CHSS needs community’s help for Holiday Decoration Donation Drive

November 19, 2024 | Community News Brief

The Cape Hatteras Secondary School’s (CHSS) Student Government Association is sponsoring a Holiday Decoration Donation Drive in order to spread some holiday cheer to the residents of Burnsville, a Western N.C. community that was devastated by 2024’s Hurricane Helene.

Holiday decorations can be dropped off at the CHSS foyer during the school’s hours of operation from November 12 through November 26. All varieties of decoration donations are welcome.

For more information about the drive and other upcoming events at CHSS, visit their Facebook page.

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