Gwendolyn Mynatt, left, and Keyanna Tatum add donated stuffed animals Thursday to more than 50 toys at Red Bank High. Student coucil president Matthew Smith, right, helped head-up the 26 Hugs project designated for kids at emergency scenes.How to helpAnyone who would like to donate can bring a new stuffed animal with the tags still on it to the Red Bank High School front office through Feb. 15.
The Red Bank High School student council is hosting a Valentine’s Day stuffed animal drive in honor of the Sandy Hook shooting.
They are calling the drive “26 Hugs” — one hug for each of the Sandy Hook victims.
“We wanted to do something together as Red Bank, as a community and as a school,” said senior Lynn Tran.
The students have been working hard to get the program started, sometimes coming in as early as 6:30 a.m. to prepare.