Douglas Schools Create Buckets of Care for Flood Victims

The Douglas County School System (DCSS) proudly announces that staff members and students came together to organize a district wide fundraising initiative to benefit families affected by Hurricane Irma.

Buckets of Care was a weeklong service project that created buckets filled will all the essential supplies that can help those affected by historic flooding in South Georgia and Florida. There is a critical need for these supplies now in these impacted areas to help make the homes safe and livable again.

These buckets have been filled by district employees and students with safety equipment, tools and first aid supplies.  100 percent of the collected donations will go directly to flood victims.

Students and employees challenged each other to raise money and collect donations for the needed items.  A total of 153 buckets have been collected and will be distributed with the assistance of a local church partnering in the affected areas.

“The students and staff in this district are extremely, caring, compassionate people,” Douglas County Schools Superintendent Trent North says. “I am inspired by their desire to work together in love and support to make our community a better place.”

New Manchester and Alexander High Schools led the bucket brigade by contributing a total of 22 and 14 buckets each. Fairplay Middle School contributed the most of any district middle school with a total of four buckets, while Holly Springs and Mason Creek Elementary School were the top achieving elementary schools with 10 buckets each. The Central Office and Murray Educational Center employees contributed 39 buckets. Chapel Hill High School used the school’s recent band concert as a fundraiser and raised enough funds to include a utility knife in the buckets.

For additional information please contact Portia Lake, Director of Public Information at Portia.LakeYoung@douglas.k12.ga.us  and (770) 651-2015