
Students
in
Susan
Gonzalez's
family
and
consumer
science
(FACS)
and
nutrition
courses
at
Forest
Park
High
School
used
the
knowledge
and
skills
they've
learned
in
class
to
give
back
to
those
in
need.
After
a
how-to
lesson,
students
created
handmade
fleece
blankets
to
donate.
Gonzalez
started
the
blanket
project
a
few
years
ago.
Her
students
made
blankets
for
families
in
Puerto
Rico
who
suffered
devastating
losses
during
Hurricane
Maria.
This
year,
the
blankets
were
donated
to
a
local
Action
in
Community
Through
Service
(ACTS)
shelter
to
facilitate
the
distribution
to
those
in
need.
"My
independent
living
classes
and
members
of
our
Family,
Career
and
Community
Leaders
of
America
(FCCLA)
club
participate
in
this
activity.
Providing
people
in
need
with
a
warm
blanket
is
the
kind
of
community
service
we
love
participating
in,"
Gonzalez
explained.
This
year,
Gonzalez
was
able
to
overcome
the
challenge
of
providing
all
of
her
in-person
and
virtual
students
with
supplies
to
complete
the
project.
Teamwork
was
still
fostered
with
virtual
students
joining
in-person
students
using
Zoom.
Working
together
allows
students
to
encourage
and
help
each
other
while
creating
the
blankets.
Gonzalez's
lessons
in
altruism
extended
to
her
nutrition
class,
where
she
challenged
her
students
to
raise
awareness
about
hunger
in
the
community
through
various
projects.