Monday, November 24, 2014 | 4:56 p.m. CST; updated 6:21 p.m. CST, Monday, November 24, 2014<\/p>\n
COLUMBIA Hickman High School students hailed passers-by in the Columbia Mall on Saturday, waving blank holiday cards above their heads. <\/p>\n
\"Would you like to sign a card for our veterans?\" they asked. <\/p>\n
Children and adults alike were reined in by their pleas to scribble appreciative notes and best wishes on the cards. <\/p>\n
The event was Holiday Mail for Heroes, put on locally this year by Hickman's Red Cross Club. The cards will be distributed to veterans in central Missouri. <\/p>\n
The Red Cross Club at Hickman is in its third year of service. <\/p>\n
Ginny Lennonhas been the gifted education resource teacher at Hickman for the past four years and has been the faculty sponsor for the club since its inception. When student Junyi Wu, the founder and current president of the club, approached her with the idea, she was happy to support him. <\/p>\n
\"I have always respected the Red Cross' efforts, and I thought it was wonderful that Junyi wanted to get more service opportunities here at Hickman,\" Lennon said. <\/p>\n
Lennon said that with 43 students, the group has grown to be one of the largest organizations at Hickman. <\/p>\n
\"They're just a great group of kids, and I'm honored to be their sponsor,\" Lennon said. <\/p>\n
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