Nine students from Midland's Bynum School have embraced the giving spirit by gifting money they raised to the Tom's Coats for Kids drive, an effort to help keep children in West Texas warm during the winter months.
Preslee Escamilla, one of the students who helped raise the money, told CBS7 they know some kids don't have coats.
"So we are doing this just in case they get cold, but if they don't have jackets who knows what will happen, they might freeze or get cold or turn to an ice cube," Escamilla told CBS7.
CBS7 Chief Meteorologist Tom Teffertiller
The students, with the help of their teacher Christie Campbell, made and sold popcorn to come up with the $250 they donated, CBS7 reported.
"They create the order forms, we print them out, they sort them by class, they deliver them to each one of the classes. They count the money once it comes in, realize how much we have and how much we can actually spend on whatever project we decide to use it for," Campbell told the station.
Jacob Padilla, a Bynum senior, told CBS7 it feels good to help families who might not have the financial means to purchase a coat.
"It means a lot to these people that they don't have very good homes or not enough money, but to me I think it's just very kind and helpful and caring," Padilla told the station.
The class used the money to purchase 18 coats for both girls and boys and delivered the jackets to the station on Oct. 13, CBS7 reported. Campbell told the station she was proud of students for learning "how important it is for us to give back."
Tom's Coats for Kids was launched through a partnership by CBS7's Chief Meteorologist Tom Tefertiller and the Salvation Army to collect cold-weather gear for people in need throughout the month of October.