A homeless, single-mom Ames family of five children received the Christmas of a lifetime. The Associated General Contractors Iowa State chapter donated more than $500 in clothes and toys to them.
Construction engineering senior Alex Buscher led the project. Many students in the AGC group pitched in the following items: soccer ball, art sets, makeup kit, socks, coats, Monsters High dolls, Iron Man action figure, Spiderman action figure, diapers and baby clothes.
“They were so shocked by the amount of gifts,” said Sipele Quezada, homeless liaison for the Ames Community School District who connected AGC to the family. “Mom was grateful for the help. I met with the oldest student after break, and she said they had an amazing Christmas.”
For more information about the AGC student group and its community service activities, visit its website at www.stuorg.iastate.edu/agc.
