DECA and Interact club members, sponsored by Mr. Pizzo arrived at Deerfield Park Elementary School on December 10th to visit with a group of 30 Head Start Pre-K students at Deerfield Park Elementary School for their annual holiday toy drive. Upon entering the classrooms, the clubs members were asked to partner with a young student. At first the elementary students were veryshy, but once the partnering was over the club members found a new best friend for the day. Ivanka Adams said “I enjoyed making friends with by buddy –LaKyla, she was so excited to see me.”Jarvis Stokes, a senior was dressed up as Santa Clause in order to give out toys for the students, students sat on his lap and told Santa what they wanted for the holiday.
The students then opened their gifts in a frenzy, they were so excited. Ashley Wilkins said “Even the smallest gift made a huge impact, my buddy said to me that since he received two gifts, he was going to give on to his older brother.” Then everyone participated in arts and crafts activities (Creating snowmen and holiday stockings) and recreational events outdoors. Stephany Arce said, “All the children were so happy with what they received, I enjoyed spending time with them, it made me feel good inside.”
Overall this was an extraordinary event, club members once again proved it takes a “Community to raise a child” and was able to put some holiday joy in their lives. Glorimar Camacho, the DECA President said “One of the young students said to me I love you and wish you could come back tomorrow.” To learn more about the many yearly events DECA and Interact participates in, please contact Mr. Pizzo at954-650-4903.
