Parent Magazine Volusia September 2019 | Page 20

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: DOING GOOD IN THE COMMUNITY Eva Chapman takes action to make sure her classmates have meals E va Chapman, a rising first grader at Spruce Creek an annual diaper drive in memory of their still Elementary school, wondered how students who born daughter. get a free or reduced hot lunch at school would have to eat when they were at home. This spurred her into action – she and her mom started a food drive in mid-April featuring Eva’s favorite, peanut butter and jelly. Eva set a goal of 10 million jars, while her Mom was hoping to get 25 sets. Eva has collected over 1,000 jars of peanut butter and jelly. Strangers as far as Canada have donated jars to this noble cause! While she hasn’t reached her overly ambitious goal, mom said Eva is thrilled with the outcome. “It’s just been such a wonderful outpouring of support,” mom Nicole Chapman said in an interview. “For whatever reason, this really just touched people and moved them. I’m very proud of her. She has a huge heart.” Eva’s PB&J campaign has been featured on local and The Chapmans have been advertising the drive in their facebook group Gabriella’s Light, where they promote national news shows, and in turn, has inspired similar projects in other schools. Welcome Back Volusia Catholic School Students May God bless you and your family as you begin the new school year. May your school days be fi lled with wonder for God’s creati on, passion for learning, and a fulfi lling connecti on with your school community. Father Lopez Catholic High School Sacred Heart Catholic School Daytona Beach fatherlopez.org New Smyrna Beach shseagles.org Lourdes Academy St. Brendan Catholic School Daytona Beach lourdesacademydaytona.org Ormond Beach stbrendanormond.org Basilica School of St. Paul St. Peter Catholic School Daytona Beach stpauldaytonabeach.org Deland stpeter-deland.org SERVING STUDENTS IN PRE-K - 12TH GRADE | Visit VolusiaCatholicSchools.org 20 | V O L U S I A parent M A G A Z I N E