The colorful pom poms illuminated the hand-drawn Christmas tree on the poster. It was placed at a small table near the front of the gym, and the bright green tree stood out among the chaos of other tables at the SHARE fair. The project is chaired by sophomores Alexandria Fraley, Sloane Henderson and senior Grace O’Donnell. They partner with the Salvation Army to provide impoverished children with gifts during the holidays.
Alexandria has had a lifelong connection to volunteering, going on mission trips through Colonial and Leawood Presbyterian Church since she was four years old. The Angel Tree has been one of her favorite programs she has gotten to work with, helping children celebrate Christmas, her favorite holiday. Her sister, Vivian Fraley started the program a few years ago at SM East.
“[Vivian] got [SHARE] executive this year, so I decided to fill the role that she had, because I had helped her out with it for the past few years and I thought it would be cool to continue on,”...
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