Posted December 20, 2016

Some 400 students from nine archdiocesan high schools and two private Catholic high schools capped off the second annual archdiocesan “Kids Helping Kids” Christmas Outreach Program Dec. 13 as they finished wrapping presents at Cardinal O’Hara High School for about 500 children in need who attended the 61st annual Archbishop’s Christmas Party for Children held Dec. 19 in Philadelphia.

Eleven participating high schools within the archdiocese held toy collection drives this year. Some of the schools hosted their own “wrapping parties” along with the one at Cardinal O’Hara. Kids Helping Kids is sponsored by the archdiocesan Office for Catechetical Formation. (Photos by Sarah Webb)

  • Freshman Brandon Baskerville wraps a toy truck he purchased for a child in need.

  • Tyler Lesage, Angelo Brunetti and Kelly Cook use team work to get a present wrapped.

  • Bridget O’Shea oversees the large amount of wrapping paper needed to wrap the gifts bought by Cardinal O’Hara students.

  • Junior Rylee Nugent

  • Santa Claus showed up at Cardinal O’Hara High School to thank the students for their good deeds.

  • Meara Makasakit sports her Cardinal O’Hara High School T-shirt as she wraps presents as part of the Kids Helping Kids” Christmas Outreach Program.

  • Junior Emma Knaub tags and ties the presents she wrapped.

  • Seniors Meghan MacWilliams and Catharine Ward organize one of the piles of toys that were wrapped at Cardinal O’Hara High School on Dec. 13.

  • Sophmore Sara Biunno was one of nearly 400 students wrapping presents at Cardinal O’Hara High School in Springfield, Delaware County.

  • Cardinal O’Hara junior Breanna Johnson makes sure the wrapping paper lines up just right for the toy she bought for a child in need.

  • Marie Noon ties a bow on the bag of toys she wrapped.