The student had brothers and was used to wearing their hand-me-downs, Andi said. I went to my closet and got the clothes (and shoes) that I had outgrown, the Shreve Elementary fifth-grader recalled. I gave them to her at school the next day. And she was really happy.
The warm gesture – and her friend s happy tears – sparked Andi s idea for a Kindness Closet, a place students can visit during the school day to shop for a few new or gently worn garments. Andi, 10, is working to stock and organize the closet for students from families with limited incomes or simply in need of essentials.