Experiential School
The Shorecrest Upper School Human Rights Club recently sponsored its 3rd Annual Diaper Drive with the goal of collecting 1,000 diapers for Babycycle, a community diaper bank serving Pinellas County. In a span of two school weeks, donations of diapers of various brands, sizes, and types (disposable, eco-friendly, overnights, pull-ups) were donated by staff, faculty, students and family members, and the drive ended up yielding 1,166 diapers!
Human Rights Club Faculty Advisor Heather Elouej said of the drive’s success, “The Shorecrest community was quick to act with its usual big-heartedness when we announced a call for diapers. This was our third drive and the third time we exceeded our goal. We received diapers from numerous staff members, faculty, and Upper and Lower School students and their families. The HRC is incredibly grateful to the Shorecrest family for continuing to provide this form of comfort for little ones across Pinellas County year after year.”
According to Babycycle one in three parents in the US struggles to provide their children with the needed amount of clean diapers. This means that a staggering number of children are sitting in unclean diapers for extended periods of time, placing them at high risk for severe diaper rash and infections. Diapers are not covered by any government assistance programs even though diapers are a necessity for every child, and according to the National Diaper Bank Network, without diapers babies cannot participate in early childhood education programs. Without child care, parents cannot go to work. Children who participate in early childhood education are almost three times more likely to go on to higher education.
Pictured from L to R: Arden Katcha '26 (Club Vice President), Nicholas Canizares '26 (Club Treasurer), Cole Oman '26 (Club President), and Mr. Bob Campbell from Babycycle
