Kindness can be shown in many ways. Be Kind and Unwind Club is showing their kindness by giving bags to the homeless that provide some necessities. The collection will be during the week of November 28, ending on Friday, and the club is hoping to receive enough items and money to fill 50 bags.

“There are a lot of people in the KC Metro area that for one reason or another have no home,” sponsor Jeffry Wilkins said. “For them, having the daily essentials of life can be hard to come by. These homeless bags are a way to help some of these people out even if it is of a small scale.”

Be Kind and Unwind will be asking clubs to donate items such as toothbrushes, snacks, hats, gloves and notes with kind messages. They will also be collecting

loose change at lunch and in classrooms. The money collected will be put into buying more supplies that may have not been donated.

“We chose this idea because we feel as it starts to get colder there are a lot of things that the homeless are going to need. We wanted to do something to help out in the community and this is one of the first things that came to our mind,” senior Taylor Hough said.

The members participating are trying to become more involved in community service and provide help to those most in need.

“Sometimes just a small gesture of kindness can have a positive impact on a person’s day. I’m hopeful that we can do just that; brighten a person’s day with a random act of kindness,” Wilkins said.

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, Be Kind and Unwind is hoping to spread holiday spirit to those they are helping and encourage others to do the same.

“I hope that this raises the awareness of the homeless in our community and can influence more people to volunteer and help out as much as they can,” junior Darian Althoff said.

As winter is arriving, the weather is getting colder and the holiday season is a time to provide warmth to those who do not have it.

“Thanksgiving is a time of giving,” sophomore Chrystian Noble said. “I care less about be thanked for doing this and more about making sure that the homeless people will be comfortable. Days are getting colder and these bags will provide them with hats and gloves to keep them warm.”

Community service is a way many people can make themselves feel a part of something. However, it not only raises the mood of those involved, but also of those who are being helped.

“It makes me feel really good to be a part of this,” Hough said. “We are

all going to be doing something really amazing for our community and helping out people in our community that don’t have anything. I am really excited to deliver the bags and see the expressions on their faces.”