Left to Right, Assistant Principal Lesley Allison and Gracelyn Karpiak (CC: GPDCS)

By Tanner Smith

GPCSD

Grade 8 GPDCS student collects donations for the homeless

Nov 30, 2023 | 6:00 AM

Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools is celebrating a Mother Teresa student for her “hard work and passion.”

Originally, Grade 8 student Gracelyn Karpiak started collecting donations for the homeless while trick-or-treating this year, which then spiraled into a massive project.

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Thanks to support from the community, Karpiak collected over 100 packs of toques, gloves, socks, and hand-warmers, along with a bucket full of women’s products, including clothes and hygiene items to be given out to the Grande Prairie residents experiencing homelessness.

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In a release, the division thanked all the families and local businesses that helped with this project, going on to say “Words cannot express how proud we are of Gracelyn.”

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