com/site/SFXSummer2014 OfferingOmanyOfunOclassesOforOpreschoolOthroughO8thOgradey Register4by4May45th4and4save4550.00R Questions?OEmailOLexiOGoodOatOLexi.Good@sfxphx.org Preparing the packages is a labor of love for students.
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