Harlignen South students begin Operation Santa
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Channel: CBS Rio Grande Valley · 2011 · News & Politics
Santa hats on, jolly jingles in tune and presents in hand, the Harlingen High School South National Honor Society surprised a Harlingen family Monday with toys for the children and food to put on the table.
But thanks to these students, the Vela Family's Christmas just got a little brighter. That's what NHS President Kaitlin Fox says they were hoping for, as well as setting an example to last for years to come.
Middle and elementary school counselors submitted the names of the families to benefit from Operation Santa. With $7,000 raised the high school students delivered toys, blankets, stoves, refrigerators and beds.
NHS sponsor and spanish teacher Rogelio Valdez says this is a life lesson that can't be taught in the classroom.
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