Students in year 10 at Wagga High School have spent their final weeks at school productively making sure the city's most vulnerable are not forgotten this Christmas.
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As part of their annual enrichment program at the end of the year, 14 students handmade up to 60 food and pamper packs for aged-care residents at The Haven Community.
In addition, teacher Anne Fellows said that the students also delivered a hamper to a homeless man living in The Rock.
"We made memory books and blankets, and we went down and served food, played bingo, asked how their day was," said student Hayleigh McNeair.
"I did it because I like to give back to them and get to hear their experiences. Seeing what they're going through, what they're doing, it makes a difference."
Unfortunately, during its final week, a bout of illness inside the facility has kept the students from their regular visits and even hindered the distribution of their hampers.
But even just making hampers helped the students to reflect on their personal privilege and fortune.
"When you're making the hamper, it's not a big thing for us, but you give it to someone who hasn't had a lot this year, and you really understand how much we have," said student Ella Longmore.