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By giving back their time and effort, mem- "FCCLA was a great se rvi ce organization. I
bers of volunteer-based clubs made a contribu- got to make rea lly neat quilts for the homeless .
tion to MN and the Omaha area. It was cool to start with different squares and
STEP UP helped students lea rn how to end up with a whole quilt," sop homore Kaitlin
respect the school's diversity. With Dee Month Benscoter sa id.
and Mix it Up W ee k, STEP UP got to work With the sa me desire to help out, Volun-
with different organizations to help make stu- teers in Action helped set up the winter blood
dents feel more included. drive for the Red Cross, got people involved in
"We are a diversity club, and we tried to the Crop Walk for the Omaha Food Bank and
get our word out. We worked really close with swa m with children that are mentally handi-
Conference for Inclusive Community, which al- capped.
lowed us to help with Ca mp Carol Joy Holling. "It was so rewarding to help swim with the
We got to put on four day workshops to help handicapped children. We helped them stay
high school students lea rn about diversity," afloat and they eve n sp lashed me, but it was
junior Sydney Thompson said. ni ce to see them smile," se ni or Edward Lutz-
With the sa me views, FCCLA helped make Lay sa id.
quilts for AAA Center For Pregnancy Counse l- No matter what th e volunteer event wa
ing, cupcakes for the Pep Rally cake wa lk and ac h club showed th eir d t rminati n t mak
fed the homeless at the Sie na/Francis House . the ommunity a better pia e.

FCCLA, VIA and STEP UP