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  • From left, Chaim Raphaelson, 13, Shimmy Goldstein, 13, David Feigenbaum,...

    From left, Chaim Raphaelson, 13, Shimmy Goldstein, 13, David Feigenbaum, 13, and Davidi Aharon, 12, place items in boxes that are being sent to the Bahamas at South Peninsula Hebrew Day School in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2019. Eighth graders at the school are spearheading a Hurricane Dorian relief effort for those affected by the major hurricane in the Bahamas. The students loaded boxes with canned foods, clothing and letters to those affected by the hurricane. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • Students write letters that will be sent to the Bahamas...

    Students write letters that will be sent to the Bahamas at South Peninsula Hebrew Day School in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2019. Eighth graders at the school are spearheading a Hurricane Dorian relief effort for those affected by the major hurricane in the Bahamas. The students loaded boxes with canned foods, clothing and letters to those affected by the hurricane.

  • Adina Levine, 13, left, Gilad Weinreb, 13, center, and Deena...

    Adina Levine, 13, left, Gilad Weinreb, 13, center, and Deena Handwerker, 13, right, write letters that will be placed in boxes along with other items that are being sent to the Bahamas at South Peninsula Hebrew Day School in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2019.Eighth graders at the school are spearheading a Hurricane Dorian relief effort for those affected by the major hurricane in the Bahamas. The students loaded boxes with canned foods, clothing and letters to those affected by the hurricane.

  • David Feigenbaum, 13, left, Chaim Raphaelson, 13, center, and Mayor...

    David Feigenbaum, 13, left, Chaim Raphaelson, 13, center, and Mayor of Sunnyvale Larry Klein, right, load items into boxes that will be sent to the Bahamas at South Peninsula Hebrew Day School in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • A box full of items that are being sent to...

    A box full of items that are being sent to the Bahamas at South Peninsula Hebrew Day School in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • Eighth grade students walk up to the front of the...

    Eighth grade students walk up to the front of the cafeteria at South Peninsula Hebrew Day School in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • Students tape boxes on benches in the cafeteria at South...

    Students tape boxes on benches in the cafeteria at South Peninsula Hebrew Day School in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • Chaim Raphaelson, 13, left, and David Feigenbaum, 13, right, load...

    Chaim Raphaelson, 13, left, and David Feigenbaum, 13, right, load items into boxes that will be sent to the Bahamas at South Peninsula Hebrew Day School in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • Mayor of Cupertino Steven Scharf, right, and Rabbi Perry Tirschwell,...

    Mayor of Cupertino Steven Scharf, right, and Rabbi Perry Tirschwell, left, smile as they talk to students at South Peninsula Hebrew Day School in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • Mayor of Sunnyvale Larry Klein speaks to students at South...

    Mayor of Sunnyvale Larry Klein speaks to students at South Peninsula Hebrew Day School in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

  • The eight grade class at South Peninsula Hebrew Day School...

    The eight grade class at South Peninsula Hebrew Day School in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2019. Eighth graders at the school are spearheading a Hurricane Dorian relief effort for those effected by the major hurricane in the Bahamas. The students loaded boxes with items such as canned foods, clothes and and letters to those affected by hurricane. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

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The Bahamas might be over 2,700 miles away from South Peninsula Hebrew Day School in Sunnyvale, Calif., but that didn’t discourage students at the school to help in some way with the Hurricane Dorian relief effort.

Eighth graders at the school put together relief boxes to send to the Bahamas that was devastated by Hurricane Dorian last month.

The boxes contain clothing, canned foods, toothpaste, toys, batteries and flashlight and letters written by the students.

Adina Levine, 13, was motivated to help after seeing some of the images of the destruction and how close the hurricane came to affecting her own family.

“I felt really bad for these people and I have family in Florida and I was really scared about this hurricane,” Levine said.  “I wanted to care for them and send them stuff.”

The efforts by the students were recognized during an assembly. Sunnyvale mayor Larry Klein and Cupertino mayor Steven Scharf gave the students a pep talk and helped put together the relief boxes.