CLEVELAND — Students at Open Door Academy at Orchard Stem are gifting something personal to TSA employees impacted by the partial government shutdown.
They are writing letters of hope.
“All I want to say is keep going and do what you have to do,” wrote Ronel Smith, a 7th grader
“It will help them boost and do what they have to do through the day,” he said.
“You are awesome, love you, peace and love,” wrote 5th grader Brookelynn Stansberry in a letter covered in red hearts.
“I wanted to show them that there’s people that like love them too for all their hard work,” she said.
Local students write letters to cheer up TSA workers during shutdown
Andrea Sasson, the campus coordinator at the school, believes the words can go a long way.
“Something positive,” she said. “It’s nice to know you’re cared about and loved and we try to practice that every day.”
The past weeks have been a struggle for families who rely on government paychecks.
In some airports, screening workers have failed to show up for work, unable to pay for things such as childcare and gas.
While checkpoints in Houston and Atlanta have closed, Cleveland has seen little travel trouble.
Tony Prusak, a frequent flier at Cleveland Hopkins, will help deliver 240 meals to TSA workers on Friday.
His campaign on “Go Fund Me” mobilized the community to donate and volunteer, raising six times the original asking amount.
The meals will be delivered along with the students’ 80 handwritten notes.