Plant City High School’s Blake Stafford held a drive for veterans Nov. 8 at Stingray Chevrolet. A pickup truck was loaded full of Christmas gifts for veterans of the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa. The drive also wrangled in $300. The money will buy more items for the veterans.
One special guest helped donate plenty of items. Sherrie Johnston, of Lakeland, was shopping for a vehicle and inquired about the drive. She left the dealership, went shopping and brought back multiple bags of items for the veterans. She was moved that high school students would care so much for deserving veterans. Johnston’s family has a long military history that includes a fallen soldier, and her father served in the Vietnam War.
Stafford worked with PCHS classmates Nancy Zenteno, Jenny Mansilla, and Caleb Meyers.
