Students to host toy give-away

Ormond Beach Observer
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The Spruce Creek High School student-run club “Give To Live” is hosting a large toy giveaway event to the general public on Saturday, Dec. 21, starting at 9:30 a.m. and continuing until supplies last. It will take place at Hope Place, a homeless shelter for families, 1340 Wright St. Daytona Beach.

There will be more than 1,200 toys and games for children of all ages given away at the event, according to Alice Le Roux, of Ormond Beach, founder and president of the club. The “pre-loved” toys, donated by garage/church sales, families and friends, were sorted and cleaned by the students.

“We’re really excited because we collected so many toys,” Le Roux said. “I hope there will be a big turnout.”

Give To Live is an environmentally conscious club helping the vulnerable since it was founded by Le Roux in 2015 when she was in eighth grade. This year, a teacher agreed to sponsor them, and it has become an official student club at the high school. Le Roux said she’s glad that Give to Live has now expanded into a team of students which allows the club to reach more people and ensure its permanence.

The club’s motto is “Recycle, Renew, Reuse.” About a dozen students belong to the club that has also conducted canned food and winter jacket drives for the homeless.

Also, Give To Live collects clothing that has been cleared out from the lost and found of schools in Ormond Beach and Port Orange. Last year alone more than 800 hoodies were collected. Items collected are washed and given to local schools that are in the most need, Palm Terrace, Turie T. Small, Westside Elementary, Holly Hill School and Stark Elementary in DeLand.