GREENSBORO, N.C. -- An eighth grader in Guilford County has made it her mission to get tornado victims the school supplies they need when they return to the classroom.
"I hope it brings hope," Chase Clark, 13, explained. "That they know that someone still cares and if we can make one kid smile then that's my goal."
Students and teachers at Erwin Montessori, Hampton Elementary, and Peeler Elementary will be starting at new schools Monday. The tornado severely damaged their school buildings.
"They don't have any of the supplies they need. They were destroyed," Clark said. "And it could've been us."
Clark, who goes to a neighboring school, has decided to host a school supply drive to help.
"On a personal level, it was about the teachers who have helped me along the way," she said.
The donations will stock empty shelves at the Guilford Education Alliance warehouse, where teachers can pick up free supplies.
"I've cried since Sunday night and it's just amazing to come in and get it all and it's no limit," Teacher Ykela Perry said as she gathered supplies for her classroom.
Clark posted about the drive on Facebook. She asks anyone who wants to donate to message her on her page.
"I think it's everyone's responsibility to give back to them. Because you have to sit and realize it could've been you," Clark said.