Lions provide assistance after devastating hurricane
This story was originally published in the first edition of The Lion’s Tale (September 29, 2017).
On Sept. 11, Category 1 Hurricane Irma hit central Florida. Irma left about 6.1 million people in Florida without power, including most citizens of Oviedo.
After hurricane Irma, volunteers from Beta Club and National Honor Society (NHS) helped clean up.
Freshman Hudson Cullen was with Beta and helped with cleanup.
“We went around helping, picking up branches and helping those without power,” Cullen said.
Other than picking up branches, Beta and NHS also held a food drive for the school’s food pantry to help the people that lost power during the hurricane.
“We assisted in filling our OHS Food Pantry first, and then carried more than four full van loads of food and clothing to Geneva Elementary,” said Beta Club sponsor Deborah Shea.
Cullen felt that is was a beneficial experience.
“It felt good helping people, and the community was more together as a whole, and we were more safe together,” Cullen said.
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