Students in preschool through eighth grade at Notre Dame School of Bethlehem recently held a Thankful Thursday collection to benefit the Major Paul Syverson Sanctuary for Veterans or Paul's House.

Paul's House, also known as VALOR Clinic, is a transition home in Brodheadsville that aids homeless veterans with a mentor, life skills classes, information about the VA, and peer to peer groups of the Veterans Unstoppable program, all while providing them with a warm place to call home.The goal of Paul's House is to help veterans prepare to lead a productive life and maintain a job and housing when exiting the program.The students at Notre Dame learned about the value of veterans and the struggles that many face.To help, families donated an entire car full of items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, cans of tuna and salmon, peanut butter, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, body wash and soap.Paul's House will distribute the items to the veterans they help to serve.