“Last Christmas I helped out at LINK with a couple of buddies as part of our Bible study class.”

— Clint Pinnick, junior, Lawrence High School

“I always try to give money to people in need, whether it be on the street or during the holidays.”

— Sara Cortese, junior, Free State High School

“The last thing I did was give a little kid a dollar in quarters to ride the carousel at the Antique Mall.”

— Robert Stacey, eighth grade, West Junior High School

“I donate canned foods at concerts. They let you bring some canned food or pay a cover, but it all goes to charity.”

— Sam Otte, junior, FSHS

“At Wakarusa Fest last weekend, we gave some hippies a ride to where they needed to go.”

— Jackson Parker, eighth grade, Southwest Junior High School

“I gave a homeless guy who was trying to get to Colorado $5 when I was downtown. It felt pretty good.”

— Miles Seeley-Pem, eighth grade, Central Junior High School

“Over spring break, I did a three-day project where we slept outside in tents and volunteered helping the homeless at the Salvation Army and other organizations. At the end, we attended a Planning Commission meeting on the Lawrence Community Shelter renewal.”

— Julia Davidson, junior, Bishop Seabury Academy

“I helped a younger student with some personal problems she'd been having, because I could relate to her problems from my experiences when I was her age.”

— Kate Kline, senior, Bishop Seabury Academy