A group of Lindsey Wilson College students helped ensure that area children will keep warm this winter.

LWC students in the college's Bonner Scholar Program delivered 50 winter coats to Adair County Head Start on Monday morning. Members of the LWC community and Columbia-Adair County residents donated coats and money to purchase coats for the LWC Bonner Scholar Program.

This year's drive, in its 14th year, was led by LWC Director of Civic Engagement and Student Leadership Kisha Burton and Bonner Scholar Assistant Director Yayi Sonnabend.

Along with two LWC Bonner Scholars, Burton and Sonnabend presented the coats Monday to Adair County Head Start. Collin Pike, a middle grades education junior from Columbia, and Makaylah Hadley, an elementary education junior from Campbellsville, gave each child a coat that was specially chosen for them.

"It was so fun just seeing all the kids' faces light up when you go in there and give them their coats and they smile and they act so excited to get it," said Pike. "The dedication and love that we have for service and giving back to the community and giving these kids their coats really shows them that we care and that we love them."

Monday's delivery of winter coats to Adair County Head Start also brought a lot of Christmas joy to the staff, according to Adair County Head Start Family Support Specialist Erica Turner.

"I think it's a great thing for the Bonners to do," said Turner. "It really helps the families here, and it's so special that the Bonners get to see how happy the children are when they get their new jackets."

For more information about Coats for Kids or the LWC Bonner Scholar Program, contact Burton at burtonk@lindsey.edu or 270-384-7469.

(From our friends at Columbia Magazine)