20151217 - Parkland Volunteers (MA)

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Seventh grade student Melissa Wlasiuk, 13, works on creating a blanket during a volunteer event at Parkland Middle School on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015 in McHenry. Blankets created would be donated to Project Linus and Home of the Sparrow.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Students work on creating blankets for Project Linus and Home of the Sparrow during a volunteer event at Parkland Middle School on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015 in McHenry.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Eighth grade student Carter Foat, 14, ties fringes along the side of a fleece blanket during a volunteer event at Parkland Middle School on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015 in McHenry. Blankets created during the event would be donated to Project Linus and Home of the Sparrow.