Schools collect supplies including paper, pencils, erasers, scissors, rulers and chalk.
The items, which include a soccer ball and jump ropes, are then placed in sturdy containers for shipment oversees. HISD elementary and middle school students last year collected supplies for more than sixty boxes. Those boxes made their way to Venezuela where schools closed because of torrential rains, flooding and mudslides. Cristal Joslin, former Miss Venezuela and a volunteer, will be on hand to thank students for the help extended her countrymen. The current Miss America, Angela Perez Baraquio, will also appear to encourage student participation.