WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) – After seeing the devastation in western North Carolina from Helene, students and staff at a local high school knew they had to do something.

The Hoggard community contributed and collected donations to send west to Zionville in Watauga County.

The Beta Club collected food, the student council collected hygiene products, and the National Honor Society collected cleaning supplies.

They also worked together to collect other essential items, such as blankets and socks.

John T Hoggard Middle School thanks Coastal Carrier Moving & Storage Company for donating boxes and rolls of tape to transport supplies.

The students were happy to help.

“I mean, it’s been amazing, our clubs like to volunteer for the community and get out in the community a lot, but we don’t have a lot of things here at Hoggard that we see the impact of. But you can walk into that trailer and see the boxes here and it’s really amazing to see the impact that students have been able to make with our clubs,” said Beta Club President Lexa McCorcle.

“I am very happy and grateful that people were able to come together to form a team and do what is best for our community,” said Beta Club Vice President Lilia Hartwick.

Some members of the student council have a message; “On behalf of the Hoggard Student Council, we are very pleased with the contributions our student body has made. Come on, Viks!”

The donations were packed into boxes Tuesday and will be loaded onto a trailer that will be taken west next week.