Seniors Brianna Brin, Madisyn Keller and Kristen Nease spent last Friday helping at the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) for their final year. This is Nease’s second year and Brin and Keller’s first year with the charity.

“Kristen’s partner couldn’t participate in DECA this year,” Keller said. “RMDC is a great organization and we all through three people would be better for the job than one.”

The three girls oversee the project and talk with different people to put it together.

“It’s part of the community service project for DECA,” Nease said. “We just wanted to help out the families during the holiday season.”

DECA has worked with the charity for 18 years.

“We always try to go in either December or January,” teacher Shiana Prough said.

This year, the numbers were small, but chores still got done in the two houses.

“I think we got a lot done in a short amount of time,” Prough said. “Everyone worked hard, pitched in and did a really nice job.”

Chores that were completed include things such as cleaning rooms, taking out the trash and even going to Wesley children’s Medical Center to help out.

“Maddie Keller and I went over to the family room at Wesley Medical Center and basically just sanitized everything and played with the animal therapy dog,” Brin said. “We went back to Sleep Hollow and sanitized toys and wiped down the blinds.”

Prough said the three work hard on this project.

“They added the candlelight and carolers diner which was new to the project this year,” Prough said. “I think they’ve done a very nice job of keeping it organized.”

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