Making Spirits Brighter at Hanley Shelter
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Making Spirits Brighter at Hanley Shelter

Standing in front of the shelter’s Christmas tree are (from left) Chantilly High freshmen Kimberly Nguyen, Emma Tilley and Megan Sweeney.

Standing in front of the shelter’s Christmas tree are (from left) Chantilly High freshmen Kimberly Nguyen, Emma Tilley and Megan Sweeney. Photo by Bonnie Hobbs.

By Bonnie Hobbs

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

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Photo by Bonnie Hobbs

MPO Wayne Twombly, of the Fair Oaks District Station, carries a dollhouse into the shelter.

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Photo by Bonnie Hobbs

Organizing toys by age group are (from left) seniors Chip Ponsart and Madi Barry, grad Autumn Tury, sophomore Zoe Tury and senior Jessica Satterthwaite.

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Photo by Bonnie Hobbs

Helping serve dinner to the shelter children are (from left) Chantilly freshmen Sabaa Al Nassar, Marium Farukh and Amari Reid, plus shelter cook Calvin Robertson.

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Photo by Bonnie Hobbs

Helping wrap up games and toys are (from left) sophomores Grace Guergai, Emma Rowson, Noah Dantinne, Kayla Lee and Kelsi Tomeldan.

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Photo by Bonnie Hobbs

Surrounding Santa Claus (MPO Wayne Twombly) are Chantilly students (from left) Brittany Sharabi, Emma Gustafson and McKenzie Ahmadi.

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Photo by Bonnie Hobbs

Wrapping children’s gifts are (from left) juniors Afera Banoo, Liabah Malik, Sohana Odari, Manahil Noor and Wajiha Malik.

The Katherine Hanley Family Shelter serves homeless mothers and their young children. And on Dec. 19, for the fourth year in a row, Chantilly High photography students and police from the Fair Oaks District Station helped brighten their holidays. They brought gifts and wrapped the ones the moms selected for their children, and even Santa Claus made an appearance.

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