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Project 351 ambassadors announce statewide clothing drive with local collection in late March
Summary
Two student ambassadors from Project 351 described service at La Colaborativa and announced a clothing drive to support Cradles to Crayons and island families, with local drop-off at Cyrus Peirce Middle School March 30–April 10 and a community clothing sort on April 10.
Pam Pellegrino, educator mentor for Project 351, introduced two student ambassadors and described the program’s statewide launch day, where ambassadors served at La Colaborativa and prepared dental-hygiene kits. "This experience taught us the value and true meaning of service and what it means to be an ambassador," Raffi said.
Ben Potter described launch day and the student service activities in Boston that honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He and Raffi announced a two-week clothing collection drive on Nantucket to benefit Cradles to Crayons statewide distributions and local island organizations. Collection details: clean, quality clothing may be dropped at the Cyrus Peirce Middle School lobby from March 30 through April 10; weekdays when school is in session will include a drive-by drop-off in the CPS rear lot 7:30–7:45 a.m.; and the community clothing sort will take place Friday, April 10 in the CPS cafeteria.
Committee members asked whether donated clothing stays on-island or goes into a statewide mix. Presenters and staff said both occur: Cradles to Crayons will take vetted donations for statewide distribution while island-specific items (for example, Nantucket-branded apparel) are kept for local families and distributed through school nurses and the Family Resource Center. Logistics described include volunteer sorting, packing, truck transport with community volunteers (Mr. Horton helped last year) and ferry support from Highline for off-island shipments.
The committee encouraged volunteer participation and thanked the students for public service.
The committee did not take formal action on the project; organizers asked for volunteers for the April 10 sort and to use the CPS vestibule for daily drop-off during the collection period.
