Provo Canyon School Boys Provide Invaluable Help

Orem, UT, September 06, 2007 --(PR.com)-- The Native American Christmas was the idea of Provo Canyon School staff member Ron Albert. The project had been active for several years when Ron came to know about it. He discussed with the school staff about its possibilities.

The boys of the school first participated in the event in 2003. Ever since then, every year in December, Provo Canyon School students volunteer and help in distributing gifts to the Indian population living in the western states of Pueblos, Arapahoe, Shoshone, Hopi, Navajo, Apache and Piute.

The story of how the American Indians were first discovered is worth mentioning here. In 1492, Christopher Columbus, traveling in the search of new lands, arrived in his ship on the island of San Salvador. He met on the island, people with brown skin and of a varied physical appearance that convinced him that he had finally arrived in India.

Ever since then American or Red Indians have been struggling for survival, even as more and more Europeans began taking over the continent. It was in 1776, 284 years later that America gained independence and the United States of America came into being. Provo is home to some of the best educational institutions in Utah, and also the land with the most beautiful scenery. The boy’s campus of Provo Canyon School is located at Provo; the girl’s campus is located at Orem.

The objective behind the project was to teach the boys that there is nothing better than giving. The last time the event was held was on December 9, 2006. Five supervisors and 23 students from the school woke up early. They were driven to the local Provo church where semi-trucks stood waiting. These trucks were loaded with gifts, seeds, toys and food items for gift-wrapping.

The boys quickly divided themselves into smaller groups and emptied the truck of its contents in no time. These items were then arranged in a room where they were sorted and arranged in organized heaps in the parking lot. Now the students started packing the gifts in cardboard boxes and cartons. Another group was wrapping the items neatly in gift wrappers.

What normally took ten or more hours to complete was done in less than half the time. By 11 in the morning, the boys were done with their task and stood waiting for the trucks that were to take the items to the states where the Indians resided.

As soon as the trucks arrived, the boys wasted no time in filling them with the goodies. The trucks then started towards their respective destinations.

The Provo Canyon School boys were commended on the hard work and enthusiasm they had showed.

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