TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - In Tallahassee, Florida State students came together on their day off to show some love and support to fellow Floridians impacted by Hurricane Irma.
Thousands of bags and to the average eye they're grocery bags, but these are anything but.
Hundreds of students gave up a day off to give back to their fellow Floridians who weren't as lucky as they were after Hurricane Irma.
"A majority of my family is in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale area," said Luc Poliard, a senior at FSU. "Currently, my parents are still without power, so definitely, this is really why I was here to try to come and help out."
About 250 students showed up Friday morning and within a couple of hours made 5,000 food care packages and 2,000 toiletry packages to send to some of the hardest hit counties. For some students, this was important to do.
"It shows the people that we are helping out that someone out there cares," said Rhyse Boeneke, also a senior. "We're taking the time to actually package these things rather than just a bulk order or a money shipment. I think it's the thought that counts and hopefully that's what we did here this morning."
The student's hard work is already on the way to Tampa.
From there, it'll be distributed to communities further south such as Broward, Lee, and Pinellas counties.
