Junior Auxiliary donates water bottles to LCSD

The Junior Auxiliary of Meridian is helping quench the thirst of local students. The organization is donating over 100 water bottles to each campus of the Lauderdale County School District as a part of their Helping Hands project. The first batch was delivered to Southeast Middle School and other schools will be followed.

Robbi Cooper, Southeast Middle School Counselor says these water bottles are needed more than people realize.

"We realized after school started and the water foundations were locked up because of corona

and the spraying of germs, that a lot of our kids didn't have access to water throughout the day,” said Robbi Cooper, Southeast Middle School Counselor. “So, our teachers have been buying cases of water out of their own pocket and passing them out. So, we realized that that wasn't a long term fix."

"The whole goal of the Junior Auxiliary is to help children in Lauderdale County and Meridian. This is just another way that we can help meet the needs in our community,” said Elizabeth McDonald, JA Meridian Helping Hands Project Coordinator. “We're just so happy that we have the opportunity, and that we're able to do that."

The Helping Hands project provides different essentials to local students throughout the year.